Sep 5, 2021
Ruin or Rescue?
Series: Romans
In the final verses of Romans 5 Paul does a bit of comparing and contrasting.  He points to two people and how their lives have a direct impact on ours.  One of these affected us in a negative way, the other in a positive way.  One of them ruined our relationship with God, the other rescued our relationship with God.
 
A right relationship with God is received only through faith in Christ – Jesus rescued what Adam ruined.
 
 
Romans 5:12-21
Sept. 5, 2021
 
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  • Sep 5, 2021Ruin or Rescue?
    Sep 5, 2021
    Ruin or Rescue?
    Series: Romans
    In the final verses of Romans 5 Paul does a bit of comparing and contrasting.  He points to two people and how their lives have a direct impact on ours.  One of these affected us in a negative way, the other in a positive way.  One of them ruined our relationship with God, the other rescued our relationship with God.
     
    A right relationship with God is received only through faith in Christ – Jesus rescued what Adam ruined.
     
     
    Romans 5:12-21
    Sept. 5, 2021
     
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  • Aug 29, 2021God’s Guarantee
    Aug 29, 2021
    God’s Guarantee
    Series: Romans
    It was Benjamin Franklin who said that in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.  We're not many guarantees in this life.  But, God has promised us several things.  In Romans 5, Paul highlights 5 guarantees God makes to His children.  Through faith in Christ we are guaranteed that we have peace with God, that we stand in God's grace, that we can view the present in light of the future, that we experience the unconditional love of God, and that we are securely saved.
     
    God's love guarantees that since He saved us, He will keep us.
     
     
    Romans 5:1-11
    Aug. 29, 2021
     
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  • Aug 22, 2021Believing the Impossible
    Aug 22, 2021
    Believing the Impossible
    Series: Romans
    God calls us to live by faith, and Abraham is held up to us as an example of the faith God is looking for.  In analyzing Abraham's example we discover 4 things: 1) Abraham hoped when things were hopeless; 2) Abraham's faith didn't weaken, though his body had; 3) Abraham's faith was strengthened as he trusted in God's strength; and 4) The faith of Abraham is the same faith God looks for today.  After a look at the example of Abraham, we will take some time to ponder God's promises.
     
    Faith in God’s promises is the best way to face our problems.
     
     
    Romans 4:18-25
    August 22, 2021
     
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  • Aug 15, 2021A Priceless Inheritance
    Aug 15, 2021
    A Priceless Inheritance
    Series: Romans
    In Romans 4:13-17, Paul shows us two mutually exclusive ways of entering into a right relationship with God - It is either by our obedience to the Law, or by faith.  There is no other alternative, and only one of those two choices actually works.  Paul essentially shows us that you can't get to heaven by obeying God. You can only get to heaven by believing God.
     
    It is by faith we receive God's gracious promise of a priceless inheritance.
     
     
    Romans 4:13-17
    Aug. 15, 2021
     
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  • Aug 8, 2021Father of the Faithful
    Aug 8, 2021
    Father of the Faithful
    Series: Romans
    As Paul presents the truth of salvation being through faith in Christ alone, he answers a couple of questions by looking back at Abraham, our father in the faith.  1) How are we saved? and 2) When are we saved?  Paul encourages all believers in Christ to follow Abraham's steps of faith.
     
    The faith of Abraham is an example for us to follow.
     
     
    Romans 4:9-12
    Aug. 8, 2021
     
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  • Aug 1, 2021God’s Accounting System
    Aug 1, 2021
    God’s Accounting System
    Series: Romans
    Basic finances and accounting are familiar enough.  But, God's accounting system is different.  In God's accounting system, by faith in Christ, God credits our account with righteousness.  Furthermore, by faith in Christ, God doesn’t debit our account with sin.
     
    The Good News is that in His accounting system God accepts us, through our faith, just as we are.
     
     
    Romans 4:1-8
    Aug. 1, 2021
     
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  • Jul 25, 2021Where God’s Grace Shows Up
    Jul 25, 2021
    Where God’s Grace Shows Up
    Series: Romans
    Having spent almost 3 chapters explaining the "bad news," Paul now turns to explain the "good news" and the relief and joy that come as we find justification through faith in Christ alone.  God's righteousness revealed the solution to our sin, and what we find is that faith is how we receive God's fantastic grace.
     
    God's gracious gift of redemption comes through faith in Christ.
     
     
    Romans 3:21-31
    July 25, 2021
     
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  • Jul 18, 2021Are Good Works Good Enough?
    Jul 18, 2021
    Are Good Works Good Enough?
    Series: Romans
    We’re coming to the end of Paul’s “bad news.”  He has spent most of the opening 3 chapters of Romans laying out the problem every single person faces in life – we all stand guilty before God.  Paul says 3 things about our sinful status – we are confirmed as sinners by our character – we are confirmed as sinners by our conduct – and as confirmed sinners we are condemned.  But (spoiler alert), the good news yet to come is that – confirmed sinners can be saved by Christ.
     
    We can’t save ourselves from the consequences of sin, but, Christ can!
     
     
    Romans 3:9-20
    July 18, 2021
     
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  • Jul 11, 2021I Object
    Jul 11, 2021
    I Object
    Series: Romans
    As we come into Romans 3, Paul anticipates objections that might be raised by Jewish readers of his letter.  With the 8 verses of our text, Paul gives voice to 4 specific objections some Jews might have had to his message, and shows how God sequentially overrules them.   
     
    Our objections don’t overrule God’s justice – He is faithful, and willing to forgive.
     
     
    Romans 3:1-8
    July 11, 2021
     
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  • Jul 4, 2021Declaration of Dependence
    Jul 4, 2021
    Declaration of Dependence
    Series: John
    Liberty, or freedom, is a concept that is highly valued in our culture.  On Independence Day, a day we celebrate national freedom, what we find in John 8:31-36 is that true freedom is only found through faith in Christ.
     
    Jesus clearly shows us that we are slaves to sin, that slavery to sin leaves us outside of God’s family, and our initial reaction to sin is to deny we’re enslaved to it.  Christ alone offers us true freedom, that freedom comes to us as we respond to the truth, and we need to continue to live in light of the truth.
     
    True freedom is only found through faith in Christ – declare your dependence.
     
     
    John 8:31-36
    July 4, 2021
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