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A Defiled Heart Made Clean Sermon Goal: That hearers confess that their hearts produce nothing but evil but that by the Gospel God creates in them new, clean hearts that desire to keep his commandments. “Just follow your heart.” Or, “Their heart was in the right place.” Undoubtedly you’ve heard these…

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…

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…

Welcome... Introduce Self... Pray... Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they…

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…

Abraham: Following God's Promise

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…

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…

Introduction Have you ever tried very had to please someone, but ended up missing the mark. Maybe it was a boss, you know the kind, driven, high expectations, yet seemingly unaware of your efforts to please. Maybe it was a parent that you so desperately wanted to please and everything you did seemed…

INTRODUCTION . 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of law: “ THE MAN WHO DOES THESE THINGS SHALL LIVE BY THEM .” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way: “ DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART , ‘ WHO WILL GO UP INTO HEAVEN ?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), 7 or ‘ WHO WILL GO DOWN INTO…

1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they…

Ephesians 4:25–32 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his…

Summary: Personal Responsibility Always looking for others to blame. Paul will not let his own people blame God. Apparent Contradiction It is true that the reason that anyone is saved is God and God alone. But it is still true that the reason that anyone is lost is people. We must believe both. Here,…

Anyone can win a soul to Christ. If you have a testimony of salvation and God has changed you and remade you anew, you have something already that you can share with others. But anyone can do it. But we want to grow beyond only our testimony. We want to study and know the verses that talk about salvation…

1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them 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, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.…

1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them 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, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.…

Genesis 15 : Gods covenant with Abraham Genesis 16 : Hagar/Ishmael Genesis 17 : The sign of circumcision “Flesh”=“natural” (Strongs) “merely of human origin or empowerment” (HELPS) But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them,…

With Tongue or Foot? Have you ever heard the phrase “Preach the gospel at all times, use words if necessary”? It is a saying often attributed to St. Francis of Assissi, a man who in his youth sought out life’s pleasures as he desired not thinking of the distance between man and God. There were times…

The importance of discussing sin first when sharing the gospel, and the results of turning away from God.