Romans

True Love

True Love

Romans 12:9 Main Point: Love truly by hating all evil and holding fast to all good. I. Love truly by hating all that is evil. “True love is not a directionless emotion or something that can only be felt but not expressed. Love is not genuine when it leads a person to...

Saved to Serve

Saved to Serve

Romans 12:4-8 Main Point: Strive to be a humble servant that embraces both the unity and the diversity of the body of Christ. You were saved to serve. I. Embrace the Unity of the One Body of Christ - vv. 4-5. II. Embrace the Diversity of the One Body of Christ - vv....

Right Thinking

Right Thinking

Romans 12:3 Main Point: Think rightly by putting off pride and putting on biblical humility.  I. Beware of Pride - v. 3a “There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,...

Grace and Duty

Grace and Duty

Romans 12:1-2 Main Point: On the basis of God’s mercy to us in Christ, our duty is to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice to God.  I. Christ’s Call to Discipleship - v. 1. 2 Cor. 5:14-15 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that...

Amazed By Grace

Amazed By Grace

Romans 11:33-36 Main Point: God’s amazing grace causes us to look back on our redemption with a humble awe that gives all of the glory to God.  I. The Wow of Redemption - v. 33. Eph 2:1-3.  Eph. 2:4-9. Eph. 2:10 Eph. 2:19-22 II. The Humility of Redemption - vv....

The Mystery of Salvation

The Mystery of Salvation

 Romans 11:25-27  Embrace the mystery of election and know that God will save all of His people from both the Gentiles and Israel.

Pride & Grace

Pride & Grace

 Romans 11:17-24 Cultivate humility by embracing both justice and grace. Tremble and trust in Christ alone.  “The excision, of which he speaks, could not apply to individuals, whose election is unchangeable, based on the eternal purpose of God.” – John Calvin “Paul...

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