Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I have plans to come back to this scripture next week, looking at it more theologically, but this evening I’d like to have a little practical, and Biblical, fun with it. Have you ever found that your first impression of the day determined the character of the...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Do you remember learning the first elements of mathematics – addition, multiplication, division and so on? For some of you it was a very long time ago, while for others it has only been a couple of years. Some of us are still learning them. I sincerely hope...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I believe, and I have often said, that Paul was expecting the return of the Saviour during his lifetime. There are several scriptures which say essentially the same thing as this: “It is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
We live in a troublesome time with crime, disease, terror and natural disasters in the news every day. Some people look to civil government to answer as many of these problems as possible. They say, “we need to beef-up our defenses against internal and...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
In Paul’s day Rome was the capital of the Western world. It was the metropolis – in some ways similar to New York and in other ways similar to Washington D.C. It was said that all roads lead to Rome, and that meant a great deal of money and traffic,...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Last Sunday night we made an overview of this chapter. It was either a good message or a very poor one, because there was hardly a peep that night. There were few “amens” – hopefully because people were thinking – and then there wasn’t...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Nearly everyone here tonight has had to pass judgment on things throughout this day. What should I wear today, since I am going to House of the Lord? Does this blouse match this skirt? I would say, “Does this shirt match these slacks,” but most men...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
We return to an old theme this morning, but one which should be addressed once in a while. I say that, because it is something of which most people are wilfully ignorant. First, there are those who reject the Bible and concoct their own imaginative ideas about...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I have deliberately put the cart before the horse today. The argument which Paul gives us to live unto the Lord, is that Christ lived and died for us. That may be the simple explanation, but I believe that it is accurate and powerful. So you are a child of God, heir...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I trust you remember that last week, I began our morning message by referring to Mr. Dan Brown. Brown is the highly popular author who wrote the mystery thriller “The Da Vinci Code.” Someone might think that it’s not my place, as a preacher of the...
