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It's so crucial to understand the Spirit-Flesh contrast in the writings of the Apostle Paul not only for understanding books like Romans and Galatians, but for understanding the New Testament as whole. Here's a helpful cut-and-paste from an excellent book on Pauline Theology, that will help nail down what we've been studying on Sunday.

On Sunday, we dug into the seventh chapter of Romans, in a section that is highly misunderstood by popular evangelical teachers today that dominate the media and celebrity church culture. In any case, we dove into the text, labored to exegete it and unpack the original meaning and authorial intention. As a follow up to this week's study, check out the renowned New Testament scholar, Dr. John Stott, as he explains the text, possible interpretations and the best reading of Paul's writing and theology here. Enjoy!

Recently someone from church emailed about how the Romans study is equipping their witness for the gospel and worldview for cultural engagement. The note was encouraging, so (with permission) I am sharing a piece of it here with identities covered up for obvious reasons. As a preacher, it is so encouraging to hear how God is teaching folks through the ministry of the word on Sundays.

This Thursday (August 10th, 2017) at 11AM, there will be a memorial service held at Del Rey Church to give thanks to God for the life of Brenda Young. Friends and family of Brenda, we hope to see you here this Thursday. In this post you will find directions to help you arrive with ease and on time.

Mark Your Calendars! The last Sunday of the month is going to be a special day! We’re having a BBQ after the second church service to celebrate and we hope everyone will come.

A friend of mine who pastors a church in Los Angeles asked me in an email, "how can we be praying for Del Rey Church?" And here was what I responded with, soliciting prayer for our church.

Check out the video from our evening lectures on Reformational Ethos and the Doctrine of the Trinity with Dr. Letham

Dr. Bird gives a bird's eye view of the Epistle to the Romans and it's fantastic!

Del Rey Church is truly blessed to have this brother in our congregation....

In October of last year, I preached a sermon on the great commission (A Missionary God, A Missionary People). One of the points of application centered around being obedient to the mandate to plant churches among all unreached and unengaged people groups in the world, by being a church