The sermon is from Romans 10:1-4 – “How to Stumble Over the Stumbling Stone”. “… they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.” – Romans 10:2 Sincerity and zeal in religious matters is in some ways commendable, but in other ways, it can be tragic. One need only to think of the […]
The sermon is from Romans 9:30 -33 – “The Stone of Stumbling and the Rock of Offense”. “They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, ….” – Romans 9:32 Have you ever ‘stumbled’ over something before? Many of us have tripped over objects in a dark room – maybe a chair, an ottoman, a box, or […]
The sermon is from Romans 9:25-29 -“Re-hitching” the Old and New Testaments. “… they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” – Romans 9:26 The Old Testament prophets predicted a world-wide expansion of the kingdom God through Israel’s coming King and Messiah (Isaiah 54:1-3; Hosea 1:10-11; Joel 2:28-32). The book of Acts records the […]
The sermon is from Romans 9:19-24 – “God in the Dock?” “But who are you, O man, to answer back to God?” – Romans 9:20 God in the Dock is a collection of essays and speeches by the 20th Century British Christian apologist, C. S. Lewis. Someone has said that Lewis’s premise in a number […]
The sermon is from Romans 9:14-18 – “Have We Truly Understood the Mercy of God?” “Is there injustice on God’s part?” – Romans 9:14 Christians respond to the above question with clarity and conviction, “Perish the thought!” Abraham certainly responded in a similar way in Genesis 18:25, “Shall not the Judge of all the earth […]
The sermon is from Romans 9:10-13 – “Set Apart Before I was Born”. “… though they were not yet born and had done anything either good or bad …” – Romans 9:11 Christians have squabbled for centuries over the Bible’s teaching on election. It is a Biblical word; it is found in the pages of […]
The sermon is from Psalm 69:13-17 – “Magnificent Mercy”. “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!” – Romans 11:33 In Romans Chapter 11, verses 33-36, Paul concludes his three-chapter treatment related to God’s sovereign purposes in world history and in redemptive history. He brings this section to a close with […]
The sermon is from Romans 9:6-9 – “The Counsel of the Lord Stands Forever; the Plans of His Heart to all Generations”. “But it is not as though the word of God has failed.” – Romans 9:6 In his hymn, “Rejoice, the Lord is King,” 18th Century hymn-writer, Charles Wesley penned this stanza, “His kingdom […]
The sermon is from 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 – “True Wisdom”. “… but we preach Christ crucified, …” – 1 Corinthians 1:23 One detects in Paul a determination to preach a crucified Christ and to resist the efforts of some to get him “off message.” 1st Century Jews rejected the declaration that their promised Messiah was […]
The sermon is from Romans 9:4-5 – “The Children of Abraham and Their Privilege”. “… and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever.” – Romans 9:5 Christ asked his 1st Century disciples a piercing question in Matthew 16:15 – “Who do YOU say that I […]
