Today we look at a discipleship lifestyle that centers around the acronym RIO.  Rio is the Spanish word for river.  Have you ever tried to go white water rafting upstream?  We both know it is hard enough to stay in the boat and make it through the rapids of life while going downstream.  We will…

This week we are wrapping up our series on the finished work of Jesus titled, “It is Finished.”  We have taken time to realize that many of us who know we were saved by grace through faith are living in ways that show we still depend on the law to justify us in more ways…

This week we take a look at the concept of worthiness.  Are we worthy?  If so, how? We have been looking at Jesus’s statement, “It is finished.”  He fulfilled all the righteous requirements of the law.  Right now, in our lives, what does that look like for you and me? We were saved by grace…

This week we continue to look at what was accomplished when Jesus said, “It is finished.”  For me, learning to rest in the finished work of Jesus is an ongoing journey.  My mind has to be renewed daily so I can walk in freedom from a works-based righteousness. Today we are going to look at…

This week we continue to look at what was accomplished when Jesus said, “It is finished.” And then died on the cross.  Jesus fulfilled the Law!  But He didn’t fulfill it until he gave His life on the cross. Therefore, when Jesus was teaching many times He was pointing out to us the requirements of…

We are in our 3rd week discussing all that was accomplished when Jesus said, “It is finished.” And then died on the cross.  Part of what Jesus meant by that is that He fulfilled the law. When we come to Jesus our spirits are made new but our minds and emotions are stuck in a…

We are in our 2nd week discussing all that was accomplished when Jesus said, “It is finished.” And then died on the cross.  We need to be reminded every day of our lives that we are not under the Law of the scripture.  God wants our life to flow from a place of abiding. Romans…

This week we jump into a new series that can have powerful ramifications on how we live out the Christian life.  When Jesus said, “It is finished” right before He breathed His last on the cross, what did He mean by that?  There are probably a few things, but the key area we will focus…