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

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

Disciplines of Grace: Feasting (Exodus 12-13, Psalm 104)

In this sermon on the spiritual discipline of feasting, MC Pastor Stephen McNeill examines what feasting is about and how we can practice it in a spiritually beneficial way.

Disciplines of Grace:
Feasting
Exodus 12-13, Psalm 104

I. Feasting is about remembering
II. Feasting is about paying attention
III. Feasting is about enjoying with gratitude

Ground rules for everyday meals:
1. Sit at the table.
2. Leave your phones somewhere else.
3. Give thanks, and then talk.

Mike Cosper’s ground rules for feasts:
1. Turn off your phones.
2. Do not plan on counting calories, carbs, sugars, or any other nonsense.
3. The giant bowl of buttered noodles.
4. Conversations will be driven by joy.
5. Plan for abundance.
6. Lighten up.
7. Call attention to the feast.
8. Feasting is a practice.

Disciplines of Grace: What Drives Us to Get in the Word? (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

In this sermon, guest preacher Lee Brand from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary examines what should drive Christians into God’s word.

Disciplines of Grace:
What Drives Us to Get in the Word?
2 Timothy 3:16-17

I. We are driven to study the Bible when we understand the GIFT of the Scripture. (16a)
A. The MOUTH that gave the Gift.
B. The MAGNITUDE of the Gift.
II. We are driven to study the Bible when we understand the GAIN of Scripture. (16b)
A. Through the Scripture we gain an understanding of WHAT IS RIGHT. (DOCTRINE)
B. Through the Scripture we gain an understanding of WHAT IS NOT RIGHT. (REPROOF)
C. Through the Scripture we gain an understanding of HOW TO GET RIGHT. (CORRECTION)
D. Through the Scripture we gain an understanding of HOW TO STAY RIGHT. (INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS)
III. We are driven to study the Bible when we understand the GOAL of Scripture. (17)
A. The goal of the Scripture is to move us to Spiritual MATURATION.
B. The goal of the Scripture is to move us to Practical MOBILIZATION.

Disciplines of Grace: Scripture Intake (Psalm 19)

In this sermon, guest preacher Blake McCollough from Mercy Hill Church examines how seeking God through Scripture reveals the words of eternal life, communicates God’s glory, and causes our joy.

Disciplines of Grace:
Scripture Intake
Psalm 19

I. The wealth of the scriptures (7-9)
II. The worth of the scriptures (10)
III The work of the scriptures (11-14)

Disciplines of Grace: Solitude (Luke 22:39-46)

In this sermon on the spiritual discipline of solitude, MC Pastor Stephen McNeill examines Jesus’s habit of solitude and how and why we should practice it.

Disciplines of Grace:
Solitude
Luke 22:39-46

I. Jesus's habit of solitude is worth imitating
A. Jesus commanded it
B. The Lord ministers uniquely in solitude
C. Solitude helps us process, recover, and prepare
II. Jesus's habit of solitude is formative
A. Prayer
B. Study
C. Contemplation

Conclusion:
-Daily solitude
-Little solitudes
-Extended solitudes

Disciplines of Grace: Generosity (Acts 4:32-37)

In this sermon on the spiritual discipline of generosity, Pastor Brice teaches about the true marks of generosity as a calling for all believers.

Disciplines of Grace
Generosity
Acts 4:32-37

I. Barnabas is a model of generosity
A. He gave his resources
B. He gave his time and energy
C. He gave his life

Marks of Generosity
1. You understand generosity is a calling
2. You spend most of your giving to the church and those in your sphere of influence
3. You give sacrificially and cheerfully
4. You give secretly and consistently
5. You give to the glory of the Lord

Disciplines of Grace: Walking in the Way (Psalm 1:1-3)

In this introduction to our summer sermon series “Disciplines of Grace,” Pastor Brice explains how cultivating spiritual disciplines makes us like the “tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season.”

Disciplines of Grace
Walking in the Way
Psalm 1:1-3

I. Blessed is the disciplined man
A. He is disciplined in the way
B. He is blessed on the way

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

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

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)

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

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