Kenwood Baptist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThe main character Job, despite being identified repeatedly as a man who is “blameless and upright, fearing God and turning away from evil,” goes through intense suffering and loss. The book of Job is filled with questions, but it also generates many questions in the mind of the reader. Is life unfair? Where do I find hope when life hurts? Where is God in the midst of my suffering? How can I best support those who are hurting around me? Job is included in the Bible for important reasons. It is placed among the books of wisdom.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThe four Hebrew consonants in “Yahweh” are pronounced with the vowels of the noun Adonai meaning “Lord.” Whenever this occurs in the text, the English Bible translators honor this tradition and read LORD. We learn here to love God’s personal name, to treat God’s name as holy, and to anticipate that one day “all the peoples of the earth may know that  the LORD is God; there is no other.” (1 Kings 8:60). 

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThe central confession of our faith is to believe that Jesus is the Christ. When we name Jesus as Christ, we believe that he is God’s anointed Messiah, our Savior. We believe that Jesus is our disciple maker. He is our teacher and Lord. We derive our name from him as “Christians” and are recognized in the world by our love and dedication to him. As his disciples, we are committed followers of him alone. 

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptHumility is a uniquely Christian virtue. This word never appears on any of the virtue lists of the ancient world. ). For disciple makers, humility means having the mind of Christ, thinking of others more highly than ourselves, and serving others from the abundance of who we are in Christ.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptIn John 3, we discover that the world is the object of God’s redeeming love: “God so loved  the world,   that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not  perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). For Christians, the world becomes the place of our earthly pilgrimage and the people with whom we share Christ in humility. 

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptHoly, holy, holyHoly describes the reflection of God’s infinite perfection and glory. To be holy means to be set apart for God’s use in the world. In Isaiah 6, we see a vision of the Lord.We learn here that holy means belonging to God, dedicated for his purpose and use, and designed to reflect his character and bring him glory in the world. 

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptCovenant describes a binding relationship of reciprocal love and commitment. A covenant reflects a relationship. A contract can end. A covenant is meant to last. A covenant relationship with God means that God is for us and we are for God. 

Click to watch - Click to view ManuscriptWe discover that love is God’s tender affection for his people and steadfast commitment to our good; love is our pleasing response to God in praise and our reflection of his character in how we live. 

Click to Watch - Click to view manuscriptThe word this week is Hope. Hope is not wishful thinking. Hope is confidence in the unchanging character and goodness of God. Hope emerges most brightly during our darkest times. 

Click to WatchWe discover that grace is God’s unmerited favor for all who believe providing forgiveness of sins through the cross and causing us to hope in the glory of God. 

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptSalvation describes God’s rescue in our lives. God aims to deliver us from the grip of evil and to bind us to himself in covenant love. We see God’s power on display in the moment of the Exodus.

Click to watchWe see that the gospel is in fact for all the world. The message of the gospel is that through the death and resurrection of Jesus salvation comes to all who believe. 

Click to watchFaith is personal trust in Jesus as Savior and Lordand confidence in the gospelas the power of God for salvation.

Click to watchWe find the word “church” over 100 times in the New Testament. We also find this word over 100 times in the Greek translation of the Old Testament. Paul addresses the Christians at Corinth in a way that helps us to understand who we are: “to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those  sanctified in Christ Jesus,  called to be saints together with all those who in every place  call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours” (1 Cor 1:2). We see that the church is the people of God, united through faith in Jesus, and called to make disciples everywhere. 

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThe word disciple is given a working definition. It is the first word of our summer series on the important words of the bible. Disciple (LEARNER) is the root for all its derived words both verbs and nouns.

Click to watch Click to view manuscriptThis is a recp of the previous weeks on Romans. It is a wonderful joining together of all we have heard and a six point takeaway from Paul's letter.

Part 1 of a six part series on reconciliation in the Bible.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptPaul names 29 people in this chapter and commends them all. He was good with names and we should be too. It shows others a caring heart for them.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscript.Romans 15 is the climax of Romans. If you hear Romans 15 well, you will understand the whole Bible. Paul's letter to the Romans asks for a response from us. The gospel asks that we become Vessels of Mercy to share share the gospel with others. Believers are the best evidence that Jesus died and rose again. Gathered in worship, they point the world to the gospel. The gospel produces a community of people through faith in Christ to make disciples of all nations. The church that the gospel creates longs to see churches where there are none.

Click to watchVessels of mercy strive for peace and building one another up. We keep a firm grip on the gospel and a loose grip on secondary issues.

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Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptWe encounter the paradox that in light of the mercies of God, we are to present our bodies as a "living sacrifice". We are renewed in body and mind. We are called to use our gifts. We will overcome evil with good.

They discuss the making of bible based movies and TV. There is also some discussion about artifacts and The Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. that Jerry is involved with.

Click to watchIn Romans 11, Paul compares the people of God to a loaf of bread and an olive tree. These two pictures help us see the church as one single family. Both Jew and gentile are saved by God's mercy.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThese chapters of Romans reveal the events of Holy Week are meant to be shared. All who receive grace are participate in mission.

Click to watch - Click to view ManuscriptEaster Sunday - Nothing can come between our God and us. 

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThis Holy Week we will see that it aims to conform us to the image of God's beloved Son. We will see that God has planned to save us through in Christ. Through Christ he calls us, justifies us, glorifies us.

A guided prayer walk with five stops for meditation and prayer hosted by Pastors David Palmer and Scott Burns. Please walk counter-clockwise in the Prayer Garden behind Kenwood Baptist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio or pray from where you are. We hope this 11 minute walk will help focus you on the great sacrifice of our Savior, Jesus Christ on Good Friday and his joyful resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Click to watchWe are set free in order to walk in newness of life. The Holy Spirit confirms our identity as children of God and we are adopted into His family.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThe gospel breaks destructive, sinful habits and realigns our lives toward righteousness.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptJustification by faith has roots back to Abraham.  Through faith in Christ we now move forward to share in God's renewed human family that has a vital purpose in the world.

Click to viewWe will find that the gospel reveals God’s righteousness at the cross of Christ. Here mercy is made known to all the world. God is seen to be righteous and just. At the same time, He is the justifier of all who have faith in Christ. John Stott called the ending of Romans 3 “the most important paragraph ever written in human language.”

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptHypocrisy is the biggest problem non-Christain's have with Christians. How do we handle our hypocrisy? Through the circumcision of our hearts through Jesus Christ. 

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptWe encounter the New Testament vision that the world i profoundly broken. How did this come about and what can we do about it?

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptWe hear Paul's full presentation of his ministry vision. A message grounded in his experienced reality that faith in Christ forms us into vessels of mercy as a community. We are shaped by grace in order to embrace our responsibility and mission toward the world. The letter ends with a moving portrait of a united worshiping church as the people of God. Romans is Paul’s longest, and for many, his most profound letter. At the same time, it is important to remember that Romans is a missionary support letter, read publicly in just over an hour, and intended to be understood by all.

Click to watch The habits we develop in work and play

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Click to watchPsalm 127 - Discover how to live with God in our relationships and patterns of devotional life. 

Click to watchWhat it means to live with God as our shepherd.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThe Psalms give voice to our habits ofcovenant relationship with God through the ordinary patterns of human life such as waking and sleeping, eating and conversing, working and playing. We will learn together in this series by reading Justin Earley’s insightful book: Habitsof the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms. 

Click to watchGod's salvation is revealed, our redemption has come.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThe fourth Sunday of Advent is the week of Love. We will see that God’s love for the world is revealed in the face of Jesus Christ.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThe third Sunday of Advent is the week of Joy. We will see that joy is found when we meet Jesus Christ.

Click to watchWe will explore the peace that is found when we dedicate ourselves in faith to God’s purpose in our lives.

Click to watch - Click to view manuscriptThis Sunday marks the first Sunday of Advent. Advent means arrived. This is the Sunday of hope as we learn of the anticipation of the prophets in their hope for the Christ.