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Sermons on Romans
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Accept one another? 1: How God Glorifies Himself 2: Christ’s People and Christ’s Words 3: Through the Church, Within the Church. Same Same?
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Getting your expectation right matters Meaningless From: Questions Observations from nature Observations from life Testing the theory The teacher’s response (2:17, 20) A real/current response? Something more (Ecc 12:13-14) What difference does Jesus make? (Rom 8:18-25) Present. Future. A hope based on Jesus (1…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A little summary of Paul’s: Romans 1:16,17 – in 3 main statements. “I am not ashamed of the gospel” “Because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” “For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The view from the mountain peak Paul’s testimony: I am convinced No separation from the love of God in Christ Threats to God’s love? Death or life? Spiritual forces? Present of future? Height or depth? Anything else!? Living in the assurance of God’s love
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A victorious life? What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us: Four threats to our assurance 1) Who can be against us? 2) Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? 3) Who then is the one who condemns?…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Challenges to faith The Bible is very honest about the problem of suffering in our world Romans 8:18 ‘…our present sufferings…’ Romans 8:35 ‘…trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or sword?’ And yet rock solid confidence for believers What is God doing about our suffering NOW?…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A world awash with sin and pain – are there any advantages to being a Christian? 1. We have the ‘first fruits’ of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:23) – what we have now – what we don’t have yet we ‘groan’ now – confident hope – some peddle false…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline We have never faced a year like this… Is God both good and powerful? Why does God let his beloved children (Romans 8:15) suffer? And yet the Bible seems to insist Christians will suffer… Romans 8:17 “…we are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share…
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