Traders Point Christian Church (Audio)

An invitation to follow Jesus is an invitation to war with our personal sin. God tells us in Romans 6 is that being made right in His sight frees us from the power of sin, but it doesn’t mean that we will never be tempted to sin. The process of being made holy is a battle we will fight until the day we go to be with Jesus for eternity, but it’s one we don’t fight alone. Through the power of the Holy Spirit in us, we now have the choice to say “yes” to God and “no” to sin.Aaron Brockett • Recalibrate • Romans 5:20 - 6:23

Pain and trials are inevitable in this life, but the gospel message transforms the way we look at suffering. Jesus came to earth to make the ultimate sacrifice for us. He was familiar with sorrows and acquainted with grief, yet He never sinned. Because of His sacrifice, we can face our trials from a place of peace and joy, looking forward to the day when we will share God’s glory.Aaron Brockett • Recalibrate • Romans 5:1-19

The message of the Bible is that we are saved by faith. We don’t earn a right standing with God because of how hard we work. Righteousness is counted to us because of our faith in God who forgives sinners. Nothing is too hard for Him. This gives us a hope that is greater than how we feel or things appear – a hope that anchors our identity, security, and assurance. We’re welcomed into the family of God, not by what we’ve done but by what Jesus did on our behalf.Ryan Bramlett • Recalibrate • Romans 4

As followers of Jesus, the lens by which we see the world is increasingly at sharp odds with those of our culture. As a result, we are under constant pressure to assimilate and follow the crowd. Each one of us will one day stand before the judgment seat of God. He justifies us freely by His grace, meaning He declares us righteous through the finished work of Jesus. When we put our trust in Him, everything that was ours becomes His (our sin) and everything that was His becomes ours (His righteousness).
Aaron Brockett • Recalibrate • Romans 2:17-29, Romans 3:9-26 Religion vs The Gospel Resource

Our modern western culture doesn’t call us to bow down to a gold idol, but it does call us to bow to an ideology. God designed the world to be without pain, disease, war, and hurt, but whatever God creates, Satan counterfeits. The good news is Jesus defeated him on the cross, and He wants to change each of us, beginning with our hearts. God isn’t looking for external conformity to a religion or set of beliefs, but an inward transformation of the heart.
Aaron Brockett • Recalibrate • Romans 1:18-32, Romans 2:1-4

There's a difference between magnetic north and true north, and if we follow the ever-changing magnetic pull of culture, we'll never end up at true north. Romans is a book of the Bible that takes aim at casual Christianity and divisive Christianity, calling us back to Jesus in every area of our lives. Jesus loved us at our worst. He rescued us, redeemed us, and made us right with God. When we put Him front and center in our lives, it changes everything.
Aaron Brockett • Recalibrate • Romans 1

Our world is suffering from spiritual and emotional dehydration. Everything that has transpired around the world over the past year-and-a-half is contributing to a thirst that we can't satisfy with created things, despite our attempts to do so. Our culture offers things that only dehydrate us more. But Jesus came to be our living water! In Him we can be deeply known, deeply loved, and completely accepted.
Aaron Brockett • Dry Fountains • John 4

At some point in our lives nearly all of us land in a spot that causes us to say, “It wasn’t supposed to be like this.” Following Jesus will sometimes be a path of pain, but it’s never without purpose. In the story of the Red Sea, God delivers His people in miraculous fashion. We serve that same God today! A God who fights for His people, who delivers them from sin and enemies, and who makes a way for them to be with Him. He deserves our awe, our worship, and all the glory.
Ryan Bramlett • Our Next Guest • Exodus 13, 14

We tend to relegate the resurrection to one Sunday every year. But the reality is the resurrection wasn’t supposed to be an annual event that we acknowledge, but a moment in time that affects how we live in every moment in time. Whatever our circumstances, we can follow the example of the three women who encountered Jesus’ empty tomb: keep moving, look up, and respond to Jesus.
Kenny Hart • Our Next Guest • Mark 16:1-8

We all have different lenses we see the world through, but no one has ever seen like Jesus. Jesus looked through the eyes of love, and according to God’s Word, love is 3-D. Love is a decision, love is a demonstration, and love is always the difference. We’re called to see what Jesus would see if He were looking through our eyes and respond with a heart of compassion.
Mike Breaux • Our Next Guest • Ephesians 3:17-19