Romans 6:1-7 Sometimes when you have a “big brother,” you feel as if you can “get away with murder.” Sometimes when you have a strong father, you feel as if you can do whatever you want to do. When I was a little kid, I had this attitude. My dad was a bus driver for our church. We picked up kids every Sunday, and at the age of five years old, I was his “bus captain.” He would pull up to a house an...  Read More

Romans 12:6-8The book of Romans is deep. It’s mainly about God’s beautiful plan of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. It’s filled with theology explaining how all people, both Jews and Gentiles, can be made righteous before God. This is by His grace and not by our own efforts. The book details the universal need for salvation due to sin and the power of the Gospel. I would encourage you to t...  Read More

Romans 12:3-5  Have you ever played with a Mr Potato Head toy? These few verses remind me of playing with one of those as a kid; you get to place the arms, feet, ears, mouth, nose, eyes, and hat! The individual body parts are stored inside the toy, and you get to place them where you want. Every body part has its own function, but it’s all part of one body. The same goes for our bodies; our eyes a...  Read More

Romans 10:9-10 Do you have any “go-to” verses that you use when you have an opportunity to share the gospel? Oftentimes, when preaching or sharing the gospel, I like to use a few verses in Romans that are often called the “Romans Road”. It is an easy path through a couple of verses that clearly articulate the gospel in a way that can be shared very quickly but effectively. Let’s take a look at eac...  Read More

Romans 5:1-2We just finished celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ as well as the start of the new year. If your family is anything like our family, it is celebrated with lots of food and time spent with family, full of laughter and naps. (Nothing wrong with a post-celebration nap.) Although sometimes I think we can take for granted celebrations, it's awesome to celebrate accomplishments such as g...  Read More

Romans 3:24-26 “Whom God put forward as a propitiation by His blood”- ESVPropitiation- oh-no! That is a big church word that pastors like to flex to sound smart. When we come across it in the Bible, it is easy to read over it and move on without exploring the deeper and richer meaning it has for us. In today’s modern, frenzied, and chaotic world, we have lost the patience to slow down and investig...  Read More