Romans 13:11-14 Main Point: Live well in the last days by knowing the time, casting off darkness, and putting on the armor of light. I. Know the Time - 13:11-12a. II. Change Your Clothes - 13:12b-14. Application 1) Number our days. 2) Put off darkness. 3) Put on...
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What Is Love?
Romans 13:8-10 Main Point: God’s Law both commands and defines true love. I. God’s Law commands true love - 13:8 & 10. II. God’s Law defines true love - 13:9. Application 1) Beware of any “love” that is separated from God’s Law. 2) Beware of legalism. 3) Embrace...
Good Citizenship, Part 2
Romans 13:5-7 Main Point: Honor God and the magistrate by supporting and honoring the authority structures He has put in place. I. The Conscience of the Citizens - 13:5. “We have to remember that acting according to conscience may sometimes be sin as well. If the...
Good Citizenship, Part 1
Romans 13:1-4 Main Point: Since human government is God’s institution, believers should make every effort to submit to their rulers. I. Human government is God’s institution. “When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.” John Calvin “Woe to those...
Do you pass the test?
Exodus 20:1-17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj8ivifrVVo
Persecuted Love, Part 2
Romans 12:17-21 Main Point: Overcome evil with good by forsaking vengeance and returning a blessing instead. I. Overcome evil with good by forsaking vengeance - 12:17-19. II. Overcome evil with good by returning a blessing instead -12:20-21. Application 1) When...
Persecuted Love, Part 1
Romans 12:14-16 Main Point: Genuinely love your enemies and your brothers and sisters in the midst of persecution. I. Genuinely love for your enemies in the midst of persecution - v. 14. II. Genuinely love for your brothers and sisters in the midst of persecution - v....
On Fire for the Lord
Romans 12:11-13 “Dead churches are churches in which the Gospel is not proclaimed. If the Gospel is being proclaimed, the church is living. It may be stodgy. It may be tacky. It may be awkward. If the gospel is not being preached, however, it matters not if everyone...
Living in Philadelphia
Romans 12:10 Main Point: Love genuinely by seeing the church as your family, and then outdoing one another in showing honor. I. Love genuinely by seeing the church as your family 12:10a II. Love genuinely by outdoing one another in showing honor 12:10b ...