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Paul wrote his Letter to the Romans several years before the Four Gospels were written in the last decades of the first century. In his letter, he spells out the deepest meaning of those soon-to-be-written works – namely that through the Father’s love, Jesus’ Passion, and the Spirit’s Application of the work of Christ, we human beings can have a right relationship with God by faith alone. If this is true, it is, of course, very good news.”

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Our primary source will be the book itself, but RC Sproul’s expositional commentary (The Righteous Shall Live By Faith) will be our primary guide. 

 

I also recommend that you purchase one of the following more textual commentaries as an additional resource: Romans: God’s Good News for the World by John Stott; Paul’s Letter to the Romans by Colin G. Kruse; The Epistle to the Romans by Leon Morris; or The Letter to the Romans – a Short Commentary by Frederick Dale Bruner. (There will be made available in the MVPC library 2 copies of each book for you to borrow if you like.)
 

Please consider joining us in what will certainly be a great adventure.

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BEGINS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 at 1:30pm

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Jesus the Game Changer traces the astonishing and undeniable path of Jesus of Nazareth to now, bringing us to the overwhelming conclusion that Jesus is the most influential game changer in human history. Each thought-provoking chapter will share insights from more than 30 historians, academics, authors and modern day game changers from all over the world. Most are followers of Jesus, others are not, but across their diverse areas of expertise, they all help us discover how the life and teaching of Jesus changed the world and why it matters. 

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Titles Include:

1. Jesus                                     
2. Equality                              
3 Forgiveness                       
4. Women & Children        
5. Democracy 

6. Care

7. Leadership

8. Education & Health

9. Wealth

10. Reason & Science

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Books will be made available for purchase at the Class or contact Donna Fullerton at Church Office to order your copy.

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​This class runs alongside the Men's Bible Study on Tuesday nights.

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This class will be using the book "Unoffendable" by Brant Hansen as we delve into The Myth of Righteous Anger.

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Not entitled to get angry? Really?

It’s a radical, provocative idea: We’re not entitled to get offended or stay angry. The idea of our own “righteous anger” is a myth. It is the number one problem in our societies today and, as Dallas Willard says, Christians have not been taught out of it.

As it turns out, giving up our “right” to be offended can be one of the most freeing, healthy, simplifying, relaxing, refreshing, stress-relieving, and encouraging things we can do.

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In Unoffendable readers will find something of immeasurable value—a concrete, practical way to live life with less stress. They’ll adjust their expectations to fit human nature and replace perpetual anger with refreshing humility and gratitude.

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The book offers a unique viewpoint, challenging the idea that Christians can ever harbor “righteous anger” or that there even is such a thing for believers.

Few other books exist with such a radical, provocative proposal to consider. We have no right to anger. We are to get rid of it, period. Completely. And it is possible to choose to be “unoffendable.”

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Through the author’s winsome, humorous, and conversational style, this book doesn’t add another thing to do on a stressed-out person’s ever-growing list. Better, it actually seeks to lift religious burdens from readers’ backs and allow them to experience the joy of gratitude, perhaps for the first time, every single day of their lives.

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