Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I probably watch as much sports as the average American male. There are plenty of men who don’t have televisions and who don’t watch much sports at all. This is probably a good thing, but it doesn’t make him a better man than anyone else. Some of...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I was thinking that with last Sunday evening’s message we would be finished with chapter 3. But as I was reading it over to see if I had missed anything, it struck me that Paul had reached a peak in verse 28. If the Holy-Spirit-inspired man of God pronounced...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Have you ever noticed that when people talk about Acts 9 they say, “that is the chapter of Paul’s conversion?” They might say that was when the Lord saved Saul of Tarsus, but they don’t often say that it is the chapter of Saul’s...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I realize that I am impatient – but I am apparently too impatient. I keep saying to myself, and sometimes to you, that we are finished with Romans 3, and it’s time to move on. But I want to be a thorough as possible, so I re-read the scripture asking the...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I have no proof of this, but I wouldn’t be surprised if some computer determined that I use the word “grace” somewhere in eight or nine of every ten messages that I preach. Lately, in addition to the two occasions that the word is used at the end of...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
As we have said a few times recently, one of the great heros of the Jews was their forefather Abraham. The Lord Jesus referred to that fact, but said that if they really knew Abraham, they would recognize Christ. Abraham wouldn’t go about trying to kill his...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
This afternoon I have one primary purpose – to emphasize Paul’s emphasis of the Word of God. Thus far in our study of Romans we have had three messages on the Bible. Romans 3:1-2 – “What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
For the sake of argument, let’s say that your favorite team has made it into the playoffs. They are your favorite team, because they are from your town – they have always been your favorite. But this year, there is an added attraction for you – the...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I confess to you this evening that as I was doing some research for this message, I ran into the sermon of a well-known preacher, published on the internet. Although I don’t do this as a rule, I liked what I read and decided to follow his outline. But I’m...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
There are people who spend a lot of money to buy the biggest and newest computers available. And then all that they do with those computers is fill them with games. Now, I have nothing against computer games – per se – although I understand that some of...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
That the first part of verse 13 is confusing is seen in the variety of explanations offered by the commentators. And judging by that, I’m going to say that whether or not we fully understand Paul’s thought must not be critical to our faith. “For the...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
As I was reading through Romans 4 a couple of weeks ago, I jotted down some notes which had the potential of developing into messages. One of them referred to the fact that Abraham believed that Jehovah could quicken – resurrect – the dead. “And...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
A fifteen point message is a bit long for one sitting, even if each of those points are as sharp and wonderful as I usually make them. Keeping that in mind, I cut short our morning message and finish it this evening. We were talking about Abraham’s faith,...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
One of the most heart-warming stories in the Bible is that of David and Mephiboseth. Saul had 3 sons and 2 daughters, and at least one of those sons was twice the man that his father was. Prince Jonathan was courageous, wise, out-going and, more importantly, far more...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Will there be any computers in Heaven? I rather think that there won’t. We certainly won’t need any kind of computer entertainment – video games and that sort of thing. And how much of the Lord’s wisdom and knowledge will the glorified saints...
