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Will You Choosee Rage or Reconciliation? MATTHEW 5:21-26

2026-03-26--:--

The main point of this passage comes in a question I want to ask you today: Will your heart choose rage or reconciliation? In this sermon, Dr. Sean Cole explores THREE truths that emerge from this text. First, what is murder according to God’s...

ROMANS 12:9-21: Marks of A Christian

2026-03-2101:08:37

In Romans 12:9-21, Paul gives us a great list of very practical ways we live out our faith. This is sanctification in action. And it starts with love. Never lose sight of what God has done for you in the gospel. Let that grace and your identity in...

ROMANS 12:3-8: Spiritual Gifts

2026-03-20--:--

In Romans 12:3-8, Paul lists spiritual gifts. In this teaching, Dr. Sean Cole goes in-depth and explains the purpose of spiritual gifts. He describes each of the...

SALT and LIGHT: MATTHEW 5:13-16

2026-03-12--:--

Matthew 5:13-16 concludes the Beatitudes before Jesus transitions into the Sermon on the Mount, which is how we live out our identity as believers in the Kingdom. Jesus begins with our identity in the Beatitudes before He tells us how to obey or live...

When Dying is Gain: MATTHEW 5:10-12

2026-03-11--:--

Dr. Sean Cole preaches the final Beatitude, and it is shocking. It is so countercultural. So counter-intuitive. So backwards and upside down. This final Beatitude really tells us what the result will be when we actively live out the other Beatitudes...

ROMANS 12:1-2: Living Sacrifice

2026-02-2657:20

Romans 1-11 teaches what God has done for us in the gospel and focuses totally on our identity in Christ. Paul spent a lot of time on justification by faith and what God the Father has done to save us. He focuses on our election and God’s grace and...

ROMANS 11

2026-02-25--:--

If Romans Chapter 9 focused on God’s sovereignty in salvation, Chapter 10 focused on human responsibility—the Jews were stubborn and refused to call on the name of Jesus to be saved. Here’s the question Chapter 11 answers: Is this a permanent...

Do You Want a Deeper Fellowship With Christ? Matthew 5:8

2026-02-22--:--

Dr. Sean Cole continues through the Beatitudes. Here is the main point or big idea of this Beatitude: A heart purified BY Christ leads to deeper fellowship WITH Christ. This sermon asks three questions of this passage of Scripture. First of all...

ROMANS 10: Call Upon the Name of the Lord

2026-02-22--:--

Dr. Sean Cole continues the study of Romans. In Chapter 10, we find out that human responsibility is behind why the Jews are not saved—it was their own fault due to their stubborn disobedience. There are two simultaneous truths taught in the Bible...

ROMANS 9: Predestination and Reprobation

2026-02-1101:25:56