Who are we in Christ? Is he our Savior? Yes, but who are we? What is our role in this life of salvation? After all, we bring nothing to the party.
Paul knew this. With all his Pharisaical education, his Roman citizenship and his fanatical working for God, he knew he had nothing to contribute to the Gospel on his own — it was all Jesus and Him crucified that mattered. The opening three words to Romans, "Paul, a servant" attest to this. He was simply a servant of Christ Jesus.
Again, who are we in Christ? Are we willing to be the pure servant exemplified in the life of Paul?
Pastor Schiel continues wtih the study of the author of the book of Romans in this second sermon in this series entitled "The Gospel." From Paul's perspective Jesus is LORD over everything! And there is nothing to be held back in serving him, even unto death.
Centuries of Christians have studied the life of Paul and recognized the parallels in their own lives of being brought out of a life of sin and rebellion into the light of salvation. Many have lived to become martyrs.
Again, Who are WE in Christ? It's a question we must all face sometime in our journey. Does our life serve Jesus, or do we expect to "get something" out of church on Sunday. Are we a servant or a consumer?
"It is the heart of Jesus that becomes real in his people. The heart of Paul was there. It was the heart of Jesus in his heart." This quote from today's Christ Church sermon explains why Jesus becomes the LORD of our lives as believers. With...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Naked before God / arrogant in his privilege / breathing in, breathing out threats / he acted for God against God; / didn’t realize that what he lived would come back to him. On a dark noonday canvas / he discovered the quiet / there is in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Detailed instructions from the lips of Jesus mark this short sermon series where Pastor Dan Schiel exposits the first outreach of the disciples to the Jews. The first sermon in the series, Like Sheep Without a Shepherd, makes strong application...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The Psalms are not provided for us to learn about God! they are provided to train us in our response to God, or to train us in prayer. And, this is where we get to know HIM!" An outstanding treatise on how the Psalms can become our lifelong...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Mission for us is, first of all, living where we are. It's not going to a foreign place. It's living in the present place as a witness for Jesus Christ, as salt and light as one with a message to share with the people who are hassled by...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today Pastor Dan took a short break from his sermon series on Romans to preach on Psalms 4 & 5. He emphasized the importance of reading the Psalms as prayers on a regular basis to instruct us in the language of prayer. He also reminded us...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today we heard from Phil Moorman, a teaching elder here at Christ Church, from on 2 Corinthians 5:17. We were reminded that God always begins with a work of creation and that this is no different in his redemptive work in a new believer. Their...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today's sermon is a continuation of Pastor Dan's series entitled The Gospel based on the book of Romans. The scripture text for today is Romans 9:19-24.
