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Introduction Me We 1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as…

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…

After seeing the unrighteousness and wickedness of mankind, ourselves included in Romans 1:18-3:20 , we finally saw a solution. Our unrighteousness was bringing God’s wrath and judgment upon us. There was nothing we could do. We could not earn righteousness, because no matter how much good we would do,…

Romans 4:3 (ESV) — 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” Romans 4:11–12 (ESV) — 11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of…

Introduction One of the difficult things about picking up a passage like this is that we are midstream in Paul’s argument in the book of Romans. I will attempt to summarize what Paul has been saying up to this point, but is necessarily an gross oversimplification. In chapter one Paul has demonstrated…

Today’s readings show us the universal nature of God’s plan of salvation. When Jesus said, “No only can enter the kingdom of God,” He is condemning the entire human race. All have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God. But, God’s promise is universal. “All are justified freely by His grace…

Who we were and Who we are. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”…

Lech Lecha Introduction This Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Isaiah 40:27-41:16 John 8:51-58 In our previous Torah portion we studies Noah and the deluge We presented hidden meanings like the Broken Olive branch the dove took on her beak being Israel We spoke about how and why Noah found favour on…

What is Faith? That’s a difficult question for our contemporary culture. Merriam-Webster Dictionary offers several definitions of faith. This is the one that most Christians would identify with: belief and trust in and loyalty to God.[1] However, our contemporary culture would probably identify more…

Hebrews 11:11-40 Introduction: Good morning again. It’s a joy for me to be with you each week and share from God’s Word. At this time children can be dismissed to children’s ministry time if they would like. I invite the rest of you to open your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 11 where we will be camped out…

Righteousness Righteousness, we have been looking at it for weeks, and we will continue to look at it, its need, its provision, its display, its application then and application today. Righteousness Needed ( Rom1:18-3:20 ) All are guilty; all are without excuse Righteousness revealed ( Rom1:17 ) Righteousness…

Introduction: Continuing our study in the book of Romans. We are coming out of chapter 3 into chapter 4. Last week my message was the gospel - the good news of Jesus - as it was presented in Chapter 3. That Paul describes every man a sinner, that sin separates us from God, and that we are reconciled…

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…

This morning I want us to think about the idea of blessedness or happiness? Three time in just eight verses Paul draws our attention to the idea of blessing or the one who is blessed. V. 6- just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works V. 7- Blessed…

In Romans 4:1-12 Paul begins to use the faith of Abraham as an example of all those who belive in Jesus Christ proving once again that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

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,…

30th Jan 2022

Habakkuk’s Complaint Lsat week, we looked at the first part of Habakkuk, where he stated his complain to God, and his complaint was that all around him, he saw people doing evil. People were doing offensive things against God. And he was not simply looking outside his own community, he was looking at…

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

Introduction: If there is any doctrine that the enemy of mankind and of God desires to undercut and distort, it is the doctrine of salvation. If Satan can cause confusion in regard to this doctrine, he will have succeed in keeping mankind in their sin and under divine judgement and condemnation. Every…

Introduction What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “ Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Now to him…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

The Basis of Salvation Good Evening beautiful People of VMBCLA, GLBC, and all who may have stopped by this way. I thank God that you are still holding on to God’s unchanging hand. I greet you in the name of Jesus our Christ and Lord. Last week, I began to teach on the subject of “The Necessity and basis…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Boasting- In works and in identity Aesope tells the story of the Grasshopper and the ants.. Imortalized by disney in a early color cartoon. First the grass hopper boasts to the hard working ants claiming his way of life is the best, Singing, “the world owes me a living!” then when winter comes and this…