Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Do we have anyone here who is unfamiliar with the subject of debt? You may THINK that you know what the debt is in this chapter, but debt in the 21st Century is different from debt in the 1st Century. The Lord Jesus lived in a kinder and gentler society than in the...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Let’s pretend that you are young and deeply in love. You have found the person with whom you’d like to spend the rest of your life. You two seem perfectly matched and compatible in every possible way. You have the same kind of faith and the same Saviour...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I would like to take the message from this morning a small step forward. For a couple of weeks now, I have mentioned the relationship between the members of the God-head. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are one – and yet three. They act in unison and...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Just about every day, grand-daughter Sahalie goes for a walk down to the river. There are at least two parks in our neighborhood and several other little beach areas. And of course, Jackie, Sahalie and Judy are not usually the only people there. Quite often there are...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
If I said, “I will give you a thousand dollars, if………………,” you might want me to finish the rest of the sentence. If I said, “You will live a long and healthy life, if you will make just one change in your...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
About three months before we started this exposition of the Book of Romans, I preached from these verses. It was a gospel message entitled, “How to Receive an Inheritance.” “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Have you ever read the missionary biography, “Through Gates of Splendor?” I’m not thinking about “To the Golden Shore” about Adoniram Judson. “Through Gates of Splendor” is the account of five relatively modern-day...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
There was once a small, typically American family of four. Dad and Mom had two children, Jim, aged 18, and Hope, aged 20. Mom and Dad loved their children and longed for their very best. So when Hope started bring boys home of whom Mom and Dad disapproved, they...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Nearly 30 years ago, there was a widely-advertised, highly acclaimed movie entitled “Apocalypse Now.” I can honestly say that I have never seen the movie, except enough to know that I didn’t want to see it. So I don’t know anything about it...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Preachers are prone to create and follow little habits while they preach their sermons. When I am not wearing a suit coat, I will invariably put my left hand in my pocket, and if there is anything in that pocket, we’re all in for trouble. Last weekend for...
