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1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the…

Importance Romans is the most complete explanation of the Gospel. In the Old Testament we have the foundations for the Gospel. In the Gospels we have the life of Christ, culminating in the death and resurrection which are the basis for good news. Acts tells of the spread of the gospel. Romans explains…

How Do We Do Righteousness? We can try following a list of rules. We can enforce a set of laws. We can follow a master of righteousness. We can dress right, talk right, learn all the best church words and say all the right church stuff. The key is in the question. We can’t become righteous by doing what…

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness…

Welcome... Introduce Self... Pray... Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they…

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. Paul’s Desire My good-pleasure who was he speaking about? the Jews who had dogged him from city to city, beating him, stoning him, opposing him in every way, finally leading to his arrest. Plotting…

Introduction Have you ever tried very had to please someone, but ended up missing the mark. Maybe it was a boss, you know the kind, driven, high expectations, yet seemingly unaware of your efforts to please. Maybe it was a parent that you so desperately wanted to please and everything you did seemed…

Listening to Your Conscience Romans 14:5-9 , 22-23 Introduction Ask for prayers Review of the book 4 reasons you should listen to YOUR conscience 1) Your conscience is a gift from God, so appreciate it ( Rom 1-13 ) Explanation The conscience speaks to us It is part of the image of God, which reflects…

INTRODUCTION . 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of law: “ THE MAN WHO DOES THESE THINGS SHALL LIVE BY THEM .” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way: “ DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART , ‘ WHO WILL GO UP INTO HEAVEN ?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), 7 or ‘ WHO WILL GO DOWN INTO…

1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they…

Summary: Personal Responsibility Always looking for others to blame. Paul will not let his own people blame God. Apparent Contradiction It is true that the reason that anyone is saved is God and God alone. But it is still true that the reason that anyone is lost is people. We must believe both. Here,…

The Law and Promise To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,”…

Anyone can win a soul to Christ. If you have a testimony of salvation and God has changed you and remade you anew, you have something already that you can share with others. But anyone can do it. But we want to grow beyond only our testimony. We want to study and know the verses that talk about salvation…

1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.…

1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... What is the law? There are 613 commands given in the first 5 books of the Bible (Torah) I mistakenly often though of the list of commands as being “The Law” The Torah is often translated “the law” But it’s not just a code or list of rules It’s primarily a story. A…

Genesis 15 : Gods covenant with Abraham Genesis 16 : Hagar/Ishmael Genesis 17 : The sign of circumcision “Flesh”=“natural” (Strongs) “merely of human origin or empowerment” (HELPS) But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them,…

With Tongue or Foot? Have you ever heard the phrase “Preach the gospel at all times, use words if necessary”? It is a saying often attributed to St. Francis of Assissi, a man who in his youth sought out life’s pleasures as he desired not thinking of the distance between man and God. There were times…

We all know that salvation is a gift of God through Christ Jesus to any man that will repent of sin and believe by faith. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. Yet it is often the case in the believer’s…

The importance of discussing sin first when sharing the gospel, and the results of turning away from God.

Welcome... Introduction… New Series Something I’m excited about Not a book of the Bible but a topic deeply rooted in scripture Foundational for understanding life as a follower of Jesus Bold statement: Without a correct view of the church, a person will not have a correct view of what it means to follow…

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we…

God’s Plans, God’s Mercy One of the most important themes of Paul in Romans is the doctrine of the salvation of all Israel. Chapters 9-11 are involved in this discussion and development of God’s Plans for the Salvation of Israel. I have, in that last few weeks, talked about God’s selection, God’s Grace,…

God is the Gauge of Grace God is the Gauge of Grace I chose this title partly because I wanted to be alliterative; and couldn’t quite find the word I wanted to fit into the title, in order to say, We Cannot Force the Hand of God for Our Justification and Salvation. Even when we do our very best to use…

Let us pray. The Word is Near You ( Romans 10:5-17 ) Why do we celebrate Mother’s Day? Perhaps because, along with fatherhood, the massive and critically important service of motherhood rarely receives the thanks it deserves. We are so used to our mother’s being there, we forget to stop, consider and…