In writing to the church in Rome, Paul says he “longs to be with them.” In this context, he describes several reasons why he wants to be with them, reasons that provide several lessons which are still valid for us on Palm Sunday, 2021.
Studying God’s Word is good. Sometimes our studies will take us to passages which people say are no longer relevant for today which leads to rejection of some of God’s word. Romans is full of these types of passages. To help prepare for this tension, today we are going to establish our basis for discovering […]
Converge Heartlands Executive Pastor shares about tribalism in the church
Mr. Rogers in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood always told who he was speaking to and the purpose of his show: “Won’t you be my neighbor?” His purpose always led into the lessons of his iconic tv show. The Apostle Paul does the same thing in the book of Romans. Today we are going to learn why […]
Looking at the Parable of the good Samaritan in Luke 10
Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ rule #39 – “There is no such thing as coincidences.” Today we are beginning a new series on the book of Romans; arguably the most complete letter on church doctrine in the Bible. Today’s message will be a “bird’s-eye view” of this book and why the timing of this doctrinal masterpiece was […]
Many of us like the idea of investing. We like to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, livestock, guns and/or bacon; whatever we think will be worth something in the future. The Bible is not silent on this topic. God tells us what we can do today with our money that will pay […]
Churches don’t like talking about money. Pastors are scared to preach on it and the congregation is mad when he does. In fact, it’s easier to preach about heaven and hell than money. But money, and what we do with it, is important to God and it should be important to us. Today we are […]