Posts with the tag “grace”

“Are We Just Pawns?”  Reflections on Hard Hearts, Free Will, and a Sovereign God  (from Pastor Bob’s sermon on Romans 9:17–29)If you’ve ever wrestled with questions like…- Do I actually have free will...  Read More

In Romans 6:15–23, Paul reminds us that we all serve a master — either sin, which leads to death, or Christ, who leads to life. True freedom isn’t doing whatever we want, but joyfully submitting to th...  Read More

Abraham and David were not saved by their works but by faith in God’s promises. Paul reminds us in Romans 3–4 that we cannot “balance the account” of our sins with good deeds. Salvation is by grace al...  Read More

In Romans 3, Paul shifts from the bad news—that none of us are righteous on our own—to the very good news: through Jesus Christ, we are made right with God by faith, not works. This truth frees us fro...  Read More

 Do You Realize Your Unimaginable Worth?This comes from a sermon by Pastor Bob, and it’s one that we’ve been reflecting on deeply. Pastor Bob shared a striking story about Vincent van Gogh that truly ...  Read More