Romans 8:31-39 Have you ever gotten separated from your parents in a grocery store? I feel like that is a universal experience! The feelings of fear and uncertainty overcome you as you frantically search up and down the aisles, hoping they wouldn't leave without you!   Before Jesus, we were separated from God and without hope. We lived in fear and uncertainty; wandering alone and frantically searc...  Read More

Romans 8:28-30 We serve a great and awesome God! He is a Father who knows everything, created everything, and has an eternal love that has no beginning and no end. I think that so many people go through life asking, what is their purpose? People can spend their lives asking, is this all there is? Is there a reason why I am even here? So many movies and other things are about people who have lost a...  Read More

Romans 7:14-25 The alarms are sounding, big flashing red lights are going crazy, and the news reporter hits us with the BIG HEADLINER: “The struggle is real, we indeed are all sinners.” That's right, we all struggle with sin! The Bible tells us in Romans 3:10-12, “there is no one good, no not one.” Paul goes on to tell us in Romans 7:14-25 that what he wants to do, he does not do, and what he does...  Read More

Romans 6:11-13 “Dead man walking” is a phrase that was used by guards many years ago in prisons. When a death row inmate was taken from his cell to be executed, the guards would shout “dead man walking” as he headed to the execution chamber. This phrase is a great way to sum up our lives before salvation. As an unbeliever I was a “dead man walking” – my sin, my rebellion against God, and His comma...  Read More

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