Jeff Lawrence - November 1, 2026
Saints & Sinners | Luther on Faith
Are you a saint or a sinner? Martin Luther, the great Reformer, famously taught that we are “simultaneously righteous and sinners.” This Sunday, we will explore the miracle and mystery of this astounding statement — through faith in Jesus, his righteousness is credited to my account, so I am justified not by what I’ve done but by what Jesus already did.
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.