Many Gifts but One Body3 For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one. 4 Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function, 5 in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one an...  Read More

WE ARE GOD'S HANDIWORKWhen you use your spiritual gift, you fulfill a need within the body of Christ.KEY TRUTH: We are God’s Handiwork, Created for Good Works Beforehand (Ephesians 2:10)KEY TRUTH: Spiritual Transformation is a Part of Growth as Believers (Romans 12:2)KEY TRUTH: God Will Use All Aspects of Your Life in Spiritual Transformation: S.E.R.V.E (Spiritual Gifts, Experiences, Relational ...  Read More

1.  What does Romans 1:8-15 teach us about our relationships to one another in the body of Christ? How have you been encouraged in your faith by another believer? How have you been able to encourage someone else in their faith?2. Romans 1:16-17 is an often memorized and quoted verse. However, its larger context includes vss. 14-15. Paul’s desire was to preach the gospel to anyone and everyone wi...  Read More

Romans 2:17-29  (HCSB)Jewish Violation of the Law17 Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rest in the law, boast in God, 18 know His will, and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law, 19 and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness, 20 an instructor of the ignorant, a teacher of the immature, having the full expression of knowl...  Read More

Romans 2:1-16  (HCSB)God’s Righteous Judgment2 Therefore, any one of you who judges is without excuse. For when you judge another, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same things. 2 We know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is based on the truth. 3 Do you really think—anyone of you who judges those who do such things yet do the same—that you will escape God’s...  Read More

Romans 1:18-32  (HCSB)The Guilt of the Gentile World18 For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth, 19 since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since ...  Read More

Romans 1:16-17  (HCSB)The Righteous Will Live by Faith 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. 17 For in it God’s righteousness is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.Haley Dorris “For I am not ashamed of the gospel...” To be ashamed means to b...  Read More

Romans 1:1-15  (HCSB)God’s Good News for Rome 1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle and singled out for God’s good news— 2 which He promised long ago through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures— 3 concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh 4 and who has been declared to be the powerful Son of God by the resurrection from the dead...  Read More

Wow, time flies when you are having fun. It seems like only yesterday we were getting ready for Breaker Rock Beach at VBS and now it is September. You know what that means… Upward football and cheer. We are so blessed at Temple to provide a myriad of opportunities for the people of God to serve our community and our congregation. This is an exciting season at Temple. God has blessed us with numero...  Read More

THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERGENERATIONAL DISCIPLESHIPChildren should learn much about being like Christ by watching their parents. Model a daily walk with God.KEY TRUTH: Generational Discipleship Begins With Parents Teaching God’s Word and Ways to Their Children (Deuteronomy 6:5–9)KEY TRUTH: Other Godly Influences Help Parents With Generational Discipleship (2 Timothy 1:3–7)KEY TRUTH: Generational Disc...  Read More

1. In Deuteronomy 6, the Promised Land had already been given but not yet possessed. BEFORE Israel went in, they were commanded to follow God. That command came with a promise of blessing and long life in the midst of God’s will. Is there a time you can recognize the connection between following God and experiencing His blessing? Is there a time you remember NOT following and experiencing difficul...  Read More

Psalm 1:1-6 (HCSB)The Two Ways 1 How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a group of mockers! 2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 4 The wicked...  Read More