The Steel City Church

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Steel City Church exists to help people learn and live the ways of Jesus. Steel City Church began to lay down roots during the summer of 2020 when several families, young professionals, and college students from the Carolinas and Pittsburgh faithfully joined together to form a community committed to learning and living the ways of Jesus. Our community continues to grow as we invite people like you, no matter where you are on your faith journey - skeptic, curious, newly following Jesus, or longtime follower of Jesus - to learn and live with us!

  1. Oct 25

    Declared, Secure | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:35-39 - Chris Richards || October 25

    What is your deepest fear? Underneath most of our fears is vulnerability, and no bank vault, security system, or insurance policy can answer the heart's real question: will I be separated from the One who loves me most? Chris Richards walks through Romans 8:35-39 and three truths for living declared secure. First, expect hardship even when you're faithful. Paul quotes Psalm 44, a lament for those who trust God but have more questions than answers, to remind us that suffering is not proof of God's absence; the cross, where the only perfectly faithful One was led like a lamb to the slaughter, was the very place God's saving love was at work. Second, we conquer through the One who conquered. We overwhelmingly conquer not by our own strength but because Jesus conquered sin and death, and we get to glory in his victory in the middle of tribulation, distress, anxiety, shame, and grief. Third, become convinced that nothing can separate you from his love. From Paul's own list of sufferings to every created thing we fear today or dread tomorrow, nothing can sever us from the love of God, because our security rests not on the strength of our grip on God but on the strength of his grip on us through Jesus Christ. Not condemned, alive in the Spirit, adopted, promised future glory, defended, and now secure: in Christ you are declared secure. Scripture references: Romans 8:35-39, Psalm 44:22, Isaiah 53:7, 2 Corinthians 11:23-28

    Declared, Secure | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:35-39 - Chris Richards || October 25

  2. Oct 19

    Declared, Defended | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:31-35 - Chris Richards || October 18

    Our series Living the Declarations of Romans 8 continues with Paul's five questions that are really statements of truth: "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31) When accusations replay in your head, when condemnation keeps looping, or when a diagnosis or hard season makes it feel like God has abandoned you, where do you stand? Chris Richards walks through the five rhetorical questions of Romans 8:31-35, which all point to one answer: nobody can overturn what God has done. If God is for us, no opposition gets the final word. If God did not spare his own Son, he has not abandoned us now; he is not a cosmic Santa Claus, and the Father gave up the Son for love. When the great accuser twists the truth of our failure into a lie about our identity, it is God who justifies and hands us Christ's righteousness. When we condemn ourselves, Christ Jesus, who died, was raised, and is seated at the right hand of God, is interceding for us as our advocate. And nothing, not tribulation, distress, persecution, or even death, can separate us from the love of Christ, because that love rests on his unchanging character and completed work, not on our circumstances. Because of the Father's love, the Son's completed work, and the Holy Spirit's power within you, in Christ you are defended from every angle. You are declared defended. Scripture references: Romans 8:31-35, Romans 8:1, Psalm 103:12, 1 John 2:1-2

    Declared, Defended | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:31-35 - Chris Richards || October 18

  3. Oct 12

    Declared, A Finished Work | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:28-30 - Chris Richards || October 11

    Our series Living the Declarations of Romans 8 continues with a verse John Stott called “a pillow on which to rest our weary heads”: “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good” (Romans 8:28).What do you do with the decision you regret, the relationship that ended badly, or the season of suffering you still don’t understand? Chris Richards shows that Paul isn’t calling bad things good. He’s declaring that God is at work through all of it. We know God is working, even when all we can see is one dark brushstroke on the canvas. We are being transformed, because God’s “good” is making us more like Jesus, not just making life easier. And God will finish what He started. Foreknown, predestined, called, justified and glorified, this unbreakable chain begins and ends with God, not with us. You are declared a finished work.Scripture references: Romans 8:28-30, Romans 12:2

    Declared, A Finished Work | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:28-30 - Chris Richards || October 11

  4. Oct 5

    Declared, Supported | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:26-27 - Chris Richards || October 4

    Our series Living the Declarations of Romans 8 continues with a promise for the moments when words run out: "the Spirit also helps us in our weakness" (Romans 8:26).What do you do when the pain is so deep you can't even put it into words, let alone pray about it? [Speaker] shows that those are the very moments when the Holy Spirit steps in. He helps us in our weakness, he intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words, and he guides us toward God's will. Maybe you're sitting by a hospital bed, carrying a betrayal, or living with anxiety you can't control. This message is a reminder that your weakness doesn't get in the Spirit's way. It's where he meets you. You don't have to be strong enough or find the perfect words. You are declared supported.Scripture references: Romans 8:26-27

    Declared, Supported | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:26-27 - Chris Richards || October 4

  5. Sep 28

    Declared for Promised Glory | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:18-25 - Chris Richards || September 27

    Our series Living the Declarations of Romans 8 continues with an honest look at suffering, and at the hope that's bigger than it: "the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory" (Romans 8:18).If Jesus has made us new, why do we still hurt? [Speaker] walks through the tension every follower of Jesus lives in. We are already redeemed, adopted and alive in the Spirit, but we don't yet have everything God has promised. Whether you're carrying a diagnosis, grief, a hard marriage, the weight of parenting or a struggle you thought you'd be past by now, this message won't tell you to grin and bear it. Instead, it points to three things the Holy Spirit invites us into: compare rightly, groan honestly, and wait in hope. You are declared for promised glory, and it's coming.Scripture references: Romans 8:18-25

    Declared for Promised Glory | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:18-25 - Chris Richards || September 27

  6. Sep 21

    Declared, Adopted | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:12-17 - Chris Richards || September 20

    Our series Living the Declarations of Romans 8 continues with one of the most personal truths in Scripture: "the Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God" (Romans 8:16).So many of us live like orphans. We try to get by on our own, pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, and earn a place we're afraid we'll never have. [Speaker] shows what changes when we accept that God has adopted us. First, we're no longer obligated to the flesh, so we can name our sin and look up to the One who gives us life instead of beating ourselves up. Second, the Spirit within us keeps reminding us that we belong. Third, as heirs with Christ, we already have everything we need. The gavel has come down, and it's final: you are declared adopted.Scripture references: Romans 8:12-17, Psalm 73

    Declared, Adopted | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:12-17 - Chris Richards || September 20

  7. Sep 14

    Alive in the Spirit | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:5-11 - Chris Richards || September 13

    We continue our series, Living the Declarations of Romans 8, with a life-changing truth: we are alive in the Spirit. Romans 8:5-11 asks us to consider the direction of our lives. Are we following the pull of control, comfort, and approval, or allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us into life and peace? Good intentions can't change your destination if you're traveling in the wrong direction. Through everyday examples of people-pleasing, conflict, and anxiety, this message explores how Jesus takes our sin, gives us His righteousness, and places His Spirit within us. For those who belong to Christ, struggling with sin doesn't mean returning to condemnation. The Spirit lovingly redirects us, reshapes our desires, and reminds us that the God who raised Jesus will raise us too. This week's invitation is a simple prayer: "Holy Spirit, I have life in you. Redirect me." Scripture references: Romans 8:5-11, 1 John 2:16 Second message in our series, Living the Declarations of Romans 8.

    Alive in the Spirit | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:5-11 - Chris Richards || September 13

  8. Sep 6

    Declared, Not Condemned | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:1-4 - Chris Richards || September 6

    We kick off a brand-new series, Living the Declarations of Romans 8 — a chapter some theologians call the greatest in all of Scripture. Chris Richards opens with one of the most liberating verses in the Bible: "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1).If God has already declared you not condemned, why do we keep living like we are? Chris walks through what it means to actually receive that verdict, stop trying to pay a debt Jesus already paid in full, and walk in the freedom of the Spirit instead of the treadmill of proving ourselves. Whether it's shame, guilt, fear, or the need to earn your worth, this message is an invitation to stop merely surviving and start living like the payment has already been made.Scripture references: Romans 8:1-4, Romans 7:24, Mark 16:16First message in our new series, Living the Declarations of Romans 8.

    Declared, Not Condemned | Romans 8 Series | Romans 8:1-4 - Chris Richards || September 6
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Steel City Church exists to help people learn and live the ways of Jesus. Steel City Church began to lay down roots during the summer of 2020 when several families, young professionals, and college students from the Carolinas and Pittsburgh faithfully joined together to form a community committed to learning and living the ways of Jesus. Our community continues to grow as we invite people like you, no matter where you are on your faith journey - skeptic, curious, newly following Jesus, or longtime follower of Jesus - to learn and live with us!

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    The Steel City Church
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
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