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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
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 - 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
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
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
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
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
The People's Responsibility to the Government
Romans 13:4-7
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
In this final sermon of our Disciplines of Grace series, Worship Pastor Blake Bostick examines how the Lord’s Prayer can help cultivate a richer discipline of prayer.
Disciplines of Grace
Prayer
Matthew 6:5-15
I. Worship
II. Surrender
III. Petition
IV. Confession
V. Help
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.
In this sermon, guest preacher Matt Moore from Cedar View Baptist Church in Olive Branch teaches how we practice spiritual disciplines within the community of the local church.
Disciplines of Grace:
Routines & Rhythms
Acts 2
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.
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)
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
In this sermon on the spiritual discipline of fasting, Worship Pastor Blake Bostick examines what the Bible teaches about fasting, including why, when, and how believers should practice it.
Disciplines of Grace
Fasting
Matthew 6:16–18
I. What is fasting?
II. Why should we fast?
III. When should we fast?
IV. How should we fast?
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
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
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
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
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