Our youth ministry pastors and staff from nursery through high school will share their vision for each of their ministries and provide practical ways parents can partner with each age level at home. There will be an opportunity to submit questions.

God's People: Saints and Servants Saved by the Gospel (Romans 16) Learn from Paul’s greetings in Romans 16 on how to serve one another in love for the sake of the gospel. 1. A Servant-Hearted Sister 2. Saints to Greet 3. Deceivers to Avoid 4. A Few More Greetings from a Few More Good Men a brief recap before Paul’s benediction…. 5. To God Be All the Glory!

Romans 15 calls us as believers to live out Christ’s example of love, living in harmony with each other, to support the spread of the gospel and glorify God. God equips us with hope and endurance through the Scriptures and by Christ’s example, to glorify God together. 

God's Righteousness Lived Out: Honoring Convictions While Extending Grace In Romans 14, Paul provides categories and principles to foster unity among brothers with different consciences. He outlines that we believers, proceeding from faith, welcome and honor one another, put off passing judgment on one another in matters of conscience--because we live and die to the Lord--and instead, we pursue peace with each other, building up one another and God’s kingdom of righteousness, PEACE, and joy! Whether we forsake or partake [fill in the blank!] because of our conscience, we are always to love.

Responding to God’s Self-Revelation: Worshiping Through the Seasons of Life God reveals Himself to humanity so that we would rightly respond to Him in worship. Romans 12:1 expresses Paul's heart that all of life should be seen as worship. We naturally ask, so what does it look like to 'treasure Christ in all of life?' Practical help for growing as worshipers in the ordinariness of daily life.

Explore with Paul how love fulfills the Law as we live transformed lives by the power of the Spirit.

In Romans 12:9-21, we saw how God’s righteousness is lived out in our everyday lives as we interact with a wide range of “one anothers.” As we behold the perfect example of genuine love in Jesus, we become more like Him.

Can we really give our kids a vision for global missions when our daily lives feel so…local? Giving a vision for global missions starts by beholding the glory of the Lord and embracing the spirit of Jesus. But it doesn’t stop there. Missions is where awe becomes action. It’s taking what we’ve seen and letting it shape how we live—becoming the voice, hands, and feet of Jesus to the nations in front of and with your kids. Join Kristin Dearth for a conversation about easy, inspiring ways to raise globally-minded kids who love Jesus deeply and follow him boldly—beginning right in your own home.

A genuine, transformed Christian life is an overflow of God's mercy. It is a life spent in loving, serving, and using your God-given gifts within the community of faith, all for the glory of Christ. This is a profound process rooted in God's mercy and centered on Christ. It is not merely a set of rules but a new way of living that reflects a change in heart and purpose. God’s mercy is the deep, solid foundation that will hold us fast through every storm of life and as our lives are anchored in God’s mercies, they will demonstrate the transforming mercy of God in action…. God’s righteousness is displayed in our transformation.

God's Righteousness in Future Restoration | Romans 11 | Kïrsten Christianson Here in chapter 11, Paul proves God’s righteous plan for future restoration with an argument that shows the intricacy, reveals at least some of the mystery, and underscores God’s sovereignty in his election plan for his people. Paul’s intention in writing this passage was to show us that God is righteous in all things--including in his plan of salvation for the Gentiles and the Jews--and that we can and should completely trust him to accomplish his perfect will for each and every one of us.

Mary was completely paralyzed with polio at 15 months of age, not expected to live, and endured 18 years of surgeries, but God had a plan! The LORD is our redeemer of the past, present, and future as he uses the weak to confound the wise for his glory!

Mary was completely paralyzed with polio at 15 months of age, not expected to live, and endured 18 years of surgeries, but God had a plan! The LORD is our redeemer of the past, present, and future as he uses the weak to confound the wise for his glory!

God's Righteousness Rejected at Present: The Reason, the Remedy, and the Result As Paul continues to defend God’s righteousness in election, in Romans 9:30-10:21 he zeroes in on the human responsibility to respond to God's offer of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Believing in Jesus and confessing him as Lord are essential for salvation. We have a present responsibility to respond to God's offer of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. While God's election is sovereign, He also calls people to put their faith in Christ for salvation. We also see the importance of praying (10:1) and sharing the gospel: “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17).

In Romans 9 we see God’s unconditional election clearly revealed in the Bible, and we are stirred to humility, worship, gratitude, and hope as we reflect on our own salvation and prayerfully seek the salvation of others.

Paul’s anguish over unbelieving Israel was made more painful when he thought of all the unique privileges and blessings that they possessed. The question hanging in the air is “Has God’s word failed? Can we trust God?” In Romans 9:1-13, Paul launches into the basis of election: an explanation of the doctrines of unconditional election and divine sovereignty over human willing. Paul argues for God’s faithfulness in His sovereign election of Israel. He aims to vindicate God’s righteousness.  God’s word has NOT failed! Our faithful God has kept, is keeping and WILL keep his promises!

To kick off a new season of MOMS, Pam Larson unpacked our theme for the year: Behold and Become. 

At some point, every Bible reader needs to wrestle with the problem of Israel's unbelief. If God failed to deliver on the big, saving promises he made to his people Israel, who's to say he'll be faithful to the big, saving promises he's made to us? Paul wrestles with this question after writing his most famous promise-filled chapter of all. And his answer is at once surprising and precisely what we should have expected all along. Surprising faithfulness: what else would we expect from a God like ours!

No Separation: God’s Everlasting, Amazing Love in Christ Our assurance: God is FOR us not against us! NO CONDEMNATION! More assurance: God’s love is FOR us forever! NO SEPARATION! God’s forever love is FOR us because of what Jesus has done for us.

We can rest assured! God’s plans work for good as he conforms us to the image of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. Live in the Spirit! The Spirit will help us! We have such great assurance in God’s plans & purposes! Pray! We have assurance that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit are working through our prayers. Be Conformed to Christ! Embrace God’s plans for our past, present & future.  

There is GLORY to be revealed! As Christians, we do suffer, but not without HOPE of a far greater, future glory. That sure hope of a glorious future strengthens us to patiently persevere through the trials we are faced with now.