This Sunday we will continue working our way through Romans 12, as the Bible gives a series of commands about Christian living. Specifically, Romans 12:9-21 is about "Genuine Love." What does genuine love for righteousness look like? What does genuine love for the church look like? What does genuine love for the lost look like? This great passage answers all three ...

Thank you so much for your prayers on my behalf as I preached in Revival this past Sunday at Hillcrest Baptist Church. It was great to be an encouragement to one of our neighboring churches we are all about the Kingdom at First Suffolk, not just building up ourselves! That is reflected in the fact that our church has started several other churches in our community. I am ...

Two favorite passages in the gospels deal with storms. In one, a fierce storm arises on the Sea of Galilee, and while his disciples "freak out," Jesus is asleep in the boat. They wake him, crying out, "Master, we are perishing!" Jesus simply speaks to the wind and waves, commanding them, "Peace. Be still." And, in an instant, the surface of the water becomes like a sheet o...

This Sunday we will begin a new section of Romans. Chapters 12-16 are about living out the rich theology we have seen in chapters 1-11. If chapters 1-11 are about what Jesus has "done," chapters 12-16 are about what we are to "do" in light of what he has done. This week we will open this new section by studying Romans 12:1-2 and asking, "What Is Christian Commitment?" Th...