Faith Baptist Church

The Problem of Sin - Romans 2

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. Romans 2:1 NIV

The Problem of Sin

“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, ” Romans 1:18 NIV

The Power of The Gospel

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile” Romans 1:16 NIV

The Pattern of This World

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed..."

Grief and Prayer

"Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39

Grief to Glory

“Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying.

As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb…” John 20:11

Grief and the Love of Jesus

“Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 

John 11:35-36

David - Planting Hope in the Soil of Grief

“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.” Psalm 25:16-17 NIV

Job - Grieving in Community

"When Job’s three friends … heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him." Job 2:11 NIV

Jeremiah - Resilient Hope

“I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope."

Lamentations 3:19-21 NIV