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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…

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…

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…

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…

Abraham: Following God's Promise

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…

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…

GOSPEL Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon Notes/Introduction The goal of the sermon is that we will be happy that God is so generous to all. The problem is that we sometimes live more under Law than under grace and do our share of pharisaic grumbling about others receiving more than we. The means to the goal is…

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…

Sovereignty: The Lord Reigns I’ve told you before that I believe the first verse in our Bible is one of the most important verses for us to really understand and sink our teeth into. B/c if it is true then we can believe everything that follows. But if it is false then we can all go home, find a different…

Grace and Faith, vs. Law and Effort When we talk about Jews without Jesus 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. Paul’s Heartbreak for Jews 3 For I could wish that I myself were…

Introduction This morning I have titled that sermon, God’s Faithfulness, but to be more accurate, God is faithful because His choices and decision are far better and more complete than any of us can imagine. Stand with me if you are able as we look into God’s Word and read today’s passage 1 I am speaking…

Romans 9:6-33 I believe that Romans 9 is one of the most mysterious and difficult chapters in the Bible. Chapter nine begins a new section in Romans speaking directly to Israel’s place in the plan of Salvation. What about Israel being God’s chosen people? Paul began in verses 1-5, as we looked at last…

The Word will take effect Faith comes by the word ( Rom10:17 ) and Paul is using the word to bring faith, the right faith to the Jewish brethren. Think back, or look back (9:1-5) what gifts has God given to Israel? Previously Paul has given, reminded his Brethren: Given gift of the Law Given Gift of…

Romans chapter 9. This is probably the most controversial chapters in all of scripture. This chapter is probably the most debated chapter in scripture. This is the most weaponized Christian against Christian chapter in all of scripture. This is the foundation of the whole conversation of “are you Calvinist…

In Romans 9:14-18 Paul begins to answer the question of how God is just in unconditional election by emphasizing God's mercy and compassion revealed uniquely in unconditional election.