Sermons from 2023 (Page 3)
THE FEEL OF FAITH
THE FEEL OF FAITHRomans 4.17-25Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 11 of 11 v. 16 “It depends on faith … to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all …” (esv) v. 22 “That is why his faith was ‘counted to him as righteousness.’” (esv) vv. 23–24 “… was not written for Abraham alone, but also for us.” (csb) FAITH FEELS LIKE … LIKE KNOWING Facts About God v. 17b “……
WHO IS IN THE FAMILY OF FAITH?
WHO IS IN THE FAMILY OF FAITH?Romans 4.9-17aRomans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 10 of 11 v. 6 “… the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness …” v. 9a “Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?” (esv) ABRAHAM IS THE FATHER OF THOSE WHO PUT FAITH IN … GOD’S PROMISE RATHER THAN Our Pedigree v. 12 “… our father Abraham …” (esv) v. 9b “… faith was counted…
WHAT FAITH CHANGES BETWEEN GOD & US
WHAT FAITH CHANGES BETWEEN GOD & USRomans 4.1-8Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 9 of 11 WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES FAITH RIGHTEOUSNESS MAKE? IT CHANGES HOW GOD Sees Us v. 1 “What … was gained by Abraham, our forefather …?” (esv) v. 3 “Abraham believed God …” (esv) Genesis 12.2–3 “And I will make of you a great nation … and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (esv) v. 2 “… if Abraham was…
The Dragon Is Real
The Dragon Is RealRevelation 12by Rev. Chuck Henderson Three specific challenges:
HOW RECEIVING CHANGES BEHAVING
HOW RECEIVING CHANGES BEHAVINGRomans 3.27-31Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 8 of 10 HOW RECEIVED RIGHTEOUSNESS CHANGES OUR BEHAVIOR: WE BECOME … v. 26 “[God is] just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.” (esv) Humble IN OUR Comparisons v. 27 “… what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded … by the law of faith.” (esv) v. 28 “… one is justified by faith …” (esv) Galatians 6.14 “… far be it…
THE HEART OF THE GOOD NEWS
THE HEART OF THE GOOD NEWSRomans 3.21-26Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 7 of 10 Romans 1.16–17 “… the gospel … is the power of God … For in it the righteousness of God is revealed …” (esv) v. 10 “None is righteous …” (esv) v. 20 “… no one will be justified … by the works of the law …” (csb) v. 21 “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law …”…
THE GOSPEL CLAPBACK
THE GOSPEL CLAPBACKRomans 3.1-8 Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 5 of 10 v. 2.29 “… a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart …” (esv) Romans 1.16 “… the gospel … is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes …” (esv) QUESTIONING SOVEREIGN FREE GRACE: CULTURAL QUESTION – ISN’T THE Church Irrelevant? v. 2 “… they were entrusted with the very words of God.” (csb) Romans 10.14 “And how are…
MOTHERHOOD AS DISCIPLESHIP
MOTHERHOOD AS DISCIPLESHIPMother’s Day 2023Matthew 10.16-31 v. 36 “… a person’s enemies will be those of his own household.” (esv) v. 16 “… I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves …” (esv) MOTHERHOOD AS DISCIPLESHIP MEANS … CONSISTENTLY Seeking TO Honor God v. 25 “It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebub, how much more the…
THE MORAL MAJORITY
THE MORAL MAJORITYRomans 2.1-16 Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 3 of 10 OUR MORALS WILL ONLY STAND THE TEST IF WE ARE … Consistent IN OUR Judging v. 1 “… in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you … practice the very same things.” (esv) Matthew 7.2 “… the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (niv) v. 3 “Do you suppose…
A WORLD WITHOUT RESTRAINT
A WORLD WITHOUT RESTRAINTRomans 1.24-32 Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 2 of 10 Matthew 6.13 “… lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (esv) GOD HANDS US OVER TO … Worship DEFINED BY Inversion v. 23 “… exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images …” (esv) v. 25 “… worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator …” (esv) Isaiah 45.5 “I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me…
THE REVELATION OF WRATH
THE REVELATION OF WRATHRomans 1.18-25 Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 1 of 10 v. 16 “… the gospel … is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes …” (esv) WRATH IS REVEALED … v. 18 “… the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men …” (esv) BECAUSE HUMANS Suppress The Truth vv. 18–19 “… men … suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be…
THE WORD OF COMPLETION
THE WORD OF COMPLETIONThe Last Words Of Jesus—Part 5 of 5John 19.28-30 Mark 10.45 “… the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (csb) John 17.4 “I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.” (esv) WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR EACH DAY? FRIDAY: JESUS Finished GOD’S Plan of Salvation Galatians 4.4–5 “… when the fullness of time had…