Go Deeper

From Grace Chapel Wilsonville’s “Sermon on the Mount” series, Pastor Mike Tatlock looks at venomous relationships vs. vigorous relationships, with Scriptures from: James 4:12, Matthew 7:1–2, Romans 2:1, 1 Corinthians 10:29, Romans 14:10.

In his lecture “Paul and the Faithfulness of God” delivered at the 2014 Fuller Forum, N. T. Wright, New Testament scholar and former bishop of Durham, explored Paul’s message of the Gospel as one of a holistically transformative and utterly new way of living, thinking, and worshiping.

The Late Earl Palmer from shares about grace from University Presbyterian Church of Seattle.

Teaching from Romans chapters 11 and 12, Jen Wilkin expounds on Paul’s call to know and worship God in order to be transformed. We must ask “Who is God?” before we can know our own identity.

We don’t have to look far to see that our world is shifting. As Christians, we can be bold in our faith because Jesus has already been so faithful on our behalf! Following Jesus is hard, but we are strengthened by the gift of God’s word and the power of God’s Spirit. Paul writes this second letter to Timothy from prison, nearing the end of his ministry, reminding Christians that we can be faithful to our calling because we serve a faithful Savior!

From the book of Job, John Piper discusses suffering, something that is inevitable for everyone.

Bryan Halferty from Anchor Church in Tacoma, WA shares as part of their “Becoming Wise” series, this sermon titled “Romance & Wisdom.”

Janet Parshall helps us see the familiar story of Hannah with a fresh perspective as she explores how God used Hannah’s faith and prayers to bless her family and impact a nation. As we study Hannah’s example, we’ll see a woman whose life was God-centered, a woman who learned to trust God completely, and a woman who teaches us what it means to be a true woman of God.

Do you struggle with the attitude and actions of people who claim to be Christ followers but don’t seem to reflect Him? Do you sometimes have difficulty reflecting Christ yourself? Holiness is a lifelong journey. Pastor Derwin unpacks what holiness means and how Christians will be known by their love.