Mar 19, 2023
The Glorious Goal of the Gospel
Series: Romans
The Gospel, God’s Good News, touches and impacts every part of the Christian faith. It is the one tool God uses to fix everything – a kind of spiritual multi-tool. God uses it to do a variety of things, as Paul shows us in his closing verses of Romans: 1) God uses the Gospel to establish His people; 2) God uses the Gospel to Proclaim His Son; 3) God uses the Gospel to reveal His mystery; and 4) God uses the Gospel to display His glory.
Give glory to God who saves us according to His Good News.
Romans 16:24-27
Mar. 19, 2023
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- Mar 19, 2023The Glorious Goal of the Gospel
Mar 19, 2023The Glorious Goal of the GospelSeries: RomansThe Gospel, God’s Good News, touches and impacts every part of the Christian faith. It is the one tool God uses to fix everything – a kind of spiritual multi-tool. God uses it to do a variety of things, as Paul shows us in his closing verses of Romans: 1) God uses the Gospel to establish His people; 2) God uses the Gospel to Proclaim His Son; 3) God uses the Gospel to reveal His mystery; and 4) God uses the Gospel to display His glory.Give glory to God who saves us according to His Good News.Romans 16:24-27Mar. 19, 2023To watch the video of this message, click here.
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- Mar 5, 2023Don’t Go to Church, Be the Church
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- Feb 19, 2023Planning to Participate
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