Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
As it stands right now we are finishing up with chapter 10 this evening. It occurred to me the other day, that the next time that I preach through the Book of Romans, it might be helpful to make one major change in my approach. Since chapters 1-11 are primarily...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Let’s say that I promised to give you $1,000.00 right after church today. But when I come up to you, pulling out my wallet, you hold up your hand, telling me that you don’t want it. You might say that you are doing all right; the Lord has blessed so that...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Let’s loosen up just a little and have some fun this evening. Even though we start with the Book of Romans and an argument which Paul was making, let’s shift gears, run back to the Old Testament, and have brief glance at part of the life of Elijah....
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Over the years, I have seen parts of hundreds of North American rivers, both big and small. And I suppose that most of you have as well. We have seen many at their source and later seen them at their mouth. For example, most of you have seen the beginning and end of...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I hope that you haven’t been able to discern this, but I’ve been struggling with my messages from this chapter. It’s not that I don’t like what I see here, or that I am afraid that you’ll not like what is taught. I’m struggling...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I think that I have told you about this man before, but I bring him up again because this is important. While I was pastoring in New Mexico, I met a young man and his wife who had marriage problems. They called me for counseling, but unfortunately there wasn’t...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Do you ever feel as though I have been reading your diary, or your mind, or watching you like a Gestapo spy? Without being conscious of it, the pastor should be lead of the Lord sufficiently to expose your secret sins once in a while. It was years ago, but I had the...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
As far as I know, the silliest commercials on television right now, are a series promoting Old Spice. And there is one pair in that series which is particularly funny, at least to me. The first of this pair ran for a few weeks, and it was apparently so popular that...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I gave some thought to reversing messages and teaching this lesson this morning. Obviously, these verses come before the verses that we looked at earlier today. And this has a gospel theme, but the truth is, Paul’s reference did not. His mention of...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
These verses conclude the first half of the Book of Romans – chapters which deal primarily with salvation. And these words form perhaps Paul’s highest praise for that salvation. The prophet and theologian turned psalmist in these verses. It sounds as...
