Wildwood Church Sermons

Some argue that the Old Testament Law is no longer relevant and there’s no need to talk about sin anymore. In this passage, Paul shows us why the Law is good. Though Christ fulfilled the Law, Paul believes the Law was necessary to make visible our depravity and the destructive work sin seeks to accomplish in our lives. At the same time, the Law was necessary to reveal God’s perfect and holy charac...

Have you ever come to a place in your life that you’ve cried out to the Lord in desperation, “Why won’t you take this sinful desire from me? Why do I keep going back to it?” If so, you can resonate with the war within that Paul describes in this passage in Romans 7. Christian, you’re going to wrestle with the sin nature until Jesus comes back. This is not an excuse to sin, but a call to fight the...

Sin feels good for a little while. Then it leaves us feeling empty and ashamed. Ultimately it brings death. But God gives us life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord! Are you thirsting for life? Come drink of living water!

Christians follow Jesus. It’s what do. To follow Him, we gotta keep our eyes on Jesus. Check out this week’s sermon on Hebrews 12:2.

To become a slave of God is to become truly free. How is this possible? Freedom isn’t being able to do whatever you want, freedom isn’t found in a nation. It isn’t found in a full bank account, a great career, good education or even a happy family. You can have everything this world has to offer you and you will still find yourself apart from Christ a slave to sin. Freedom is being under God’s lov...

The members of our body can used for righteous or unrighteous purposes. As followers of Christ, we have been set free from sin’s power and are free to choose how we use these “weapons” or “instruments.” Let us decide to use our bodies to the glory of God and the good of others!

Since we have died to sin and since we have been raised to new life in Christ, determine in your heart and make up your mind that you are in fact dead to sin and alive to God. This is the first command in Paul’s letter to the Romans. Six and a half chapters into a 16-chapter letter and we finally hear the words, “You must...” And the nature of the first command? Live your life in light of what God...

In Christ, our identity has been changed. We have died to sin; how can we still live in it? Paul’s answer: find your identity in Christ. We have been buried with Him in baptism and raised with Him to walk in newness of life!

Though our sin abounds, God’s grace super-abounds! We may feel that we’ve out-paced God in our sin but thanks to be God, we are justified by one man’s act of righteousness – namely Jesus’ sacrificial act of obedience even to death on the cross. As Christians it is our sacred mission to ensure the nations hear this good news!

There are only two types of people in the world: those in Adam and those in Christ. Each of these men was designated to be a representative for many. In Adam we have sin and death. In Christ, we have life and righteousness. Choose Jesus! Verse: Romans 5:12-17 #connect4QC #Foundation #Romans #Sin #Death #Life #Righteousness

In Christ we have much more to be grateful for than we could ever have to be worried about. The death of Jesus is all the evidence we need to know that God’s disposition toward us is that of love. When the circumstances of our lives cause us to doubt that, we can remind ourselves that we have been made right with God and it’s all an act of His grace. Sometimes we need to rehearse the Gospel in our...

Knowing that Christ was raised for our justification, and seeing the results of that justification, the question is still “On what basis is justification even possible?” How can God justly declare a guilty sinner “not guilty”? Romans 5:6-8 begins to answer that question by setting the stage for verses 9-11 and the ultimate result of justification: reconciliation.

Where, O death, is your victory? Where is your sting? It is gone forever because Jesus has defeated death! The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is more than religion. It is restoration of what was lost in the Garden of Eden, victory. Do you hope in Christ for eternal life? If so, the resurrection ought to prompt you to steadfastness and Gospel activity. If you do not, we would love...

One thing we know about you, you’ve had hard times. You’ve suffered. You’ve experienced pain and heartbreak. You are not alone, and you are not without hope! Romans 5:3-5 is unequivocal: suffering produces hope in the life of a Christian. Whether we choose to allow it to happen or not is another story. What is your take on suffering and Christian hope? Check out the teaching on this passage and le...

There are two more consequences of having been justified by faith in Jesus Christ, access to His grace, and hope of His glory. That sinners have been ushered into the very presence of the living God and have cause to hope in His glory rather than we terrified of it, is evidence of this amazing grace of which we sing!

Those whom the Bible says were at one time at war with God and objects of His infinite wrath have come to be at peace with God. How is that possible? Through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ! What an unpredictable, inexplicable, amazing turn of fortunes! Interested in learning more? Watch or listen here.

Scripture constantly presents us with the reality and unexpectedness of Christ’s return. How should the church live in light of this reality? What kind of life should a Christian be living until the moment He comes back? Luke 12:35-48 informs us on how all believers should view their “task” until He sees fit to return.

Abraham's hope was in the God whose character never changes, and so his promises are certain. We hope in the same God, knowing with certainty that God can make us righteous through faith in him. who raised Jesus from the dead. Resurrection and eternal life are even more difficult than giving birth at the age of ninety, but God promises he will save those who believe! Do you hope in God's promises?

Abraham believed God was able to do what He promised even when all the evidence contradicted it. He believed that God was able to give life to the dead and call into existence things that do not yet exist. Do you believe in this God, too?

Abraham was justified by faith. Circumcision, which came years later, was only a sign meant to seal, or authenticate the righteousness Abraham had by faith. Everyone who has faith in Christ is likewise declared righteous without ever performing any religious work whatsoever. Do you hope that religious rituals, of any kind, will save you? Or do you trust in Christ? We encourage you to walk in the f...

Blessed is the man who is counted righteous by God by faith in His Son and whose sin will never, ever be counted against him! Listen, watch, or read as we explore Paul’s incredible, almost unbelievable words to the church in Romans 4:1-8.

No amount of religious credentials is going to suffice to make things right between us and God. Not family heritage, nor nationality, nor service to others, nor myriad other things people hope in as they consider life after death. The only thing that will count is being clothed in the righteousness of Christ. In today’s passage (Romans 2:6-11), Paul breaks down the hypocrites’ presumption that God...

If favor with God were dependent upon us as individuals, we all fall short because we break God's Law. Relying upon our effort to achieve God's approval leads to a false sense of security. We think we are safe because God either pre-approves us because we are good or approves of us now that we've earned his favor. In this passage, Paul shows us how even our best efforts apart from Christ not only...

Religious ritual detached from relational affection for God is nothing. The Jews thought that if they were circumcised in the flesh, they were guaranteed entrance into Heaven. Today, Christians sometimes feel the same about baptism or other rituals they perform. In this week’s passage, Paul corrects this false notion and reminds his Jewish readers that it’s always been about the heart, never merel...

As long as any church is filled with people who refuse to get real, the enemy will maintain a foothold and the church will remain impotent. Church, we’ve been given consciences to discern right from wrong. But our consciences are weak and they can be silenced. They need to be practiced and tuned to God’s will if we are going to experience real revival in our church and our community. Scripture Ref...