Stonepoint Church Audio Podcast

The Apostle Paul gives the church a practical description of the qualities that should mark true believers' lives in a world that desperately needs to see them. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

As Paul writes to the church of Rome, he indicates the importance of not becoming quarrelsome or proud about particular spiritual gifts given by God. Paul wrote a parallel passage to the church of Corinth to emphasize similar areas of concern and how to use spiritual gifts for the common good. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

Favoritism is Forbidden Brandon Bachtel | Identity

As a result of all that Paul had written earlier to the Church in Rome, he encourages them to be set apart and consecrated in Holiness to God as a living sacrifice. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

Who is God? In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. - John 1:1 Brandon Bachtel | Identity Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

God's ways are inscrutable, lofty, and impossible to understand without the aid of His Holy Spirit. As we grow in our understanding of His plan for Israel, the gentiles, and our lives, we recognize that salvation is from Him, through Him, and for His glory and our good. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

Israel was a part of God's divine plan to bless the nations. Despite Israel's rejection of Christ as a whole (though a remnant remained), Paul reminded gentiles that the root of Israel was good and that gentiles were recipients of God's kindness in order to provoke Israel to jealousy and a returning to the root offered through Christ. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

Despite Israel's disobedience, Paul uses Elijah and his experience with Ahab & Jezebel (1 Kings 18 & 19) to remind the church in Rome that God had kept for Himself a remnant of faithful believers as vessels for His service in Elijah's day and He would continue to do the same until His return. If you ever feel afraid, alone, or like you're the only one who cares, remember there are other faithful followers who can identify. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

Everyone in history agrees that Jesus of Nazareth was scourged and crucified by Rome. But, did Jesus really die? Was he able to survive? Was his body stolen? Did others make up the event or have hallucinations? Discover for yourself what happened through early eye witness accounts around the resurrection! Brandon Bachtel | Easter Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

Jesus was resolute in going to Jerusalem to fulfill His purpose as a sacrifice for sins. As he descended upon the City of Peace, He did not come as a normal King, but as one who reflected humility, gentleness, peace, and a servant nature. Many did not recognize His purpose and missed out on a relationship with the Savior of the World because they desired a different type of Messiah. Brandon Bachtel | Palm Sunday Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

For centuries, God made Himself known to Israel and the Jews. He was not silent and use a variety of means to reveal Himself to His elect. However, due to their hardness of heart, rebellion, and deaf ears, God raised up a new people to fulfill His purposes throughout the earth. Today, God is using His bride, the church to fulfill His purposes and to reveal the "good news" to all the nations of the earth. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

The law was never meant to bring about righteousness, but despair. Paul’s message is simple. Our righteousness is based on faith in Christ, not on the law. All we have to do is accept what Christ has done on our behalf. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

God's purpose for Israel was to be blessed by him so that they would be a blessing to the world. Through their rejection of Him and His Son, God has chosen the Gentiles to now be blessed and carry on his original purpose for the nation of Israel. Cody King | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

In this message, Paul makes clear to the Church of Rome that no one is grafted into the Kingdom of God simply by family or national privilege, including the Jews. Paul also shows how God can use people, nations, and circumstances to accomplish His purposes throughout the World, even when we don’t understand or comprehend all that God is doing. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

Paul reminds Christ followers of the incredible benefit of knowing Christ and the assurance of God's promises kept in Christ. Not only is God for us, but we also discover that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

The Spirit is our helper and guide. When we are weak, struggle to know how to pray, and have difficulty seeing how God is working around us, we can take great comfort in the fact that the Spirit of God intercedes for us in ways we can't comprehend and is working on our behalf. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

Since the fall of man, humanity and creation have longed to be restored and reconciled to the Creator. In this message, Paul explains how an heir of Christ should long for complete and total  restoration made possible in the last days. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

In this passage, Paul indicates that followers of Jesus will reflect the character of God in our actions because the Spirit of God bears witness that we are His children and that Christ is our brother. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

There are many things that do not seem to mix in life. For instance, oil & water or toothpaste and orange juice just don't go together. In this message, Paul makes it clear to the church in Rome that life in the flesh is contrary to life in the Spirit. One leads to death and one leads to life and peace. One leads to opposition with God, while the other leads to fellowship with God. Take a few moments and learn what it means to live life in the Spirit. Brandon Bachtel | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com

There is a thought that people often have along the lines of “if I knew then what I know now, what would I have done different?” The better question is, “what am I going to do now with what I now know?” Paul introduces a truth to the Romans that has never before been given. Regardless of our wretchedness there is a truth in Christ Jesus that should propel us forward to what now exists for us rather than looking backward to what we cannot change. Cody King | Romans Visit our website! http://stonepointchurch.com