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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…

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…

Does God love the elect more than the unelect, or does he love them the same? If you want to understand more about the love of God, I encourage you to read The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God by, D. A. Carson. I am indebted to his work on this topic. If I am to answer this question we will need…

The Second Coming and Subsequent Judgments What is the second coming? The second coming is that event when Jesus Christ—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will gloriously return to the earth at the end of the present age (after the tribulation period) and set up His 1000-year kingdom on earth. The very…

Introduction This has ben a great journey through the Book of Romans. It is one you need to study yourself - AMEN The following chapter flows together with chapters 10 and 11 so , read them together this week. Romans 9 (NASB95) 1 I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies…

Romans 9:1-3 . 1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according…

Those who rejected were never elected. The Westminster Confession of Faith: Edinburgh Edition (The Shorter Catechism) Q. 20. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? A. God having, out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, did enter…

Opening Prayer: Children who are 4 yrs of age - 2nd grade may now make their way to Children’s Church please follow Mrs. Jane For the rest of us take your copy of God’s Holy Word and turn to Is.43.10 as we continue in our series The Heart of Worship. Today's sermon title is Glorifying God - The Essence…

12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be to him a father, and…

Introduction Romans = Doctrine. This is the notion in the Christian world when they hear about the book of Romans. In other words, the belief in the Church today is that the book of Romans is full of doctrine. It is true that Romans teach us about doctrine. But it is not a book about doctrine itself.…

Accepting the Things You Cannot Change Rev Thomas A West Sr December 01,2024 Philippians 4:6-9 Having the courage to change the things you can, accepting the things you cannot change and the wisdom to know the difference. Philippians 4:6-8 says: 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by…

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…

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself…

14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! 13 But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. 15 Is it not lawful…

Today we will be delving into Romans 9-11 . Granted, we will not be able to cover all of these chapters in our brief time this morning. We will be focusing on chapter 9. However, I encourage you to take time to read these chapters as a single unit this week. They really are a complete thought, and we…

It is God’s will to reveal his power in wrath and mercy, to display his glory to all peoples. Romans 9:22-24 . 22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 in order to make known the riches of his…

Romans 9:19 . 19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” How does the dance of wills work out in Scripture? Paul does not really give us an answer in this passage. He just reminds us of our place of humility. So from a place of humility I will attempt to…

Romans 9:6-8 . 6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh…

Romans 9:33 (ESV) as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” I. The Insult of the Gospel A. The Active Obedience of Christ B. The Passive Obedience of Christ Thank God for the Active Obedience of Christ.…

Abraham: Following God's Promise

This morning I want to begin a series on the “one another” requirements found in the letters to the New Testament churches. And I have three introductions for you this morning! Introduction #1 : New Series Why a series on the “one another” passages? My goal in this series is to come to a deeper understanding…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Review Three Weeks discomfort. The physical Temple person. study of Torah. Evil Inclination Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations:…

Introduction What is Paul doing in this Letter? Paul is writing to both Jews and Gentiles about how they need to team up and be a spring board to go to Spain. Paul wants to bring the people that were divided in tower of babel back into the family of God. Compare Genesis 10 with Acts you’ll see every…

The last few weeks we have been confronted, by the Scriptures, with the Sovereignty of God in the realm of salvation. And this passage is no different, it is awash in the Sovereignty of God particularly in regards to salvation. And this really causes some people to stumble. J.C. Ryle once said, “Of all…