Sermons by Robert Austell
Charis (Grace)
Ephesians 1-2 — God’s gracious love and salvation is an extravagant gift for humanity.
Freedom to Follow
Galatians 5 — God has given us the Helper, the Holy Spirit, to help us live in the freedom of following God.
The Freedom of Grace
Galatians 4:7-31 — Trusting God’s promise of grace in Christ brings freedom and joy to our lives (rather than the bondage of the alternatives).
The Role of the Law
Galatians 3:15-4:7 — Paul names three good uses for God’s Law (just not salvation).
Hearing with Faith
Galatians 3:1-14 — Salvation is a gracious gift of God received through hearing by faith (like Abraham!).
Grace on Trial
Galatians 2 — Paul shares two accounts of holding to grace as the only basis for salvation.
Grace and a Wooden Nickel
Galatians 1 — Grace is the Truth of the Gospel, God’s unmerited gift of love.
Work
John 21 — Jesus comes to the disciples, Peter, and us with an invitation to forgiveness and to continue working with him in the world.
Lord!
John 20 – The resurrection of Jesus is Good News of the highest order, shared graciously and generously with humanity.
King?
John 18-19 — The betrayal, arrest, mocking, beating, and crucifixion of Jesus was not failure on his part, but faithfulness and the working out of God’s redemptive plan.