No Condemnation Romans 8:1-4 As I was preparing to preach on Romans 8:1-4 I was listening to Bach’s Jesu, meini Freude. It’s an entire cantata structured around these verses and I’m…
Sin Shown to be Sin Romans 7:7-25 In Romans 7, Paul’s focus is on the law—on the torah, given by the Lord, through Moses, to the Israelites. We looked at the…
Released from the Law Romans 7:1-6 The theme of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans is that the gospel reveals the righteousness of God. Let me unpack that, since we…
Eternal Life in Christ Jesus our Lord Romans 6:15-23 I was reading this week that some schools in the Lower Mainland are introducing Internet filters that bar kids from accessing…
Present Yourselves to God Romans 6:12-14 We’ll be looking at Romans 6:12-14 this morning. It’s a short passage. It’s shorter than what I originally planned to look at today, but…
Alive to God in Christ Jesus Romans 6:1-11 When I was about seven years old my mom came home from the grocery store with a box of my favourite cookies. …
Grace Abounded Romans 5:12-21 This morning we’ll be continuing our study of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans as we look at 5:12-21. In our passage today, Paul prepares us…
While We Were Enemies Romans 5:6-11 Nineteen years ago this past Fourth of July, Veronica and I were in Friday Harbor, down on San Juan Island. We visited the little…
We Rejoice Romans 5:1-5 This morning we’ll continue our study of Romans by launching into Chapter 5. Romans 5 begins the second section of Paul’s letter. In the first four…
Reckoned to Us Romans 4:16-25 For my birthday, one of my school friends gave me a recording of the radio broadcast of Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”…