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Joyful In Suffering
Passage: Romans 5:1-5 Rejoice in our sufferings. Could Paul have said anything more unamerican? Who wants to rejoice in our sufferings? What could be more counter-intuitive? Who would be so crazy as to put those two words together in the same sentence? Rejoice and suffering. Isn’t that an oxymoron? You know, like act naturally, deafening […]
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Scripture Texts: Matthew 6:9; Ezekiel 36:22-23 Today is Reformation Sunday, the Sunday before October 31, the day credited with marking the beginning of the Reformation in 1517. On this occasion we celebrate the providential goodness of God for the history and heritage that is ours because of His great grace. This evening I want to focus […]
Joyful In Hope
Passage: Romans 5:1-5 We all have significant others in our lives, people who matter to us, people whose opinions matter to us and especially whose opinions about us matter to us. We all have experiences of when those opinions are very positive and encouraging, and when those opinions are negative and discouraging. We can rise […]
Our Father God II
Scripture Texts: Matthew 6:9; John 5:17-23 Imagine a church member helping with a VBS in an inner city neighborhood sharing the gospel with some children and talking about God being our heavenly father. And a child looking perplexed asks, “You mean God is someone who comes home on Friday nights drunk, hits mom, yells at us, […]
The God Who Makes Promises
Passage: Romans 4:17-25 So far in chapter four of Romans Paul has used the life and faith of Abraham to prove to the Jews Abraham was not justified by works but by faith (4:1-8), Abraham was not justified by circumcision but by faith (4:9-12), and Abraham was not justified by the law but by faith […]
Abraham, Father Of Us All By Grace
Passage: Romans 4:13-17 Paul is continuing to build his case that we are justified and saved only by grace through faith and this is a gift from God. Paul brought two expert witnesses to the stand, Abraham and David, and then he brought Abraham back and made clear circumcision and uncircumcision were nothing. It had […]