Jeff Lawrence - October 25, 2026
Saints & Sinners | Augustine on Grace
“Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.” This was Augustine’s confession, and this is why he is a fitting guide for us nearly 1600 years later. This Sunday, Augustine’s life and teaching will help us make sense of our experience of the grip of sin, the gift of grace that brings forgiveness and freedom, and the wonder of God’s presence in our spiritual lives.
From Series: "Saints and Sinners"
Have you ever wondered why your spiritual life is an ongoing battle? Can you relate to the words of Romans 7:15: “I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate”? For 2000 thousand years, Christians have struggled to understand how to make sense of our divided hearts. Trying to make sense of this tension, Martin Luther, the great Reformer, famously taught that we are simultaneously saints and sinners. In this series, we are going to explore pivotal teachings from church history that will serve as guides for how we can think more deeply and more biblically about how we grow. We will learn from the lives and teachings of key figures like St. Augustine, John Bunyan, John Owen, and others as we seek to become more like Jesus.