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Imputed Righteousness

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Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Lots of ways to translate that one word – imputed, reckoned, counted, credited, and accounted. But we don’t have righteousness without Christ, but by grace through faith in Jesus we can be credited His righteousness. And that makes all the difference.

Romans 4:1-8

Taught Sunday morning, March 5, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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The Justice of God

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Justice is a core value of who God is. It is deplorable to Him when injustice takes place – both the punishment of good and the promotion of wickedness. Yet last week we saw that none of us are good. We all have sinned and enjoyed it, guilty before a righteous God. Thankfully mercy is also a core value. God the Father and God the Son orchestrated a plan before time in order to remain righteous and just while also rescuing sinful humans from sin in order to give them righteousness.

Proverbs 17:15 and Romans 3:21-26

Taught Sunday morning, February 26, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Right-standing through faith

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All are guilty before God as revealed by the law. The righteousness of God is revealed to be through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe.

Romans 3:9-22

Taught Sunday morning, February 19, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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The Judge Sees the Heart

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It is easy to fool some people. You might be able to fool everyone you know, at least for a little while. But Christ sees both the actions and the thoughts and intents of the heart. And we see that as much as He hates sin, hypocrisy is one of the worst. We are better off coming clean with Him now rather than ignoring the conviction of the Spirit regarding our sins, even our secret ones.

Romans 2:1-11

Taught Sunday morning, February 12, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Forgetful Sinners

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God says through Paul that no one can truly be an agnostic. There is enough evidence in creation to know there is an always and all-powerful Creator who is incorruptible and righteous. The problem is that humanity suppresses what they know and that leads no where good. Instead, it leads to foolish thinking, foolish desires, and foolish feelings which leads to foolish sin practices. And we all are guilty of the ingratitude that starts the downward spiral. But God is a good Parent, He pursues His sinful humans so that some will let Him rescue them. Will you?

Romans 1:16-32

Taught Sunday morning, February 5, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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The LORD is our Help

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The LORD our Help

It’s not a spectacular story compared to some in the Hebrew Scriptures. But it is significant for important reasons. It marked the end of dark time for the children of Israel when they had lost so much. But through repentance, the children of Israel, led by the prophet and judge, Samuel, experience a powerful victory through the LORD’s help. How? Because they let Him.  And they raised a monument to remind them of His help.

1 Samuel 7:1-12

Taught Sunday morning, January 29, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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The Righteous by Faith Shall Live

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Paul writes to the church in Rome to introduce himself. And to know Paul is to know his passion for the gospel of Jesus Christ. So this lengthy letter from the apostle is more about the salvation message than the messenger himself. And his thesis statement is that Jesus has provided righteousness to all sinners who believe Him.

Romans 1:8-17

Taught Sunday morning, January 22, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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The Spirit Enables

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Acts is crucial for connecting the gospel accounts of Jesus to the collection of letters that make up most of the New Testament books. Acts begins with the resurrected Jesus ascending into heaven triumphantly, leaving the apostles to waiting for empowerment from on high. And power is what they get. The Holy Spirit emboldens Peter and the rest of the Twelve to boldly proclaim that Jesus is Lord to the glory of the Father.

Acts 1:1-21

Taught Sunday morning, January 15, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Prince of Peace is Lord

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If we have peace with God from being reconciled through Christ, we can experience the peace of God from living in the Spirit of God. With the Spirit of God within us, we can experience peace within the body of Christ. No longer just peacekeepers, but we are to be peace-makers – loving one another in concrete ways of grace, mercy, forgiveness, submission, and honor. It radically changes how we live and how we selflessly interact with the world today in light of our eternal home in Christ.

Colossians 3:12-17

Taught Sunday morning, January 1, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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The Gospel of Christmas

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Christmas wouldn’t mean as much if it weren’t for the Resurrection. The Resurrection proved that this descendant of David was (and is) indeed the unique Son of God with power and holiness. And we have been commissioned to share that good news of His unmerited favor and rescue with the nations.

Romans 1:1-7

Taught Sunday morning, December 25, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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