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(Youth Camp Sermon) - We end our time in the 7 Churches of Revelation with the only 2 churches that Jesus does not correct. Philadelphia & Smyrna are in deep trouble with the world. Some of them are even about to die. But Jesus goes with them, even into death, and He will bring them out again.

(Youth Camp Sermon) - The Churches at Pergamum and Thyatira relate to our own day and age perfectly. While both churches are doing several things right, they struggle in 2 main areas: sexual immorality and idolatry of politics. The American Church has much to learn from these two groups.

(Youth Camp Sermon) - The 7 Churches of Revelation begin with Ephesus. They are a church that is doing many things right, but idolatry has crept in and hardened their heart. Could the same be true of us?

What should a Church stand on? What should a Christian build their life on? What did Jesus think about the Bible? Ryan walks us through the importance of God's Word.

Paul concludes this section of Romans reminding us of God's beautiful, incredible plan for the resurrection of Israel. Jew and Gentile alike, all who put their faith in Christ get to be a part of this breathtaking plan of God.

Paul continues to explain to the Jews that God has not abandoned them. In fact, He is showing grace to the Gentiles as part of an even bigger plan: to draw the Jewish people back and create a new, better, multiethnic people of God.

Israel has turned their back on God, but has God turned His back on Israel? By no means! Paul shows in these opening verses that God is dealing with New Israel the same way that He always has: through keeping a faithful remnant for Himself.

The encounter between Jacob and Esau is one of the most unexpected meetings in the entire Bible. Esau's forgiveness is so surprising to us. But as Christians, how surprised should we really be?

Paul spends the back half of Romans chapter 10 explaining to Jewish unbelievers that the problem is not with the Gospel, but with their rejection of this Good News.

What is the Gospel? How can someone who is sinful actually gain eternal life? Paul unpacks the very heart of the Good News as we begin Romans chapter 10.

We close this chapter of the Bible with the very heart of the Gospel itself. How do I get right with God? How can someone be declared Righteous before Him? Israel has failed to do this. But Paul has news about the end of Israel. And from this tragedy, comes the best news in the history of the world.

The Potter and the Clay. It is one of the most important texts in Romans chapter 9. This text is filled with the hope of God's sovereignty over and God's patience with stubborn clay.

If God is sovereign why should we evangelize?Where does our "will" factor into salvation?And what about Pharaoh's hard heart?All this and more on a very important Thursday night in Romans chapter 9!

Is God just and fair in all that He does? Sometimes it does not seem like it. But what Paul shows us in this important passage is that God is in fact fairer and even more merciful than we can possibly imagine.

If God will protect His people, what about Israel? Scattered among the nations, it certainly seems that "the word of God has failed." But Paul shows us that our viewpoint of God only working to save Israel is too small. There's a much bigger plan at work .

Paul ends his magnificent chapter full of joy. God's eternal plan has filled him with a courage and a comfort that he now brings full circle and begins to explain.

All things work together for the GOOD of those who love God. But what is this "good?" How do we square this promise with the unresolved pains and unanswered prayers in our lives? We review Romans chapter 8 and learn the answer to these questions in two new verses.

Sunday Morning Sermon: What can the Christmas story teach us about Church & Politics? How does God work throughout our lives? When is Christmas at its best? Ryan walks us through these topics in the early part of Luke's Gospel.

We now dig into the very heart of Romans chapter 8. This scripture, when taken seriously, can completely change the way we view suffering, prayer, and ultimately...God Himself.

Paul takes the good news of Romans 8 and really begins to sprint in the back half of this chapter. Our Redemption is not just good news for us, it is good news for the entire Cosmos.

What is the good news of Romans 8? It is even better than we can possibly image. We get to become children of Almighty God.

Being a Christian means: progress against sin in this life, hope in suffering, and the ultimate hope of an eternal life with Jesus in the new Heavens and the new Earth.

In Romans chapter 8, Paul is beginning to explain our new life in Christ. But what does this new life in Christ look like? What happens to us once the Holy Spirit begins to take over our lives?

Tonight we begin one of the most beloved chapters in the entire Bible. Romans 8 begins by Paul taking a closer look at Jesus Christ coming to Earth to take our place on the Cross.

One of the most controversial and confusing sections of the entire Bible has one of the deepest and most important messages for not only all Christians, but for all humanity.

Paul has spent a lot of time talking about how Sin and the Law create death for us. But is that the Law's fault? Paul shows us in this very important section that Law + Us = Death. And the ultimate problem is not with the Law...

Paul begins Romans 7 with another analogy connecting us to Romans 6. In the same way that we are always either serving Christ or our Sinful desire, we will also always either be married to Jesus Christ or our own sinful desires.

Paul concludes Romans 6 the same way he started it: by reminding us of the dangers of a life of sin, and showing us the glorious gift of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Since we are no longer under the Law (V.14), do we still have to obey it? Paul shows believers that if they wander away from God's Law, they will not find freedom, but slavery instead.

What does it mean for Christians to be "dead to sin" (Romans 6.2)? How does the Gospel change our actions and our hearts? Paul unpacks this incredible truth in the sixth chapter of Romans.

In Acts 27 and 28 the Apostle Paul goes through deep trouble. While on his way to Rome he encounters a storm that is beyond his control. So often this happens in our lives. Ryan walks us through three ways Paul finds hope in his storm, and ultimately how we can find hope in ours. (Sunday Morning Sermon)

Bryon Schirner helps us finish out our look at life in Adam and life in Christ.

Jesus is the New and Better Adam. But what does this mean? How is what Jesus did better than the first Adam? Paul tells us in this important passage.

How can the death of one man 2,000 years ago be important for me today? Paul walks us through one of the most important concepts in the entire Bible: Jesus Christ is the New and Better Adam.

How can we know that God loves us? How does Paul know? What is the anchor of his theology? It is Christ crucified.

What does the Gospel do for us in suffering? At the beginning of Romans chapter 5, Paul begins to unpack what being saved by faith in Jesus does for us not only in eternity, but in the here and now.

What is faith? What does it look like? In this last section of Romans, Paul writes to the Church about the nature of Abraham's faith, and how we can grow in our own faith today.

Why can't we be saved by works? Is that just the rule? Or is there more to the story. In this important section of Romans, the apostle Paul walks us through why Abraham was saved apart from works, and why grace through faith in Jesus is the only way. NOTE: Below is the Tim Keller quote in its entirety: If you can't dance and you long to dance, in the resurrection you'll dance perfectly. If you're lonely, in the resurrection you will have perfect love. If you're empty, in the resurrection you will be fully satisfied. There is nothing better than ordinary life, except that it's always going away and falling apart. Ordinary life is food and work and chairs by the fire and hugs and dancing and mountains - this world. God loves it so much that he gave his only Son so we - and the rest of this world - could be redeemed and made perfect. And that's what is in store for us. The resurrection means we can look forward with hope to the day our suffering will be gone. But it even means that we can look forward with hope to the day our suffering will be glorious. On the Day of the Lord - the day when God makes everything right, on that day everything sad will become untrue. You will find that the worst things that have ever happened to you will in the end only enhance your eternal delight. C. S. Lewis' in The Great Divorce: [Some mortals] say of suffering, "No future bliss can make up for it," not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into glory.

Being saved by faith alone is not a new invention. Paul goes all the way back to Abraham to show that it has always been this way. Abraham is not the father of the Israelites only. He is the father of all people; Jew and Gentile, throughout all history, who have turned to God Almighty not with works, but with faith.

Paul has been making his case throughout his letter that we are saved by faith, apart from works, thanks to the righteous life of Jesus. But what does the Old Testament say about these things? Paul begins his Old Testament journey by showing us the faith of Israel's founder: Abraham.

What does the Cross say about how God feels? What does the Cross say about the Old Testament? What does the Cross say about the Law? This massively important text tells us so many important things.

What is the most important thing to understand in our lives? What is the biggest problem every single human being faces? The Apostle Paul explains through one of the most important passages of scripture.

In a second look at this important passage, we see what exactly the modern chruch has in common with the Jews in Paul's day. The connection is shocking, and Paul's words here are just as helpful today as they were nearly 2,000 years ago.

Paul's Gospel is popular today, but it has not always been this way. As the book of Romans is being written, Paul encounters pushback from various places and people. He is misrepresented by those who do not know or trust his Gospel. But Paul takes on each argument here at the beginning of Romans chapter 3.

If religion can't save us, does that make religion a bad thing? Paul now turns his attention back to the Jewish people he has come to know and love. He shares with them their strengths and their weaknesses, and shows them a way out of both.

What happens to the man who has never heard the Gospel? Why is it so important to get the Gospel to the nations as soon as we can? Paul helps us see how God's Law works in all of human nature, even among those who have never heard of Him. And then we learn why there is so much hope in this news.

Paul has told us that just because we are more religious than our neighbors, that may not necessarily mean that our hearts are different than our neighbors. So what is the difference? What does a changed heart really look like? Paul shows us in this next section of the greatest letter ever written.

Paul has been speaking about Pagans, unbelievers, the "bad kids" in Romans chapter 1, but drops a bomb at the beginning of chapter 2. The "good kids", the church-goers, those who know the Law of God are not only no better than the unbelievers of chapter 1, they are doing the exact same things.

What does the Bible really teach about Homosexuality? Paul echoes the rest of the BIble and the very words of Jesus as he walks us through this important passage that has so much relevance for today.

What a great night! The Apostle Paul walks us through what happens when we worship things other than God. In His wrath He leaves us to our broken desires. But that's not the whole story... Join us for an awesome discussion about worship, sex, marriage, and Jesus!

Why is the gospel so important? If it is so important, why do so many refuse to believe? Ryan walks us through a crucial point in the story as Paul lays out what is really wrong inside of us and how Jesus Christ can bring healing.