22. Stumbling Over Grace (Romans 9-10)

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Stumbling Over Grace (Romans 9-10) Geoff Ziegler, June 30, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89IRe_66u_8&t=2s Our passage this morning teaches something that is both surprising and, I hope we will see, something that is also deeply relevant to our lives. Sometimes, one of the hardest things to do is to receive a gift. One of the most basic questions in…

21. “By Grace Alone” (Romans 9)

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By Grace Alone Geoff Ziegler, June 23, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT4TIiZx8Aw One time during Jesus’ ministry a cocky rich kid comes up to Jesus looking for some life pointers. “Good teacher, what do I need to do to inherit eternal life.” And Jesus looks at him and instead of giving him a direct answer, asks him a…

19. “Dare to Hope” (Romans 8)

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Dare to Hope Nick Owens, June 9, 2024 https://youtu.be/BDH1nz7DaFw?feature=shared   Intro:  Just a little over a year ago – Esau McCaulley, NT professor at Wheaton College, wrote an opinion piece in the NYTimes about Easter and the Resurrection with the title – “Easter Reminds me that hope is a demanding emotion.”    He begins by…

18. “Sons of God” (Romans 8, Part 3)

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Sons of God (Romans 8, Part 3) Geoff Ziegler, June 2, 2024 https://youtu.be/a28Pnz4sniQ?si=b3WD-k4ZZ3OLRxnE Should Christians be pessimistic about the present?  A few weeks ago, we started looking at Romans 8 noting that Scripture calls us to hope: that even though things are hard right now, we can know that the happily ever lies with certainty…