David Forsyth preaches on Romans 6:1-4, focusing on breaking sin's grip by embracing our union with Christ. Teaching that breaking sin's grip requires recognizing the reality of our freedom in Christ, Forsyth emphasizes resisting sinful cravings, renewing our minds, and living in the power of the gospel. This message calls believers to continual vigilance, reminding them that the battle against sin demands daily dependence on God's strength.

In part four of his Romans 6 series, David Forsyth unpacks what it truly means to be dead to sin. He stresses that our emancipation from sin’s power is permanent through our union with Christ. Forsyth explains how this theological truth must be understood, believed, and acted upon daily. Believers are called to reckon themselves dead to sin and alive to God—this is the foundation for walking in holiness and victory over sin.

In part three of his Romans 6 series, David Forsyth explains how believers have been delivered from sin's power. He emphasizes that through union with Christ, the old self has been crucified and the body of sin rendered ineffective. This freedom means Christians are no longer slaves to sin. Forsyth urges believers to live out this truth, reminding them they have truly been delivered from sin's power by grace through faith.

In part two of his series on Romans 6:1–14, David Forsyth unpacks what it means to be united with Christ. This union is the foundation for breaking sin’s grip, as believers have been crucified, buried, and raised with Christ. Because they are united with Christ, they now walk in newness of life. Forsyth emphasizes that this union is real, transformative, and central to the Christian identity and sanctification.

In this powerful introduction to Romans 6:1–14, David Forsyth unpacks what it means to have died to sin and how that truth transforms the Christian life. Addressing common misconceptions and bad theology, he explains that sanctification begins with belief—not behavior. Forsyth emphasizes that those in Christ have truly died to sin and no longer live under its dominion. This gospel truth provides the foundation for breaking sin’s grip.

In this Q&A session, Jim Osman addresses the tension between God’s justice and mercy, reconciling how God delights in executing justice (Ezekiel 18:30-32, 33:11) yet takes no pleasure in the wicked’s death, using a personal analogy of disciplining his granddaughter to illustrate that God rejoices in righteousness, not suffering. He explores divine sovereignty and human responsibility, affirming God’s desire for repentance while securing salvation for the elect. He defends a limited atonement—Christ dying specifically for the elect’s sins, not universally—highlighting the Trinity’s unified purpose. Jim also tackles practical questions, speculating that babies in heaven may be made whole or raised in the New Creation, cautioning against AI’s deceptive potential and heretical music like Bethel’s, and offering discernment principles for books and observances like Lent, blending doctrinal depth with actionable wisdom for believers.

List of Questions:

1. How do you reconcile the statement that God delights in executing justice with the teaching of Scripture that God does not delight in the death of the wicked?
2. Any other questions regarding that [God’s justice and mercy]?
3. What state will babies who die be in during the Millennial Kingdom or the eternal state in the new heavens and new earth?
4. Do you know of a Scripture passage that specifically addresses the state of babies in heaven?
5. Is heaven a place of time, given the reference to a tree bearing different fruit every month in the New Creation?
6. Could artificial intelligence be the mark of the beast because of the technology’s capabilities?
7. Why don’t we sing songs written by people who apostatize or heretics, yet our church holds some teachings of Martin Luther, who later had issues with anti-Semitism?
8. Why don’t we sing those songs [by heretical groups] even though we disagree with some of their teachings?
9. Where do you think the line is in personally listening to Bethel music at home?
10. What principles do you apply to reading books—not just for yourself but keeping them in your library, buying them, recommending them wholeheartedly, or recommending them with caution?
11. What is the difference between celebrating observances like Lent and Advent and other cultural or religious observances?
12. What is the difference between those who say Christ died only for the sins of the elect, and yet people prior to their salvation are under the wrath of God, though their sins have been laid upon Christ?
13. Were you asking a question specifically about the difference between the sufficiency of the atonement and the application of the atonement?
14. How do we decide which church we should attend apart from just basing their teachings on the Word of God?

In Matthew 13, David Henke examines the parable of the wheat and tares, highlighting the distinction between the children of God and the children of the devil. He explains how the enemy sows counterfeit believers alongside true followers of Christ, emphasizing the importance of discernment. The sermon challenges listeners to evaluate their faith and ensure they are producing fruit as children of God. In the end, God will separate the righteous from the wicked, bringing eternal reward for the faithful and judgment for the deceivers.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-32) illustrates God’s joy over a repentant sinner through the stories of a lost sheep, a lost coin, and two sons. The younger son rebels squanders his inheritance and falls into despair before returning home in repentance. His father, filled with compassion, welcomes him back with a grand celebration, symbolizing God's grace. Meanwhile, the older son, resentful of his brother’s restoration, represents the self-righteous who struggle to grasp grace. The parable emphasizes that salvation is not earned but freely given, and God rejoices when the lost are found.