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The Apostle Paul urges us to allow God’s Spirit to change us by changing how we think about ourselves. How does this work, and what happens next? For what purpose does God make us into new people?

“After Transformation” by Pastor Ryan Emmons

Pastor Ryan began his sermon with this quote from New Testament scholar Douglas Moo:

Romans has the reputation – well deserved – of being one of the most theological books in the Bible. Unfortunately, this reputation has led many Christians and even some commentators to wonder why Paul bothers with all the practical stuff at the end of the letter. He has finished the theology section at the end of chapter 11. Why say any more? Such an attitude betrays a basic misunderstanding of theology and its significance. All theology is practical, and all practice, if it is truly Christian, is theological. Paul’s gospel is deeply theological, but it is also eminently practical. The good news of Jesus Christ is intended to transform a person’s life. Until individual Christians own and live out the theology, the gospel has not accomplished its purpose.

Romans 12:1-8 (NLT) ; 羅 馬 書 12:1-8 (CUVS)

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Quote from: Douglas J. Moo, Romans: From Biblical Text to Contemporary Life (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2014), 393.

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Are we good and “Christian” on the outside only, or also in the inside? Pastor Ryan shares what Jesus said about this, and offers a few things we can do to check the status of our hearts.

“Lipstick on a Pig” by Pastor Ryan Emmons

Psalm 67 (NLT) ; 詩 篇 67 (CUVS)
Matthew 15:10-20 (NLT) ; 馬 太 福 音 15:10-20 (CUVS)

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Lipstick Image by Królestwo_Nauki from Pixabay

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Sometimes, life does not feel fair. Pastor Ryan pulls out lessons from the story of Elijah to help us respond well when we feel hard done by as Christians. How do we approach God in these circumstances?

“When It’s Not Fair”, by Pastor Ryan Emmons

Psalm 85:8-13 (NLT) ; 詩 篇 85:8-13 (CUVS)
1 Kings 19:9-18 (NLT) ; 列 王 紀 上 19:9-18 (CUVS)

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two birds sitting on a rope. One appears to be scolding the other.

People in Jesus’ time had lots of different ideas about him. So do we. The question for us is, which of our ideas about Jesus (and God) are consistent with what the Bible says about Him?

“Conflicting Expectations” by Pastor Ryan Emmons

Psalm 145:8-14 (NLT) ; 詩 篇 145:8-14 (CUVS)
Matthew 11:16-19 (NLT) ; 馬 太 福 音 11:16-19 (CUVS)

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God loves us. He loves us so much that he mounted a huge Search & Rescue operation to save us from the darkness of this world. Guest pastor Ryan Tuck elaborates on this mission in the context of Jesus’ parables about three lost things: a sheep, a coin, and a son.

“Search & Rescue” by Pastor Ryan Tuck

Psalm 103:8-13 (NLT) ; 詩 篇 103:8-13 (CUVS)
Luke 15 (NLT) ; 路 加 福 音 15 (CUVS)

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“Have Mercy on Me!” Blind Bartimaeus called out to Jesus from the side of the road. Jesus answered, and Bartimaeus leapt up and followed. Pastor Barry Bruce encourages us to imitate Bartimaeus from wherever we are on our road of life.

“From this Day Forward, Follow Jesus,” by Pastor Barry Bruce

Lamentations 3:19-32 (NLT) ; 耶 利 米 哀 歌 3:19-32 (CUVS)
Mark 10:46-52 (NLT) ; 馬 可 福 音 10:46-52 (CUVS)

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God gives each of us exactly the same blessing of forgiveness and new life in Jesus. How does He judge us according to our deeds after that? According to how we treat one another, primarily within “the family” of others who have received the same blessing. 

“Fairly Judged” by Pastor Ryan Emmons

Deuteronomy 28:9-10 (NLT) ; 申 命 記 28:9-10 (CUVS)
1 Peter 1:17-23 (NLT) ; 彼 得 前 書 1:17-23 (CUVS)

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Fishing for people? What does that mean, exactly? It can’t mean tricking them into salvation the way a lure tricks a fish onto the hook. Pastor Ryan answers this question in this sermon.

“Fishing for People” by Pastor Ryan Emmons

Daniel 12:1-4 (NLT) ; 歌 林 多 後 書 4:3-6 (CUVS)
Matthew 4:18-22 (NLT) ; 馬 太 福 音 4:18-22 (CUVS)

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