Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Boldness of the Church United (Romans 15:14-16)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Boldness of the Church United (Romans 15:14-16)
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice teaches how maturing Christians develop boldness in declaring the truth.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
The Boldness of the Church United
Romans 15:14-16

I. The Boldness of the Body
A. Known by goodness
B. Full of knowledge
C. Able to exhort
II. The Boldness of the Elders
A. Known by gospel centrality
B. Known by his boldness
C. Known for shaping people in godliness

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Building and Edifying the Church (Romans 14:20-15:2) - Part 3

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Building and Edifying the Church (Romans 14:20-15:2) - Part 3
Brice Holbrook
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Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Building and Edifying the Church - Part 3
Romans 14:20-15:2

III. Building and edifying the church requires selfless judgement
A. Selfless judgement prioritizes the good of the church
B. Selfless judgement practices caution with what he approves
C. Selfless judgement perseveres with the weaker brother

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Building and Edifying the Church (Romans 14:17-19) - Part 2

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Building and Edifying the Church (Romans 14:17-19) - Part 2
Brice Holbrook
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Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Building and Edifying the Church - Part 2
Romans 14:17-19

II. Building and edifying the church requires spiritual judgement
A. The kingdom of God does not consist merely of good works
B. The kingdom of God does consist of our service to Christ
C. The kingdom of God is built on the peace of God's people

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Building and Edifying the Church (Romans 14:13-16)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Building and Edifying the Church (Romans 14:13-16)
Brice Holbrook
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Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Building and Edifying the Church
Romans 14:13-16

I. Building and edifying the church requires sound judgement
A. Place more effort into judging ourselves (13)
B. Be wise with Christian liberties (14-15)
C. Do not allow personal pleasure to override personal responsibility (16)

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Body of Christ Walking in Love and Understanding (Romans 14:5-12) - Part 2

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Body of Christ in Love & Understanding (Romans 14:5-12) - 2
Brice Holbrook
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Romans: The Power of the Gospel
The Body of Christ Walking in Love and Understanding - Part 2
Romans 14:5-12

I. Receive the weaker brother
II. Do not quarrel over opinions
III. Understand we are God's representative, but not his final authority
IV. Be convinced in your own mind about what you are doing
V. Pursue personal holiness above judgement
VI. Live in confidence because you are the Lord’s forever, but work as though it can be lost

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Body of Christ Walking in Love and Understanding (Romans 14:1-4)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Body of Christ Walking in Love & Understanding (Romans 14:1-4)
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice teaches about God’s commands in Romans 14 on being a church that is one in understanding even when we have different opinions.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
The Body of Christ Walking in Love and Understanding
Romans 14:1-4

I. Receive the weaker brother
II. Do not quarrel over opinions
III. Understand we are God's representative, but not his final authority

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Knowing the Time (Romans 13:11-14)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Knowing the Time (Romans 13:11-14)
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice explains how Christians “cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.”

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Knowing the Time
Romans 13:11-14

I. Wake Up
II. Walk in the Light
A. Walk in Maturity
B. Walk in Freedom
C. Walk in Sacrifice

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Keeping the Law Through Love - Part 2 (Romans 13:8-10)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Keeping the Law Through Love - Part 2 (Romans 13:8-10)
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice explains how we fulfill the law by loving one another.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Keeping the Law Through Love - Part 2
Romans 13:8-10

I. The Debt of Love
II. The Law of Love

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Keeping the Law Through Love (Romans 13:8)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Keeping the Law Through Love (Romans 13:8)
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice teaches from Romans 13:8 about why financial debt can be a spiritual problem.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Keeping the Law Through Love
Romans 13:8

I. The Spiritual problem of debt
A. Debt proves that our hope and reliance on God is skewed
B. Debt exposes our priorities
C. Debt removes patience and trust from the equation
D. Debt satiates the appetite of covetousness
E. Debt limits generosity
F. Debt places a cloud over your family

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Governing Authorities (Romans 13:1-4)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Governing Authorities (Romans 13:1-4)
Brice Holbrook
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Returning to our series in Romans, in this sermon Pastor Brice teaches from Romans 13:1-4 about how Christian submission to government authority should look.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Governing Authorities
Romans 13:1-4

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Loving our Enemies (Romans 12:14-21)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Loving our Enemies (Romans 12:14-21)
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice explains what exactly the biblical call to bless those who persecute us means.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Loving our Enemies
Romans 12:14-21

I. We love our enemies when we do what is unexpected
A. Empathize with our enemies
B. Seek peace
C. Do not be overcome with evil

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Christianity in Motion (Romans 12:9-13) - Part 2

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Christianity in Motion (Romans 12:9-13) - Part 2
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice teaches about the characteristics that are evident in the lives of those who are compelled by genuine love.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Christianity in Motion - Part 2
Romans 12:9-13

II. Love in action
A. Deep brotherly affection
B. Giving preference to one another
C. Zealous for good works
D. Fervent in spirit
E. Serving the Lord
F. Rejoicing in hope
G. Patient in tribulation
H. Constant in prayer
I. Contributing to each others need
J. Hospitable

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Christianity in Motion (Romans 12:9-13) - Part 1

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Christianity in Motion (Romans 12:9-13) - Part 1
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice defines genuine, godly love and how it impacts the lives of believers.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Christianity in Motion - Part 1
Romans 12:9-13

I. Love defined
A. Love is sincere
B. Love is discriminating

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Ministry of the Church, To the Church (Romans 12:3-8) - Part 3

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Ministry of the Church, To the Church (Romans 12:3-8) - Part 3
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice teaches how God uses the unique spiritual gifts of each believer to edify the church.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
The Ministry of the Church, To the Church - Part 3
Romans 12:3-8

III. We must discover and practice using our spiritual gifts (6-8)

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Ministry of the Church, To the Church (Romans 12:3-8) - Part 2

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Ministry of the Church, To the Church (Romans 12:3-8) - Part 2
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice explains how the church is unified as one body, with one spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
The Ministry of the Church, To the Church - Part 2
Romans 12:3-8

II. We must function as a member of the church (4-5)
A. The Church is a body
B. The Church is one body

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Ministry of the Church, To the Church (Romans 12:3-8)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | The Ministry of the Church, To the Church (Romans 12:3-8)
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon, Pastor Brice teaches why true humility is a prerequisite to functioning as a member of the body of Christ.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
The Ministry of the Church, To the Church
Romans 12:3-8

I. We must judge ourselves with sober judgement (3)
A. Wrong thinking is thinking too highly of yourself
B. Wrong thinking is thinking too lowly of yourself
II. We must function as a member of the church (4-5)
A. The Church is a body
B. The Church is one body

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Reasonable Worship (Romans 12:2) - Part 2

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Reasonable Worship (Romans 12:2) - Part 2
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon from Romans 12:2, Pastor Brice teaches what it means to not conform to the world but to be transformed by the renewed mind.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Reasonable Worship - Part 2
Romans 12:2

II. Spiritual transformation is the most obvious work of God
A. God’s working transforms our actions
B. God’s working transforms our minds

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Reasonable Worship (Romans 12:1)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Reasonable Worship (Romans 12:1)
Brice Holbrook
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In this sermon from Romans 12:1, Pastor Brice teaches why the paradox of being a “living sacrifice” is central to Christian worship.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Reasonable Worship
Romans 12:1

I. Service to God is the most reasonable work for a Christian
A. Motivated by mercy
B. Sacrificial worship

Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Exploring God’s Wisdom in Salvation (Romans 11:33-36)

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Romans: The Power of the Gospel | Exploring God’s Wisdom in Salvation (Romans 11:33-36)
Brice Holbrook
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In this Resurrection Sunday sermon, Pastor Brice explores how God’s infinite wisdom should cause us to marvel at his plan to save.

Romans: The Power of the Gospel
Exploring God’s Wisdom in Salvation
Romans 11:33-36

I. We must trust in the gospel because God is infinite in wisdom
A. He knows everything
B. His knowledge makes his wisdom immensely rich
C. His judgements and ways are unknowable
II. We must trust in the gospel because God is infinite in being