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If you were to stand before God, and He were to ask you this question, “ Why should I let you into Heaven ,” how would you respond? How would you answer? How Would You Answer? Through out the years, I have posed that situation/that question to numbers of people and, in response, I have received three…

Introduction As we look at this passage today it is important to remember Paul's goal in life. Paul was a Jewish zealot. To the point where he was having Christians stoned for believing in Jesus as the Christ. When he had his encounter with Jesus and something like scales fell from his eyes, he could…

1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the…

1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the…

Is the act of repentance an evidence of faith, an evidence of salvation, or is it a required element of salvation? To answer this three-part question we need to start by defining the terms of “ repentance ”, “ faith ” and “ salvation ”. “Repentance is an act of acknowledging past wrongdoing, expressing…

Romans 10:1-17 Prayerful Proclamation

Introduction Have you ever heard of a laughing heir? I’m not talking about laughing gas, I’m talking about when someone gets a call from a lawyer saying, “your rich uncle passed away and left you all his money!” It’s when you didn’t realize you would inherit something, but suddenly someone tells you…

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness…

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves…

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. Paul’s Desire My good-pleasure who was he speaking about? the Jews who had dogged him from city to city, beating him, stoning him, opposing him in every way, finally leading to his arrest. Plotting…

God’s Sovereign Will. We have gone through the whole of Scripture looking at God’s Will. We have learned a lot in the process. In This secession we are going to take a look at the pinnacle of all those reference we have been looking at. Romans 8:18 through Romans 11 is that pinnacle. It is perhaps these…

Not long ago I was watching a video online about how to survive stampeding crowd. Let’s say you’re on the riverfront for thunder over Louisville, and something goes down that causes everyone to run or press in one direction. These can be very dangerous scenarios. if you fall down, you are likely to trampled.…

Abraham: Following God's Promise

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah: Hosea 14:1-9 ; Micah 7:18-20 Review Three Weeks Picture 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said alone Third consolation: anaya Soarah: Afflicted and Stormed Tossed 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I…

Fact Checking the Resurrection Psalm 22:1-26 NASB Throughout the history of man, there has been conspiracies theories about any and every thing. And its only getting worst. Here are a few of the most recent ones: The landing on the moon was fake. The CIA had JFK shot dead in Dallas. The COVID pandemic…

Listening to Your Conscience Romans 14:5-9 , 22-23 Introduction Ask for prayers Review of the book 4 reasons you should listen to YOUR conscience 1) Your conscience is a gift from God, so appreciate it ( Rom 1-13 ) Explanation The conscience speaks to us It is part of the image of God, which reflects…

Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from…

Introduction First time sharing the Gospel. Henry. Personal evangelism can be awkward , but effective. And every time since, awkward, but effective. By the power of the Holy Spirit, evangelism makes a difference. Be a preacher. Paul shares the Gospel (vv. 5-13). Confess with mouth Jesus is Lord (repentance).…

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath…

First challenge - finding the book follow along Called a minor prophet, does not mean inferior to the major prophets, only shorter It deals with great philosophical questions that have puzzled mankind since creation and continues to the present There is No autobiographical information on Habakkuk There…

Importance Romans is the most complete explanation of the Gospel. In the Old Testament we have the foundations for the Gospel. In the Gospels we have the life of Christ, culminating in the death and resurrection which are the basis for good news. Acts tells of the spread of the gospel. Romans explains…

The Supreme Question As most of you know I am a California boy. The strange weather, the fires and earthquakes that can be shocking to many people here are all quite normal for a Californian. We take it is stride and don’t give it much thought. That was the case in Southern California in 1998. The Orange…

How Do We Do Righteousness? We can try following a list of rules. We can enforce a set of laws. We can follow a master of righteousness. We can dress right, talk right, learn all the best church words and say all the right church stuff. The key is in the question. We can’t become righteous by doing what…

Rev Angus Kelly Its good to be with you again - especially after the tense week or so we’ve just had. So many stories of heartbreak. Caused by taxi tensions in our land. And it might be easy to say - O those taxi drivers - they are our pet gripe. Its hard to develop a WHOLE picture of what is happening.…

Jonah and The Great Commission Part Three: The God of Second Chances Many (but not endless) Chances Rebooting the Program The Error Message Uninstalling….Reinstalling I thank God that He loves us enough to give us many chances to correct our ways and turn to Him. As we look at the stories of the Bible,…