We're back in Romans Season 2! In Romans 8, Paul begins to expound upon the concept of the Holy Spirit and its role in salvation. How does the Holy Spirit change the way we relate to God? What does the Holy Spirit produce in our lives? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the first section of Romans 8 to explain what it means for followers of Jesus to be Spirit-filled sons of God.
We're back in Romans Season 2! In Romans 8, Paul begins to expound upon the concept of the Holy Spirit and its role in salvation. How does the Holy Spirit change the way we relate to God? What does the Holy Spirit produce in our lives? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the first section of Romans 8 to explain what it means for followers of Jesus to be Spirit-filled sons of God.
Where can we find the good life? Money? Security? Fitness? Family? How do we discover that which can provide us with an eternal sense of satisfaction? In this sermon from the Promise Kept series, Pastor Adam explores Revelation to show that the good life is positioned between God's promises, amidst His presence.
In this sermon series Promise Kept, we've been examining promises given by God found in Old Testament prophecies and exploring the ways in which God has fulfilled those promises through Jesus! Today, Pastor Donny digs into Zechariah to show that God is building his Holy Temple through Jesus, and we, as followers of Jesus, represent the stones of this temple.
How do we reckon with God's call to perfect holiness? As humans, we know we're imperfect. We know we don't measure up to God's perfect standard, so sometimes we may try to cover up our imperfections like Adam and Eve or ignore the sins that are endemic to our lives. In this sermon from the Promise Kept series, Pastor Adam explores Isaiah 4 to warn us against mistaking "pretty" for "pure" and to urge to tap into God's cleansing power for our souls.
In the book of Jeremiah, God promises that a Righteous One will arise to create a people of righteousness who will spread God's presence throughout the world. As the people of our world search for meaning and satisfaction, who will share God's redeeming and fulfilling presence with our neighbors? In this first sermon of the Promise Kept series, Pastor Adam explains how we, God's people, are the promised priests who fill the world with the presence of God.
In a city as academic as Boston, it's easy to think about discipleship in terms of classes or theological and theoretical exercises. However, discipleship in the mold of Jesus is a deeply experiential and practical endeavor. Given that practicing discipleship is important in following Jesus, how is it that Christians should approach generosity? In this sermon on Big Give Sunday, Pastor Adam explores Micah 6 to show that the practice of giving generously allows us to practice apprenticeship of Je...
In chapter seven of Romans, Paul gets honest about his own experience with sanctification. He wants his fellow disciples to understand why sanctification can be frustrating and slow-going at times, but also how to face it with God's grace. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explains how Paul's own thinking about sanctification can help us walk the road of obedience to Jesus.
What's obedience all about? Is obeying God all about avoiding hell, or could obedience be about something greater? In this sermon, campus minister David Fulton explores Romans 6 to show how obedience is about a lot more than rules. After all, obedience leads to life.
God made us to have dominion over all created things, but we lost our right to rule when the first humans submitted their God-given authorities to Satan. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans chapters 5 and 6 to illustrate how exactly Jesus's sacrifice restores to us the right to reign.
We normally think of hope as a positive expectations. But what does hope look like when positive expectations are hard to cultivate? Does the gospel provide us with a more durable hope? In this first episode of Romans Season 2, Pastor Adam shows from Romans chapter 5 that the gospel teaches us exactly how to hope.
Each of our elders shared testimonies of God's faithfulness in their lives. In this sermon, Pastor Ron Echols shares his personal experience of what God's faithfulness looks like in action.
Each of our elders shared testimonies of God's faithfulness in their lives. In this sermon, Pastor Joseph Maxwell shares his personal experience of what God's faithfulness looks like in action.
Each of our elders shared testimonies of God's faithfulness in their lives. In this sermon, Pastor Tendai Musikavanhu shares his personal experience of what God's faithfulness looks like in action.
Sometimes, our hard work turns out to not be enough to achieve a desired outcome, and this is never more true than in the story of our salvation. Our salvation is built on trust in God's promises, not in the power of our own works. In this sermon, Pastor Donny explores Romans 4 to uncover what it looks like to have faith to receive the promises of God.
How do we enter into the God's family to become one of His children? Did God change the requirements for salvation between the Old and New Testaments? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 4 to illuminate Paul's claim that we find ourselves (and have always found ourselves) in the family of God by faith.
How do we enter into the God's family to become one of His children? Did God change the requirements for salvation between the Old and New Testaments? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 4 to illuminate Paul's claim that we find ourselves (and have always found ourselves) in the family of God by faith.
In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the last half of Romans 3 to unpack how exactly God's grace, shown through Jesus, reconciles us to God and reveals Him to be trustworthy.
In our lives, we love stories that remind us of hope and grace and kindness. And yet, there's a real possibility that we embrace these stories because they distract us from the turmoil of sin that we create ourselves. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 3 to illustrate that sin is far more dangerous than we ever imagined, and in the face of our sin, God is far more faithful than we ever expected.
In our lives, we love stories that remind us of hope and grace and kindness. And yet, there's a real possibility that we embrace these stories because they distract us from the turmoil of sin that we create ourselves. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores Romans 3 to illustrate that sin is far more dangerous than we ever imagined, and in the face of our sin, God is far more faithful than we ever expected.
We love to love our tribes. Families, friends, races, religions, Republicans, Democrats, rich, poor - we tend, as humans, to embrace those things which distinguish us from other groups. Our problem arises when we set ourselves as judges above other groups, because God is the only one in the universe just enough to judge between the groups of the world. How can we abandon our desires to judge those around us? In this passage, Pastor Adam unpacks our false group identities and shows from Romans 2 ...
When you love someone, but you're watching them hurtle towards self-destruction, you might find yourself filled with anger about the situation. This is something of the substance of the wrath of God. In this sermon on the second half of Romans 1, Pastor Adam tackles the topic of God's wrath and challenges us to respond with repentant obedience at the idea of God's wrath.
For Christians, Romans is the single most important letter ever written. It bears some of the most thorough theological explorations of the Gospel and its implications for followers of Jesus. In the opening of his letter, Paul details the power of the Gospel for all those who believe. What is the power of the Gospel, and what can it do for followers of Jesus? In this sermon, Pastor Adam opens Romans 1 to explore the life-changing implications of believing in and obeying Jesus.
Why does Aletheia Church exist? What do we dream that God would do in our city and all across New England? And how can we live out this vision for the glory of God and the good of all people? In this sermon, Pastor Adam describes the vision given for Aletheia Church, and shows from the scriptures that the vision for which Christ gave his life must become the vision for which we live ours.
Power, success, and worldly satisfaction are ever-present as temptations for those who belong to God, and the Book of Daniel shows things have been that way for a long time. Daniel and his friends were tempted to stray away from their identities as God's own. How did they endure? In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the book of Daniel to show how God can equip us to live out our identities in Christ, even in the midst of Babylon.
"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go now" is a saying from the Southern United States that speaks deeply to our current spiritual condition. Everyone wants a perfect world, but very few people are willing to surrender their lives for true redemption and salvation. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explores the book of Ezekiel to show how God is bringing about heaven on earth - but if we're going to make it there, we're going to need a new heart and a new spirit.
In this sermon, Pastor Donny explores the work of the prophet Jeremiah to show that God's covenant promises are better than we realize because we're more complicit in our own deception than we admit.
In this short series, we're exploring the four Major Prophets of the Old Testament, and the timelessness of their teachings! First up, Steve Cabral leads us through an exploration of Isaiah's prophecies about Jerusalem, Zion, and Jesus to show how God's judgment is the seedbed of His salvation.
Growing up in Christ isn't easy, it's a fight. What makes it worth it? In this final sermon of the series, Pastor Adam looks at John's vision in Revelation 7 and explains this picture makes the fight to grow up in Christ worth it.
Sometimes, it's really hard to make friends. Whether you're in high school, college, just starting your career, or nearing retirement, we all need to learn how to develop friendships that last and that draw us closer to God. In this sermon, Pastor Adam looks to Proverbs to provide wisdom about how we can grow up as godly friends.
