November 2015
Goodness Gracious! Part Three
In Romans 3:18-20 Paul completes his thorough Doctrine of Condemnation. In these last few verses Paul summarizes the human condition as he has carefully explained from Romans 1:18-3:20. Mankind has no fear of God, therefore no desire to please or to worship God. We all stand Guilty as Charged before the Court of Heaven. "Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin." - Romans 3:20 Listen for LIFE!
Goodness Gracious! Part Two
Pastor Pete opens up the second of a three part mini series on the last section of the Doctrine of Condemnation from Romans 3:17-19. In these powerful verses the Apostle Paul unwraps the two heart conditions that expose the true spiritual depravity and fallenness of mankind: 1.) His Mouth and 2.) His Walk or Destination. The words of man condemn us because they come from the heart. Words start in the heart and move to the throat, dances on our tongues, rests on our lips and falls and runs from our mouths. The way and walk of man are swift to shed blood, misery and destruction are in their ways and the way of peace they have not known. Listen for LIFE!
Goodness Gracious!
Imagine standing in a courtroom with the Judge, Jury, Prosecuting attorney and you. You stand alone as the accused. You are your own witness, your own defense lawyer and your own support. No one is there to validate your claim of innocence. God is the Judge. God is the prosecuting attorney. God is the witness to your crimes of a life filled with sinful conduct and disobedience to the revealed will of God. The situation looks hopeless as the whole world stands guilty and condemned before the righteous and holy Judge. Before there can be a sentence from the Bench and a righteous verdict passed down we need to hear once again, from the Court Reporter the charge and the sentence hanging over all of our heads. This is the subject matter as we conclude the doctrine of Condemnation in Romans 3:9-20. Listen for LIFE!
“Let God Be True but Every Man a Liar”
Over the last number of months we have been examining Paul's systematic theology on the doctrine of Condemnation from Romans 1:17-3:20 In today's message Pastor Pete shares the last topic in this three part series on the Religious Sinner: "Let God Be True and Every Man a Liar" - The Religious Sinner - Part Three - Romans 2:17-3:8 What are the four questions God asks us through the pen of the Apostle Paul to help us come to grasps with the idea that our reason is reason enough, our goodness is good enough and lastly, our religion and self-righteousness is righteous enough? 1.) How has your religious privilege working for you? (2:25-3:2); 2.) How has God lied to you? (3:3,4); 3.) How has God been unjust to you? (3:5-7); 4.) How has your theology betrayed you? (3:8) Listen for LIFE!
“The Hardest NUT to Crack!”
In our study of the Book of Romans Pastor Pete has unwrapped the three different sinners Paul identifies in his doctrinal section on Condemnation from Romans 1:18-3:20. The Rational Sinner, the Reformed Sinner and lastly the most difficult to win to the gospel: the Religious Sinner. In this section, Romans 2:25-29, Paul answers six questions of interest to every person whether saved or lost: 1.) Why does Man's Religion Fail? 2.) How Does True Biblical Salvation Work? 3.) Who is Our Only Judge? 4.) What is True Biblical Salvation? 5.) Where Does True Faith Start? and lastly, 6.) When Will Believers Receive Their Eternal Reward? Listen for LIFE!
September 2015
Churchianity vs Christianity? Part One
Pastor Pete introduces the third sinner Paul gives definition to in Romans 2:17-3:9. The Striper fish prides himself on his religiosity. He is convinced his religion is righteous enough. As fishers of men how do we catch the Striper alive? In this message on: "Churchianity vs. Christianity - the religious sinner (Romans 2:17-24): the Striper: Part One we throw out the LINE exposing the religious sinners prideful attitude; we set the HOOK exposing the arrogant confidence of the religious sinner; we tie on the SINKER exposing the pompous knowledge of the religious sinner and lastly, we place the live BAIT exposing the embarrassing hypocrisy of the religious sinner. Listen for LIFE!
Whatever Happened to the Truth? Part Four
Pastor Pete completes this section in Romans 2:1-16 on the Reformed Christian, the Rainbow Trout. His goodness is good enough, or so it seems to him. God's justice is according to truth, according to works and according to His righteous impartiality. The verdict is "Guilty as Charged!" Listen for Life!
Whatever Happened to the Truth? Part Three
This is the third of a four-part message on the Reformed Sinner out of Romans 2:1-16. In this section Pastor Pete shares that reformed sinners who think their goodness is good enough will be judged according to truth (2:1-5) according to their works (2:6-10) and lastly, according to God's impartiality (2:11-16). The Rainbow Trout is a hard fish to catch because he sees his own goodness as being good enough and so the line, the hook, the net, the bait and the sinker must be carefully thought out and understood as it is God's intent to catch alive those He has elected to salvation. Listen for LIFE!
August 2015
Whatever Happened to the Truth? Part Two
Last time Pastor Pete introduced the second sinner listed in Paul's doctrinal teaching on Condemnation. The Reformed Sinner prides himself on his goodness being good enough. Likened to the Rainbow Trout, the Reformed Sinner compares his goodness to others who are worse. In this second of three parts Pastor Pete speaks to Paul's doctrinal stance on the NET: "...the righteous judgment of God...according to his deeds." (Romans 2:6-10) How does a person come to faith in Christ for salvation? Listen for LIFE!
Whatever Happened to the Truth? Part One
"Whatever Happened to Truth?" (The "Reformed" Sinner: The Rainbow Trout) Romans 2:1-16 In this message, Pastor Pete will present the state of man who thinks his goodness is good enough. Most of mankind believes God judges on the basis of our good works as compared with others. Our goodness is not good enough when compared to God's goodness. We are judged according to truth, we will be judged according to our works (which are never good enough) and we will be judged according to God's impartiality, for there is no partiality with God. This message will give careful definition to the truth of the gospel. Listen for LIFE!
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