Sermons on Romans
(show picture) How does your guilt affect you? “guilt before God” the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives was to convict us of our sin and the guilt before God Romans 7:7-10. What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For…
… why is it that we have a natural propensity to drift towards ungodliness? What does Gen 3 have to say? 1) The way sin is sown a) Doubt “Did God really say?” b) Desire You could be like him.. knowing good and evil. 2) The impact sin has …verse 7 … They hide from God. … they blame others. Gen 2:23…
… life is automatically going to be tough simply because they follow Jesus. Romans 8, … creation itself is suffering and decaying The Spirit is only the first fruits … God’s glory is going to be revealed in us. … there is so much better to come. The Spirit helps us live now … he intercedes for us in prayer. So what…
A very brief overview… How incredibly good and how incredibly necessary the gospel is … “the power of God for salvation”. Romans 5:1 … WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD. The Christian struggle Rom 7:21-25. “So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s…
Justified by … Grace alone … through Faith alone in Christ alone, revealed through Scripture alone to the glory of God alone GRACE = God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. What faith is not. something that requires no evidence faith despite the evidence. BUT it is faith based on the years and generations of evidence God has given. How will you ever be…
06 – Spirit of truth – Receiving the Spirit’s gifts Problems we face … out of the biblical context of what the gift is actually for. Results in – filled with pride – filled with a self focus – a wrong perspective of genuine Christianity The purpose of gifts 1 Cor 12:7 … for the common good. 1 Cor 14:26… to build…
Prepare To Meet Your God Amos 4 Israel on trial… time for the verdict “Hear this word” – Speaking to those in power and privilege about how they’ve used it. – This is the behaviour that led to the exile. Empty worship (Amos 4:4-5) – Bethel and Gilgal as places of worship – Equivalent places of worship for the modern church? This…
Ephesians 2:1-10 – God’s mercy – Come and be Saved by Grace What they were like Firstly … just like everyone else in the world. Secondly… adopted the values of Satan. Thirdly … naturally sinful. What they deserve … God’s wrath. Depths of God’s grace Ephesians 2:4 … God who is rich in mercy and abounding in love The…