Romans 1:18-32

I thought God is love. Can He love even while his “wrath… is being revealed” (Romans 1:18)? What about the ancient heathen? Do they face...

02/11/17 - 02/12/17

Romans 12:1-2

What is the lens by which you view this world? If the world is a playground, you’ll want to play all the time. If the world is labor camp, you...

06/03/17 - 06/04/17

Romans 12:3-21

In Romans 12 the Apostle Paul begins to move away from the majestic theological writings of chapters 1-11 and begins to focus on the “so...

06/10/17 - 06/11/17

Romans 1:1-17

We could remind ourselves of the “gospel of God” (Rom. 1:1) every day and it would keep having an impact on our lives. The implications of...

02/04/17 - 02/05/17

Romans 13

After 11 chapters of mainly focusing on God’s saving work for us in Christ, we made a turn at Romans 12 to God’s saving work in us as he...

06/17/17 - 06/18/17

Romans 14

“Stop judging me!” We are a culture steeped in judging others. We judge dress, tats, piercings, choice in foods and drink, parenting, styles...

06/24/17 - 06/25/17

Romans 15:1-13

We vary in our attitude towards others. It can range from being quick to judge, to putting up with people, to helping bear their burdens, to...

07/01/17 - 07/02/17

Romans 15:14-33

After 10,000 years in heaven, some of what we worry about here won’t matter as much. What matters most to God is people. This weekend we get...

07/08/17 - 07/09/17

Romans 16:1-23

At first glance this section in Scripture seems like a long way of saying “Hi”! However, when you read between the lines you see the early...

07/15/17 - 07/16/17

Romans 16:25-27

Whether you are not yet born again or have been for years, this final doxology (word of glory) is for you!! It celebrates the gospel and the...

07/22/17 - 07/23/17

Romans 2:1-16

Have you ever heard this before? “Do you think you’ll go to heaven when you die?” “Yes, I think so. I’ve never killed anyone. I try to...

02/18/17 - 02/19/17

Romans 2:17-3:8

Our next passage in Romans addresses the underlying attitudes of devout Christians. Lancaster County is such a religious community that we are...

02/25/17 - 02/26/17

Romans 3:27-4:25

It’s scandalous! There is something in us that makes us want to contribute to being saved. If our faith in Christ is all it takes to be...

03/11/17 - 03/12/17

Romans 3:9-26

Standing in a Cafeteria line a few years ago, a woman in front of me slumped down and I just sort of caught her. My first reaction was to try and...

03/04/17 - 03/05/17

Romans 5:1-11

What is the greatest thing you have? Is it a snow blower, a great house, the latest smart phone or your family? Paul claims that being justified...

03/18/17 - 03/19/17

Romans 5:12-21

I don’t have the stomach to be doctor, but still, I love the idea of looking beneath the surface of the human body to see how it works in all...

03/25/17 - 03/26/17

Romans 6:1-14

Wow! Really? By substitution I am saved in Christ alone (Romans 3-5) – unaffected by my works. So then I’ll just keep on sinning. (I hope...

04/01/17 - 04/02/17

Romans 6:15-23

The sticky factor! I become what I open myself up to. These things start to cling to me and I become them. They start to control what I think,...

04/08/17 - 04/09/17

Romans 7

To all children out there: If an adult ever says “Shame on you, why did you do that?” you can reply, “It wasn’t me, it was sin living in...

04/22/17 - 04/23/17

Romans 8:1-17

Romans reveals God’s righteousness for me! Jesus justifies me and the Holy Spirit sanctifies me! Now I get to live a different kind of life. ...

04/29/17 - 04/30/17

Romans 8:18-39

ecently a friend commented after a string of difficult trials, “I struggle to know why God lets us get kicked when we are down.” How do we...

05/04/17 - 05/05/17

Romans 9:1-29

Why does God choose some to be saved and not others? Am I in a place to judge God? Did I choose God or did God choose me? Is God unfair?

05/13/17 - 05/14/17

Romans 9:30-10:21

The visible Church may not be the invisible Church. That’s right! People who are relying on their behaviors for God’s salvation are fools. ...

05/20/17 - 05/21/17