Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
This will sound like a great many other sermons, but I make no apologies, because the theme is very common. It is not only very common, but very, very important. “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness (but only) to everyone who believeth.” Not...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
At this time of the year, here in North Idaho, there is nothing more incongruous than a dark, full-face, sun tan. Sunburns and suntans which show a negative racoon-type face are perfectly understandable. Those people who are addicted to snow-boarding or skiing might...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
As I said this morning, we have little more than a Bible study for you this afternoon. There is a word used five times in these ten verses, but it is used at least three different ways. That provoked my curiosity and a little bit of study, which I would like to share...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I’ve been in the ministry long enough know that even good Christians can get easily side-tracked. By that I mean that they get shunted off onto doctrinal sidings and driven into dead-ends. Even those who hate and avoid the word “doctrine” are often...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
We all know what it is to eat a wonderful meal. It has your favorite main course, and a vegetable or two which you like, then perhaps a great dessert. I think that it can be said that eating has evolved – and digressed – throughout the years. Cooking and...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
The Apostle Paul had his own favorite words, just as most of us do. I’ve mentioned this before, pointing out some of them, but I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this particular word. Seventeen times, he uses one or the other of a pair of synonyms...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
When God created the universe, did He begin small and work up to the really big stuff? By that I mean, when He created life, did He begin with algae and plankton, using them to develop more complex forms of life? Did Jehovah begin the universe with creation and then...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Using Acts 20:27 for my basis, in the past I have used this motto: “Preaching the whole counsel of God.” Paul told the Ephesian eleders , “For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.” While I haven’t deliberately...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Let’s say that I had a huge cancerous tumor growing out of the back of my neck. It appeared almost over night, and before I realized it, that thing had intertwined with my spinal chord and the base of my brain. Immediately we knew that this was an inoperable...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I have read this scripture twenty-five times or more in the last month, preparing messages for this series. Years ago I memorized this passage, and early on I recharged my memory every week, reviewing the many hundreds of verses that I had temporarily captured in my...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
There are two kinds of people in this world – Those who over-emphasize the differences between people in this world and those who don’t. We are all different, and for some people the number of those differences eventually becomes critical. With the help...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
When we lived in Deming, N.M., a starving, stray cat attached himself to our family, and was quickly adopted. In the beginning he was nothing but skin, bones and ears, and thus he was given the name “Gilligan.” In our yard we had several trees, including...
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....
