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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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Hosea gives a warning that Israel will not be celebrating their feast. The feasts are supposed to communicate Israel fellowshipping with God. They are in the presence of the most high God, but what do they do? They celebrate division, and feast in the presence of false gods. Truly, idolatry is a very irrational sin. It is a sin where we protect the gods we serve rather than seeing our God protects us.
We conclude the climatic chapter of Christ's priesthood in Hebrews. Christ does his work in the heavenly tabernacle. He makes intercession for us in heaven. We live in the power of Christ as his heavenly people. We see to understand what it means to live out the gospel in the power of Christ.
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The Apostle Paul tells us that we are either slaves of sin or slaves of righteousness. Is our situation really this dire? Are we really just people destined to slaves of one thing or the other thing? Is it really a good thing that we are slaves of Christ Jesus? Why would we actually find freedom in such slavery?
It is common for us to think that God is love. Love is certainly one of God's many attributes. However, our Lord says, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." How can the Lord say such a thing? What does it mean that the Lord hates?
We summarize what we learned from Romans 12. We reconsider Bavinck's quote regarding introspection and Christian growth. We consider this quote in light of Paul's exhortation not to be overcome with evil. How do we live this out? If we are to live as the Lord's servants how can we find joy, comfort, or even any freedom under such limitation?
It may seem like that Romans 12 is teaching us that Christian life is taking hit after smack in the face without any reprieve. The thing to remember is that the Apostle Paul wants us to look at the big picture. We need to be assured that servanthood is not just meaningless suffering, but that our king does notice injustice. How can seeing the big picture encourage us in the midst of persecution and strife?
It is challenging to live out the gospel in a world that is not sympathetic to the gospel message. It is easy to cry out for justice now, but honestly where would we be without grace? If we are redeemed by grace, called to be the Lord's servants, then how do we live before the world?
I marvel at how the Lord works through various men in history. Consider the sermon preached by Jonathon Edwards titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Jonathon Edwards supposedly preached that sermon in a monotone fashion, but it sparks the great awakening. John Owen is not someone known for a lot of contemporary rhetoric or contemporary oratory winsomeness, but yet the Gospel went out in power. Many today would say Owen is complicated, technical, and maybe even boring. You think of Calvin being sickly, technical at times, and yet the Gospel goes out. The Lord still uses these men despite contemporary advancements in our human wisdom. What is the power behind this message? Is it the man or is it the message? What about this message is so powerful?
We have a human tendency where we would rather rejoice when we see people suffer and weep when we see people get ahead of us. We might say that this is not our struggle, but then why does Paul exhort us to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice? The reason is because this is not natural, but something we do in the Spirit. How does this type of empathy become part of of who we are? How does this mindset cultivate a Christ like humility?
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It is easy to be nice to those who are nice to us. It is easy to be encouraging to those who encourage us. However, how do we interact with those that we deem unworthy of any compassion?
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
