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- 1 weeks ago32 min
7/19/2026 - Romans 5:1-11 - Not Only Salvation
The prodigal son is sitting in the far country, hungry, filthy, and rehearsing a speech he thinks he needs to give before he’s allowed home. It’s a picture of every one of us before Christ — weak, ungodly, and hostile toward God, with no peace, no access, and no hope of restoration on our own. In this sixth installment of our Romans series, “Peace With God Through Our Lord Jesus Christ,” Pastor Nick Schultz walks through Romans 5:1–11 to show that this is exactly where the gospel meets us.Paul declares that justification gives us far more than a legal verdict — it gives us peace with God, access into His grace, and a hope that will not put us to shame. But this sermon doesn’t stop at comfort in the abstract. It faces suffering honestly, exploring what Luther called the theology of the cross: the truth that God is at work even in our hardest trials, producing an endurance and a hope that ease alone could never produce. Whether you’re walking through a diagnosis, a loss, or a wandering child of your own, you’ll hear that none of it is wasted.At the heart of it all is Romans 5:8 — “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Not after we cleaned ourselves up. Not once we took the first step home. While we were enemies, the Father ran. This sermon points you back to the cross and to your baptism, where that same embrace was placed on you by name, so that you don’t have to wonder whether God’s peace is really yours. Join us as we discover that in Christ, salvation gives us more than salvation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit revschultz.substack.com
- 2 weeks ago29 min
7/12/2026 - Romans 4:1-8 "Abraham Believed God"
* What does the term ‘justified by works’ mean in the context of this sermon?* How does the example of Abraham illustrate the concept of being justified by faith rather than works?* In what ways can we apply Abraham’s faith in God’s promises to our own lives today?* How do the concepts of faith and works interact in your daily Christian walk?* What are the key differences in the arguments presented by Paul and James regarding faith and works?* What was Abraham’s main quality that made him an example of faith?* Why does the sermon emphasize that both Jews and Gentiles are saved through faith?* How can knowing that our sins are forgiven through faith encourage us in our struggles?* How can we demonstrate our faith through our actions in school and with friends?* What does it mean that works are a fruit of faith? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit revschultz.substack.com
- 3 weeks ago20 min
7/5/2026 - Romans 3:21-28 - Church in the Park
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- Jun 28, 202622 min
6/28/2026 - Romans 3:9-20 - "Every Mouth Stopped"
In this message from Romans 3:9–20, Pastor Schultz leads us into one of Scripture’s most sobering—and ultimately most hope‑filled—moments: the place where every human mouth is stopped and every defense falls silent before the holiness of God. With clarity, pastoral care, and deep reverence for the text, he shows how the Law exposes our need, quiets our self‑justification, and prepares us for the Gospel’s “But now.”If you’re longing for a word that tells the truth about the human condition and an even greater word that tells the truth about Christ’s mercy, I invite you to listen. This sermon will bring you to the silence of repentance—and then to the comfort of the Savior who speaks forgiveness into that silence.Come hear the good news that follows when every mouth is stopped. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit revschultz.substack.com
- Jun 28, 202628 min
6/21/2026 - Romans 1:18-25
In this sermon, Rev. Nicholas Schultz takes us into one of Scripture’s most unflinching diagnoses of the human heart—Romans 1:18–25. Paul begins not with human potential but with “the truth we suppress,” exposing the rebellion, idolatry, and self‑curvature that shape every fallen life. As the sermon states, “We do not lack evidence of God—we reject it.”Rev. Schultz teaches from Romans how suppressing the truth about God leads inevitably to suppressing the truth about ourselves—and why this makes the Gospel not optional but essential. Yet the message does not leave us in despair. It leads us to Christ, the true image we exchanged, who bears the wrath we deserve and restores the truth we cannot recover on our own.If you’re ready for a sermon that tells the truth about sin so it can tell the truth about Christ, listen to “The Truth We Suppress” and be strengthened by the God who refuses to abandon curved‑in hearts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit revschultz.substack.com
- Jun 7, 202615 min
6/7/2026 - Romans 1:1-17
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.Today we begin our summer series in the Book of Romans—a book that has changed the world, changed the Church, and changed countless lives, including the life of a young Augustinian monk named Martin Luther. But before Romans ever changed Luther, before it ever changed the Reformation, before it ever changed the world, Romans begins by announcing something far more important: God’s action for sinners in His Son Jesus Christ.Romans does not begin with human effort. It does not begin with moral improvement. It does not begin with spiritual striving. Romans begins with God’s initiative, God’s movement toward us, God’s righteousness revealed and given in the Gospel.I. The Gospel Moves Toward Us Before We Move Toward God (vv. 1–1)Paul opens his letter with a sentence that is almost entirely about God. “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God.” Notice the direction of movement. Paul is not climbing toward God; God is coming toward Paul. Paul is not volunteering for apostleship; he is called. He is not choosing his mission; he is set apart. He is not inventing a message; he is entrusted with the Gospel of God.The Gospel is not Paul’s idea. It is not humanity’s collective wisdom. It is not a philosophy discovered by human reason. It is God’s Gospel—God’s good news, God’s initiative, God’s saving action.And what is this Gospel about? Paul tells us immediately: it is “the Gospel concerning His Son.” The Gospel is not a set of principles. It is not a moral code. It is not a spiritual technique. The Gospel is a person—Jesus Christ, the Son of God.Paul then describes Jesus with two phrases that summarize the entire story of salvation. He is “descended from David according to the flesh”—true man, born into our world, sharing our humanity. And He is “declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by His resurrection from the dead”—true God, vindicated, triumphant, risen.In other words, the Gospel is the story of God coming down into our world, taking on our flesh, entering our history, bearing our sin, dying our death, and rising to give us life.The Gospel is not humanity reaching up to God. The Gospel is God reaching down to humanity.This is the first great truth of Romans: Before we ever move toward God, God has already moved toward us in Christ.And this is good news, because left to ourselves, we do not move toward God. Scripture says, “No one seeks God.” Our hearts are curved inward. Our wills are bound. Our desires are disordered. We do not climb to God; we run from Him. We do not seek His righteousness; we hide from it.But God seeks us. God comes for us. God moves toward us in His Son.Romans begins with God’s action because the Christian life begins with God’s action. Everything else in this letter—every command, every exhortation, every encouragement—flows from this first truth: God acts first.II. The Gospel Gives Identity Before It Commands Obedience (vv
- Jun 1, 202627 min
5/31/2026 - Trinity Sunday - Matthew 28:16-21 - The Mission Begins with Christ's Authority
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- May 18, 202621 min
5/17/2026 - Seventh Sunday of Easter - 1 Peter 5:6-11 - Christ: the Cornerstone of Our Endurance
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