Sermons About Righteousness
The Church of Thyratira: Revelation 2:18-28
In America, most of us have not been physically threatened for our faith. However, like the church at Thyratira, I would argue that most of our greatest temptations to compromise stem from either economic or social pressures. The church today is radically tempted to compromise by valuing the same things that the culture around us values. We serve a God who calls us to consider everything rubbish in order that we might gain Christ and be found in him. We cannot cling to the values of this world and still hold fast to the righteousness of our savior. Jesus offers us himself. Jesus calls us live lives of repentance, constantly letting go of our sin and clinging to his blood, shed on the cross for our sin, to forgive us and give us his perfect righteousness.
0 Amens
The Transformation Choice
This morning Pastor Duane looks at the 5th Beatitudes. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6. Listen to the complete sermon!
0 Amens
Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide
When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg some 492 years ago, he inaugarated the protestant principles of sola scriptura (scripture alone) and sola fide (faith alone). Pastor Simmons ask whether we are living by these great principles or are in need of a second reformation.
0 Amens
You must be a real saint!!
What makes a Saint? The difference between righteousness and self righteousness?
0 Amens
Jesus Christ & The Word, Pt. 5 (Matthew 5:20)
Anyone who is religious or "spiritually minded" naturally considers themselves to be OK with God, to have a righteousness that is acceptable to their Creator. Jesus teaches that the righteousness required to enter the kingdom, to be saved from the wrath of God, to have fellowship with God is something far beyond human works. The righteousness required is a righteousness that is granted through faith in the Person of Jesus Christ.
0 Amens
Whose Slave are You? (Romans 6:16-22)
we were once slaves to sin, but now are slaves to righteousness, according to the apostle paul. so what does this look like?
0 Amens
Christ Redeemed Us From The Curse Of The Law
Unless you understand the gravity of your curse, you cannot possibly understand the glory of your blessing. In this text, Paul expounds the glorious exchange that occurs at the cross of Jesus: the Messiah becomes the bearer of our curse and the deliverer of our blessing.
0 Amens
Trees of Rightesousness
God called us to be trees of righteousness planted and flourishing. Pastor David shares simple keys about how to flourish in righteousness.
0 Amens
Relying On God, Not On Law
Paul is eager for us to understand both our imputed and imparted righteousness, and the means to both. His message: rely on God, and not the law.
0 Amens
