Sermons in Romans
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“With great power comes great responsibility” said Uncle Ben. No, not the rice guy. Uncle Ben is Peter Parkers’ uncle who imparts these words of wisdom as Peter aka Spiderman begins to learn to use his newfound abilities for good. Having power does indeed come with great responsibility. There is a burden that comes with
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We are an individualized society both in and out of the local church. We are self-focused in all areas of life. “What’s in it for me? What about what I want?” These are the questions that are asked by everyone everywhere. Sadly, when this takes place in the local church divisions arise. Needless divisions. Our
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I like what I like, and you like what you like. We don’t always like the same thing, so can we still like each other? If we love someone with a true biblical love, we are able to love them even when they don’t like everything exactly as we do. Now, as we have covered
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Have you ever had to agree to disagree with someone you were close to? I’m certain you have. Have you ever had to let go of a friendship or relationship because there was a major disagreement worthy of division? Probably so. Not all disagreements need to end in division, but all disagreements must have a
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The brand of mayonnaise that you prefer says a lot about you. If you, like myself, prefer Duke’s mayo then you are godly, humble, and intelligent. If you prefer Hellman’s then you are trying, but you just aren’t quite there yet. If you prefer or even use on occasion the atrocity called Miracle Whip, then
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In the ending passage of this chapter of Romans, Paul is urgently calling all believers to wake up, look up, clean up, and dress up. We have seen that there is danger afoot and the battle is at hand. It is no longer time to slumber because the Lord Jesus Christ is soon returning for
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Children love to play. They love to make messes. They love dumping out their toys more than they do playing with them. One thing they don’t like is cleaning up. I hated it when my mom would say that it was time to clean up. One, it meant that play time was over. Two, it
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You will spend around one-third of your life asleep. If you live to be 75 years old, then you will be asleep for 25 years of your entire life. Life is short. Time is precious. Time is borrowed and seems to fade faster each moment. In reality, time is only experienced in the present tense.
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It is fairly safe to assume that most people like cake. There are a million different kinds of cake, but I do think we can agree that not all cakes are the same; nor do all cakes taste wonderful. Cake is basic, but it is made extraordinary through the additions of flavors, fruits, and frostings.
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After the first world war, the Weimar Republic was the democratic government that ruled over Germany. Like the rest of the world, Germany struggled through the Great Depression. Their economic and political system was failing. The people were fearful of communism, and many desired a return to the Germany of old that was prosperous in
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