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This is where you will find sermons and updates for our church. Our mission is to preach expository sermons focusing on the gospel of Christ. We are a church that is tied to the reformed tradition and seeks to submit to the scriptures so we walk in the Lord’s wisdom rather than our own.
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One of my favorite moves is the princess bride that communicates a theme of true love. We can define true love as a commitment, or maybe even a human feeling, but the Apostle Paul grounds this true love in something that is certain. What is the true love and what is the basis for our hope in this true love? How does Christ’s love inform our love for one another?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
The leaders of Israel are trying as hard as they can to silence Christ. They perceive Christ to be a trouble maker rather than the Lord of life. They do not see the kingdom and all they want to do is undermine Christ. The pharisees send their disciples to do their dirty work only to further expose themselves as hypocrites. The Sadducees try to finish the job only to expose their ignorance. How does one view the mission and ministry of Christ? Where is the hope of the gospel?
The Thessalonians wondered if they missed the second coming of Christ. They perceive that Christ will return soon, but as far as they can tell Christ is still in heaven. Did Christ already come? What about their loved ones who have died? Will those loved ones experience glory? How will we know when Christ returns? Is it going to be secret, public, and what happens when Christ returns?
The apostle Paul reminds us that we are in Christ, but this is not just an individual relationship. We are those who as a body are joined to the same Christ and to each other. This means that as a body we should seek opportunities to serve one another for the glory of our Lord as we walk in the Spirit. If this is the case, then how do we view ourselves in light of our redemption in Christ?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
The ultimate destiny is for God’s people to dine in the Lord’s presence. I hope that when that glorious day comes we would be joyful and feel privileged to dine with the great king. However, we find that there are people who would rather not go to the king’s banquet. Why do they not want to go? Why is this such a problem?
The apostle Paul exhorts us to view ourselves with sober judgment. We are not to think of ourselves as more highly than we ought to think. Does this mean we deny that we have any gifts? Does this mean that we do not have dignity? What is Paul exhorting us to do as God’s children? How do we evaluate ourselves without becoming arrogant?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
How does one enter the Lord's kingdom? This is a very important question. We can fall into an American trap and assume that we are worthy because we have done enough to pull ourselves up by our boot straps. This is contrary to what Christ is teaching in his parable. He is teaching us something about the tragedy of Israel’s history that communicates a tragedy about humanity: we do not want God. However, God comes to His people. How does this give us assurance that we can draw near to our God?
The apostle Paul calls us to be a transformed people. How do we undergo such a transformation and how does this transformation impact our lives?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
Christ returns to Jerusalem after cleansing the temple and cursing a tree. He is going to face the leaders of Israel and we can imagine that this is going to be tense. Christ tells them that it is the prostitutes and the tax collectors who enter into the kingdom of heaven. Does this mean that in order for us to gain entrance into the temple that we have to be a tax collector or a prostitute? What is the point of Christ calling this to the leader’s attention?
Daniel is in exile and desires to return to the Lord. He is at the timing for the fulfillment of Jeremiah's 70 year prophecy. While he is praying he receives a vision from Gabriel regarding 70 weeks. Do we take these weeks literally or do the weeks communicate a bigger picture?
The apostle Paul exhorts us to live as a “living sacrifice to the Lord.” Does this mean that somehow Christ’s work is unfinished? Are we to sacrifice ourselves in such a way that if we are not martyrs for the cause of the Gospel then our lives are a fraud? Why does Paul exhort us to be Living Sacrifices?
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
The Lord calls Abraham out of his father’s house while giving a significant promise to Abraham: he would be the father of a multitude. Does the Lord's promise to Abraham apply only to the direct genealogical descendants of Abraham? Is the promise bigger than Abraham's genealogy? Is the church a different promise or is the church living out of the same promise made to Abraham? Who are Abraham’s children?
Christ is on his way back to Jerusalem on the dawn of a new day. The previous day ended with Christ expressing an unfavorable opinion of the holy city, and so has a night of rest changed his perspective? We notice that Christ curses a fig tree while returning to Jerusalem. Why would Christ bother to curse a tree and then talk about faith? What does faith have to do with the fig tree, and why is Christ cursing the fig tree?
This is the first video in a series where Pastor Paul Lindemulder considers ethics in the Christian life. We can see a tension between being saved by the grace of God, but then we are still called to live as living sacrifices. How does this all fit together? So, we consider Romans 12 as a model for the Apostle Paul to remind us of Christ's work, but then he moves to exhort us to live out of gratitude.
Here is the playlist to Romans 12.
The Lord made very clear to Adam and Eve that if they fail to protect or obey the Lord they will die. We find that they do in fact fail, they do eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but they still walk out of the garden of Eden. Did the Lord make a false threat? What is death and the intention of death? Is the Gospel promised only through the prophets or do we find a Gospel promise earlier in Scripture?
Our Lord arrives in Jerusalem with a remarkable reception. The people praise him as the Lord he is, they throw down their cloaks, and it seems that Christ is able to take the city by storm. However, Christ runs through the temple overturning tables, and driving people out of the temple. Why does Christ react this way? What does the temple tell us about the state of God’s people in this time?
This is our sixth part in our seven part series on baptism. We consider the issue of whether the sign of baptism and the sign of circumcision have a correlation. It is clear that the shedding of blood is finished in the Old Testament, but what about consecration? Is there any significance of death? Is there significance of being consecrated through death?
Here is a link to the “Introduction to Baptism” playlist.
This is the fifth part of our seven part series. Some claim that circumcision is a physical sign, for a physical people, and it designates a people tied to a physical land. The assumption is that the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit is not necessarily symbolized in this sign. So, is circumcision symbolizing the work of the Spirit? Is there a spiritual nature to circumcision?
Here is a link to the “Introduction to Baptism” playlist.
This is the fourth part of our seven part series on baptism. In this teaching we explore whether there is a correlation between the sign of circumcision and the sign of baptism. So, is there any continuity between these signs? If so what could such a correlation imply?
Here is a link to the “Introduction to Baptism” playlist.
This is the third part of our seven part series on baptism. In this teaching we consider whether baby dedication is a more biblical alternative to baptism. So, why would we baptize infants if baby dedication may be a potential middle ground?
Here is a link to the “Introduction to Baptism” playlist.
We are a bible believing church in the Belgrade, MT. We are a Reformed Protestant church who desire to build one another up in love as we sojourn under the sun.
