Centered
What do you give the God who has everything?
Romans 11:36
Elements: Worship
Paul Foster Jr is the pastor at Lighthouse Church in Glen Burnie and good friends with Bret Hicks. His teaching is on the elements of faith and worship.
Romans 11:33-36
Glorified!
The consummation of our salvation will happen at the return of Christ, when our bodies will be raised from the grave and transformed to be like Jesus’ body, and all of creation will be renewed. At that point, we and all of the renewed creation will experience the glorious freedom of full redemption and will radiate the glory of God.
Romans 8:18-25
The Glorious Gospel
The Gospel is the glorious news of God’s saving grace, and it shows us how Christ saves us from our sin and is received by faith alone, apart from our works.
Romans 1:16-17; 3:10-24
Adopted By God
God has graciously made us members of His family, with all of the rights, privileges and inheritance of being His child.
Romans 8:15-17
(NOTE: This teaching was given at a combined meeting with BRCC and House of Prayer, a Spanish speaking congregation.)
Called To Citizenship
Christians are called to serve God in their nation and culture, submitting to their leaders, and serving in the government and wider culture with unbelievers to promote the common good, always remembering that their true home is the new heavens and the new earth.
Romans 13:1-7; Jeremiah 29:4-7; Philippians 3:20-21
Ed Lyons – Persecution Project
Ed Lyons of Persecution Project Foundation shares with Bay Ridge Christian Church about the persecution of Christians in Sudan.
Romans 8:18
Our Present Call – Walking Dead To Sin
Christians have been made alive to God but dead to sin in Christ, and are called to live in light of that reality.
Romans 6:11-14
Called, Devoted, Equipped, and Encouraged
As a local church BRCC is called to encourage each member to realize the calling they have been given in Christ, to encourage devotion to Christ and His call upon us, and to equip and encourage believers to fulfill their calling in Christ.
Romans 1:1-17
The Law and the Spirit in Sanctification
Because our sin has short-circuited God’s Law, our progress in sanctification comes from the power and ministry of the Spirit.
Romans 8:1-4
Giving Caesar His Due
Government has been given by God as part of the common kingdom of man to promote justice and maintain order, and Christians are called to pray for and submit to their government whenever possible.
Romans 13: 1-7
A Tale of Two Kingdoms (Part 2)
After the fall, God instituted a distinction between the kingdom of man, the realm of common grace ruled through general revelation, and the kingdom of God, the realm of saving grace ruled through special revelation.
Romans 2:14-15
What Is A Sacrament?
A sacrament is a special symbol given by God to His people that, when received in faith, serves as a sign and seal of His promises to us, functions as a means of grace to strengthen us, and through which we testify of our faith in Him and His promises.
Romans 4:11; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; Romans 6:3-4
Children of the Father
Jesus reveals not only what it means to be the Son of God, but what it means to be a child of the Father.
Romans 8:12-17
Led by the Spirit
The Holy Spirit leads God’s children by revealing God’s will in Scripture, enabling us to understand, giving us a desire to follow, and empowering us to obey.
Romans 8:12-17
What is God’s Will for My Life?
God’s will for my life is not an obscure set of choices that I must divine using various methods, but His revealed plan & commands as found in the Scripture.
Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 5:15-21
The Person of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. He indwells us personally, and this gives us the unique ability to know and experience His presence on a continual basis. Therefore, it is important that we come to know this Person, who is God.
Romans 8:12-27
Who’s Your Master
You cannot continue to sin, because of your unity with Christ, which has brought you a new life no longer under the power of sin.
Romans 6:1-14
The Power of the Glorious Gospel
We should not be ashamed of the Gospel, for it is God’s power to save those who believe.
Romans 1:16-17
Our Redeemer – Christ the Second Adam
As the Second Adam, Christ has worked redemption and is restoring God’s original purposes for mankind.
1 Corinthians 15:20-22, 45-47; Romans 5:14
Our Redemption in Christ (God’s Saving Grace)
Salvation from sin comes by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
Romans 3:9-26
Common Grace – Restraining the Effects of the Fall
Despite the catastrophic effects of the fall, God continues to be gracious and has provided various ways of restraining the effects of the curse so that it does not destroy everything.
Matthew 5:43-45; Romans 2:14-15
Christ – The Last Adam
Christ is the fulfillment of everything Adam was called to be, and He exceeds those expectations, bringing eternal life to His people.
Genesis 2:7; Romans 5:14; 1 Corinthians 15:45
Has Jewish Israel Been Utterly Cast Off?
God is still at work among the physical Jews, and will call many of them to Christ before He returns.
Romans 9:1-5; 11:25-32
Christ and the Land of Israel (Part 2)
In Christ, the church inherits the land promises, which really pointed to heaven, of which the land of Israel was only a type and shadow.
Galatians 3:16, 29; Romans 4:13