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About this Series Life From Death: Living the Paradoxes of the Resurrection explores seven gospel paradoxes during the Easter season—truths that appear contradictory yet find their meaning in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This series highlights how the resurrection is not merely a past event but a present reality that believers are called to live in daily. Rather than simply examining these paradoxes, the goal is to understand them deeply and embody their transformative power through the hope and truth of the gospel.

Consider aspects of Luther’s response that left questions.

See how Luther challenged the system of merit, emphasizing God’s law, human sin, and justification by faith alone.

Pastor Brandon teaches about the feast we each at the Lord's table, looking back on the first communion at the Last Supper, and looking toward the future when we experience the wedding feast of the lamb.

Examine the roots of merit theology and its distortion of the Gospel.

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week as we behold Christ our King entering Jerusalem—not in worldly power, but in humility and peace. This week we turn to Philippians 2:5–11 to consider the humility, suffering, and exaltation of Jesus. 

Unraveling the confusing conception of grace and merit in later medieval Catholic theology. 

As we continue our Lenten journey—a season of reflection, repentance, and renewed hope—we are reminded that this is not merely a movement toward sorrow, but a cycle of light and life. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and leading us toward Easter, Lent prepares us to rejoice in the life secured for us through the death and resurrection of Christ. This week, we turn to Romans 8:6–11 to consider what it means to truly live in Christ. No longer bound to the flesh, we are given new life by the Spirit. This passage calls us to understand our new nature—not as something added on, but as the redemption and renewal of who we are in Christ. Once in darkness, we are now light; once hostile to God, we are now reconciled through union with Him. What does it mean to set our minds on the Spirit? How do we live out this new identity in a world still marked by the pull of the flesh? And how does our union with Christ empower us not only for future glory, but for present obedience? Join us as we explore the life-giving work of the Spirit, the reality of Christ in us, and the call to walk in the righteousness that is already ours in Him.

In this Lenten sermon, Rev. Brandon Gilanyi explores Romans 5:1-11, showing how the righteousness of God in Christ brings us into right relationship with Him—inviting us to rejoice in our justification, endure faithfully in our sufferings, and celebrate the hope of salvation revealed through Christ’s life, death, and resurrection.

Practical implications of facing sin before God in daily Christian life.

In this second Lenten sermon, we behold the righteousness of God in Christ revealed as sheer grace—promised, not earned; received, not achieved; and given to all who trust the God who makes the dead live and keeps His covenant forever.

Examining Covenant Renewal and the weekly confrontation of sin.

In this first Lenten sermon from The Righteousness of God in Christ, we begin in Romans 5:12–19 by tracing the contrast between Adam and Christ: through Adam, sin, guilt, and death spread to all; through Christ, righteousness and life are given by grace. As Lent calls us to sober reflection, we become more aware of our need for righteousness—and rejoice that in Jesus, our true Head, we inherit forgiveness, new birth, and eternal life by grace through faith.