Pastor John Lovell

Explore how personal convictions shape community among believers, particularly regarding dietary choices. The discussion emphasizes the importance of unity and respect, encouraging listeners to prioritize love over judgment. Delve into the delicate balance between truth and grace, illustrated by Jesus, as well as the need to navigate freedom responsibly in faith. Finally, discover the transformative power of love in relationships, promoting forgiveness and uplifting dialogue amidst disagreements.

Believers in Jesus Christ would wholeheartedly agree that the laws of the Old Testament were oppressive and unattainable, so the life-altering advice offered in Romans this week provides the life and freedom we all desire. God's great love for His children is witnessed in the life of Jesus Christ and all of His commandments can be summarized into one eternal directive: Love One Another. It was love that held Jesus on that cross, love that lifted Him from death, and that love radically changes the Christians' lives. Pastor John offers a wake-up call to the church, reminding us of the battle for precious souls raging all around us. Will you have the courage to put on the Armor of Light to bring souls to Jesus? Or do you hold tightly to your Armor of Darkness and only please yourself? Strive to love and to live freely with the holy expectation of Christ's return. Thanks for listening!Visit our website for more info:https://www.gracecityrome.com/

One key moment in time changed the whole trajectory for all of mankind on earth. While the enemy believed that the final blow was struck at the death of Jesus on the cross, Jesus was accomplishing His mission by holding all the sins of the world between His nail-scarred hands. Cover to cover, the Bible reveals the majestic story of Jesus Christ, and all of history revolves around a singular moment in time of His birth, while finding eternal life in His death. Listen as Pastor John discloses the glory of God through the life and death of Jesus, His Son, who profoundly shaped the course of human history, influencing billions of people and shaping civilizations for over two millennia. Grounded in theological and historical perspectives, the resurrection of Jesus Christ brings hope to a lost and dying world. HE IS RISEN!Thanks for listening!Visit our website for more info:https://www.gracecityrome.com/

Government officials are tasked with upholding justice, punishing evil, and promoting societal good, and since their authority is derived from God, it implies a divine purpose in their role. Submission to this worldly authority is both practical and moral, as long as it aligns with God's divine will. When challenged with the burdensome weight of an unrighteous government authority, believers are called to stand against this fallen entity, yet commissioned by God's commands to continue to spread the gospel, even behind enemy lines. Listen this week as Pastor John clears up that hazy line between civil obedience and civil disobedience, urging believers to live peaceably amidst Non-Christian governance. He encourages us to balance our Christian, God-given freedoms with our civic duties and responsibilities. We are ONE NATION UNDER GOD - and we will boldly declare the excellency of His Holy Counsel.Thanks for listening!Visit our website for more info:https://www.gracecityrome.com/

The discussion begins with the challenge of responding to persecution through love instead of seeking revenge. Acknowledging the danger of a vendetta mindset, the speakers highlight divine justice, emphasizing trust in God's sovereignty. Inspiring stories, like that of the Elliott family and Louis Zamperini, illustrate the powerful transformation brought by forgiveness. Listeners are encouraged to embrace grace and unity, demonstrating love even amidst conflict, and to remember that true justice ultimately belongs to the Lord.

In the Apostle Paul's letter to the Romans, he offers some practical exhortations for a fulfilling Christian life. He encourages us through God's Word to become the right kind of radical Christian, by passionately loving people and inviting others into our homes and our lives. Listen as Pastor John encourages us to allow the Holy Spirit to summon our true passion for Jesus and to display a spiritual fervor in our lives. The journey of Christianity will include the trials and the struggles, yet in Christ Jesus, we have the power to allow the storms to become part of our testimony, encouraging others to the path of righteousness through our Lord and Savior. Christians can live joyfully in the zealous hope of Jesus!Thanks for listening!Visit our website for more info:https://www.gracecityrome.com/

True love rejoices in what is morally good and the scriptures are loaded with the biblical standards of this love. While Hollywood and the secular culture distort real love with their worship of feelings and self-gratification, God reminds us that the very vehicle He used for salvation was His Love for us, His own son Jesus. In Romans, the Apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of sincere love and unity among other believers. Listen this week as Pastor John implores us to consider allowing the genuine author of love to set the moral standard for us and to guide our actions in love toward our brothers and sisters in Christ.Thanks for listening!Visit our website for more info:https://www.gracecityrome.com/

How has God gifted you and why did He choose you for these unique gifts? The church is THE PLAN of God for a lost and dying world, and the spiritual gifts that you bring to the table are imperative in the growth of the body of Christ. Listen this week as Pastor John throws a curveball into the worldview of special gifts that we may possess. In Paul's letters to the Romans we learn that your God-given gifts are for other people, not necessarily just for us. Full spiritual development requires being a member of a church body, where each of our unique gifts will bless the kingdom of God.Thanks for listening!Visit our website for more info:https://www.gracecityrome.com/

Spiritual growth for Christian believers can be dangerously sabotaged by gnosticism, an infusion of ancient ideas and religions that help create a delusional dualistic worldview. The true Word of God openly challenges today's worldly standards and its wildly out-of-touch culture, whose default position is clearly viewed as hostility toward God. The Apostle Paul provides his Roman audience some practical methods for walking out the previous deep theological passages by transforming and renewing their minds and by not conforming to a lost and broken world. Listen now as Pastor John challenges us to live radically counter-culture and to respond in grateful obedience to God by becoming living sacrifices for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Thanks for listening!Visit our website for more info:https://www.gracecityrome.com/

How does our sovereign, all-powerful God handle the Jewish nation of Israel's rejection of Jesus Christ? He allows their stumbling, sinful decisions to extend the gift of salvation to the Gentiles, fulfilling a biblical plan to provoke them to jealousy, so that some Jews may ultimately be saved. The Apostle Paul in Romans 11 reveals the mystery of this divine plan that emphasizes God's faithfulness to His chosen people, as He preserves a remnant of Israel by grace. Listen this week as Pastor John shows us the depths of God's mercy, encouraging us to live by the truth of the Gospel. All things that exist and happen in creation are FROM Him, THROUGH Him, and TO Him, which in turn, serve to bring glory to our sovereign God. Thanks for listening!Visit our website for more info:https://www.gracecityrome.com/