by Greg Dietrich | May 19, 2020 | Apply
On Sunday we moved into the second half of Paul’s Letter to the Romans. In the first six verses, Paul lays out the heart of what he wants to address in chapter 9. He recognizes that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of his national Jewish history. He values the vital...
by Greg Dietrich | May 13, 2020 | Apply
On Sunday we returned to our study in the book of Romans. Paul opens by asking, “What then shall we say to these things?” He answers this question by offering six more questions to summarize the implications of the Gospel message. Through these questions we find hope...
by Greg Dietrich | May 5, 2020 | Apply
On Sunday we considered the kind of pride which tempts us to think that we are mainly in control of our lives. James says that planning from this mindset is evil boasting. It’s not the planning itself, but the mindset that is the problem. Eric used the illustration of...
by Greg Dietrich | Apr 28, 2020 | Apply
On Sunday we looked at the truth of Romans 8, as displayed in the life of Naomi in the Book of Ruth. We saw that when God disrupts, he has not stopped loving us but is always and only working for our good. This is true even when the circumstances God leads us through...
by Greg Dietrich | Apr 22, 2020 | Apply
On Sunday we looked at the truth of 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11 in the life of Job. Through Job, we saw that it’s easy to confuse our circumstances with our destiny. However we also saw that God’s good intention toward us does not change whether he causes pleasant...
by Greg Dietrich | Apr 14, 2020 | Apply
The argument that there is no resurrection has taken many forms, both before Christ and since his death. But Paul argues in 1 Corinthians 15 that the historical fact of the resurrection offers a further promise: all things will be made new in Christ. Even in the face...
