Pete Orta's Sermons

The Apostle Paul's soliloquy in Romans 7:13-20 is one of the most beautiful struggles in biblical history. Enjoy!

After looking at God's laws of physics, Romans 7:7-12 forces us to ask ourselves the question as to why His spiritual laws are more difficult for us to except compared to the other laws He has set in place for our good and His glory. The tension this creates is found in between us wanting to love God, but ignoring His holy, righteous, and good laws.

This sermon from Romans 7:1-6 releases the tension between us having to be obedient to the law while remaining free from the law. It all comes down to understanding one keyword, commitment. Enjoy.

I removed the pulpit this Sunday from the stage and decided to pull up a chair and do a live podcast in front of my congregation to raise this one question, "What should our discipleship process look like?" I thought it would benefit us all to use 13 failures from Peter to compare his walk with Christ to ours. I hope as I open up my thoughts you find it challenging and exuberating enough to spark a new commitment to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Enjoy!

Romans 6:19-23 contains an opportunity to examine our sanctification process.

Today, we are seeing more and more people fall away from the faith—pastors, worship leaders, and authors who the church now is calling apostates. Those who once were strong pillars of the faith who now denounce what they once believed. How does this happen? Could this happen to you? Romans 6:15-18 allows us to have the questions answered, immediately. Enjoy!

When Paul penned Romans 6:12-14 he gave us an opportunity to investigate how sin once reigned in our mortal bodies. And although every Christian falls short of the glory of God, nothing should ever place us in the position to be dominated by any particular kind of sin. So follow along as this sermon exposes Satan's war strategy so that we can continue to enjoy being under the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul traces his previous questions that he raised in verse 1-4 with indisputable statements found in Romans 6:5-11 that places all who are saved at Golgotha as Jesus was being crucified. The difficulty in this understanding might also bring confusion with the idea of us being resurrected in a new life as well. This sermon could be a piece of the gospel you've been missing to truly live a victorious life in Christ.

So Paul is not accused of preaching antinomianism (cheap grace) in chapter 5:20, he fires off four questions at the heart of his listeners who might misinterpret his definition of grace. This portion of Scripture unboxes the difference between our body of sinful deeds and our actual body of sin. So turn your Bibles to Romans 6:1-4 and enjoy the truth about who we truly are in Christ.

In Romans 5:15-21 Paul shares with us that Christ doesn't just offer the free gift of salvation, but so much more is promised to us beyond our  conversion. Click and enjoy.

Romans 5:12-14 is known as the most difficult block of text within the book of Romans. It begs the question, "How can I be condemned for Adam's sin when I wasn't there in the garden of eden?" Unboxing these verses not only separates the stark difference between deeds and character but even more emphasizes why we so desperately need Christ.

Paul takes the opportunity to preach the gospel to the Romans in 5:6-11 by comparing our love to the love of the Father and the sacrifice of His son.

Romans 5:1-5 holds one of the keys to understanding how we are to rejoice in our seasons of suffering.

Romans 5:1-5 holds one of the keys to understanding how we are to rejoice in our seasons of suffering.

Paul chose to use Abraham in Romans 4:18-25 to deliver us all from pragmatism—allowing the success of our end results to justify the means. Although Abraham never doubted God's promise, he did doubt God's timing and forced his own result. Listen in and allow this passage of Scripture to recalibrate our faith in what God has promised us through Christ.

Romans 4:13-17 is a call for us to rest on grace. This sermon helps us not only understand our salvation but gives us hope in how to carry that rest throughout our Christian walk. Enjoy.

Jesus used the blind man in the 9th chapter of John’s gospel to display his Father’s work. As a result, I would say that other than Christ himself, this blind man was the first apologist to ever show us how to defend our faith. John 9:24-41 is part three of this small apologetic series.

Jesus used the blind man in the 9th chapter of John’s gospel to display his Father’s work. As a result, I would say that other than Christ himself, this blind man was the first apologist to ever show us how to defend our faith. John 9:6-23 is part two of this small apologetic series.

Jesus used the blind man in the 9th chapter of John's gospel to display his Father's work. As a result, I would say that other than Christ himself, this blind man was the first apologist to ever show us how to defend our faith. John 9:1-5 is part one of this small apologetic series.

Romans 4:9:12 breaks down how the Jews lost the true meaning of salvation. In many ways, Christian still confuse works and faith. Here, Paul keeps us focused on the fact that our salvation is of the Lord and not of ourselves. Enjoy.