Some strange things 1. His own did not receive him 2. Welcoming without welcoming 3. Believing without believing 4. Even his own brothers did not believe on him Enter an official Sign-seeker or saviour-seeker? Jesus tests him “Go, your son will live” He and his household believed A connection with Herod The main point of the story What keeps us from seeing…
Back into John – John 20:31 Recent encounter with Nicodemus Time to move on – 4:1-6 1. Jesus and the Tainted Woman – v7-18 2. True Worship – Spirit and Truth – v19-26 3. Testimony, belief and action v27-42 Overflowing with Satisfaction in true worship of Jesus
Genesis 15:1-21/Romans 4:13-25. What do people think of faith these days? 1. God’s salvation is for all – v13-17a not just Jews not just wasp’s 2. Salvation is by faith. But what is faith? Abraham’s faith… v17b-22 Was In God Declared I am helpless to save myself Meant trusting God would keep his promise 3. God’s saving ways haven’t changed v22-25 We…
1) Boasting is alive and well 2) Faith Alone rules boasting out “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” 3: 28, “For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law” Made right with God 100% by…
Criminals Punished Proverbs 17:15, “acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent – the Lord detests them both”. “Is God’s justice a good thing” “What about Mercy” We are in trouble! Romans 1:16-17, “I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew and then for the Gentile.…
We must bring something “the thing you bring when you are told to bring nothing” We are all guilty, no excuses, no loop holes, no special exemptions not even for his chosen people. Romans 3:9, “What shall we conclude then? Are we any better?” “Not at all” Rom 3:10, “we are all alike are under sin”. OT confirmation Rom 3:10-18 … totally…
Getting defensive Some back ground info Gen 12:1-3 – The LORD had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. ‘‘I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those…
Romans 2:17-29; 3:21-31 1. Surely the Jews are OK before God 2:17-27 a. Credentials Galore – but equally sinful 2:17-24 b. Circumcision – a sign of faith 2:25-27 c. We too think like Jews – we rely on certain actions and rituals for salvation 2:28-29 2. Righteousness required, righteousness provided 3:21-24
We are not like them! – Romans 1:18-32 Rom 1:29-32 – 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they are senseless, faithless, heartless,…
God is angry! Romans 1:18 – “the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth”. So why is God angry? Verse 18 – people suppress the truth about God Verse 20 – “we are left without any excuses before God”. Verse 21 – “people knew God and they still rejected…