by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 6, 2023 | Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Cor 1:18) What is the message of the cross? Why is it foolishness to those who are perishing? Why is it the power of God to those who are...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 10, 2023 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
LESSON 10 ROMANS 14:1-15:13 Our relationship to the weak: welcoming and not despising, judging or offending them 14:1-15:13 The positive principle (1). The negative consequences (14:2-15:13). It is particularly impressive to see how the apostle buttresses his ethical...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 27, 2023 | Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, Witness
To me Ed Sproat will always be the incarnation of James Arness, Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke and other movies. At six feet seven he stood tall, stood his ground, and was unafraid in the face of opposition and disagreements. On the Governing Board of the Chapel he...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 10, 2023 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness
LESSON 6 PEACE WITH GOD ROMANS 5:1-6:23 He sums up his argument of the first four chapters: “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith:” Six assertions. The results of justification (5:1-11) We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (1)....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 26, 2023 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Witness
LESSON 4 MISPLACED CONFIDENCE ROMANS 2:17-3:8 2:17-24 Religion cannot save you. You cannot rely on your church background and religious teaching. What Paul applies to Jews can also apply to church members, or those raised in a Christian culture. As the law and...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 12, 2023 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
LESSON 2 DEPRAVED SOCIETY ROMANS 1:18-32 Nothing keeps people away from Christ more than their inability to see their need of him or their unwillingness to admit it. “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but...
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