Sermons on Romans
Gen 47:13-21 Cultures of Death and the Hope of Life (Advent Week 1)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here or check out our FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. You can watch our Livestream at 9:30 am on Sunday Mornings. Sermon outline Death is everywhere in our world The Famine in Joseph’s Day (Gen 47:13-21) Background of Joseph’s life (Gen 37-41) Present Situation Very severe famine (Gen 47:13-14) Famine costs them their future food security…
Idea Virus: Fear or Fear Not that is the Question (Rom 8:15, 2Tim 1:7, Gen 15:1)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline To be or not to be that is the Q; To fear or not to fear – that is the greater Q Afraid of the dark story… Things we fear Our responses to fear Why do we fear? Marxist…
Idea Virus #4: Why can’t we just get along? (James 4:1-4, Romans 8:6)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline We all long for peace (Prov 18:21) What is the Origin of all the conflicts in the world? Simply stated, human desires are. Listen to (James 4:1-4 , Lk 8:14) Peace is won and secured through Prayer…
Am I Loved? (Romans 8:31-39 and others)
Am I Loved? If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Outline Disclaimer: Today’s sermon comes from my reading in a book by Jeff Myers. The Secret Battle of Ideas about God: Overcoming the Outbreak of Five Fatal Worldviews. I have organized, condensed and added my own thoughts,…
We must submit to Government, not obey it completely (Romans 13:1-7) – Week 4
Sermon Outline Introduction Government should not be resisted (Rom 13:1, 2, 5) Be subject/in subjection is a word derived from Gk: tassw. Business have employers and employees, (Tit 2:9) Families have parents and children (Eph 6:1) Church, there are leaders – (1Cor 16:15-16, Heb 13:17) Same is true in political life – there are always rulers and those ruled. To submit/be subject to means To resist is related to same Gk word, tassw. Can we resist laws and corruption? Yes,…
Government exists to promote good and administer Justice (Rom 13:3-4)
Sermon outline Review Government exists to promote Good (Rom 13:3-4) Paul is talking about Rulers civil and religious (Mt 9:18, Lk 24:20, 12:58, Act 16:19, Mt 20:25) Hold no terror For those who do right ‘Right’ and ‘Good’ (HC 91) Do what is right and he will commend you (2Cor 8:18, Phil 4:8) Government exists to Punish Evil (Rom 13:3-4) Because we are sinners (Gen 4:23, Jud 21:25) Fear of Punishment To bear the sword Punishment on the wrongdoer…
Week 2 All Government derives its authority from God (Romans 13:1)
Sermon Outline Introduction (John 19:11) Governing Authorities (Rom 13:1) What did Paul mean? From God and Instituted by God (Dan 2:20-21, 4:17) Implications All governments are flawed b/c of human sin (Rom 3:23) Governments and governors will be judged by God but how is a mystery (Gen 19:23, Acts 12:21-23, Dt 29:15-68) Government must restrain itself (Acts 5:33-39) There will be times when rulers want to do something, but the question isn’t what do they want to do neither is…
27 The Weapon of Goodness (Romans 12:9-21)
Sermon Outline Stories to Ponder William Ladd Sheep Problem A Hiking Husband An injured soldier A Divorced Woman Natural Inclinations – eye for eye, tooth for tooth… The Weapon of Goodness Romans 12:9-21 appears on first glance to be a list of disconnected commands But the passage isn’t disconnected there are 2 structural details that I would like to draw your attention to: Internal/External (Rom 12:10-13/14-21) Chiasm (Rom 12:9, 14, 21) A Christian Response to evil A Divorced Woman…
07 Biblical Anthropology (Psalm 8, Romans 3:23-25)
Biblical Anthropology (Ps 8) Sermon Outline Who Am I? Developing a Biblical Anthropology A people loved by God (Psalm 8) Structural Signposts in Psalm 8: 1, 4, 9 Humanity cannot be understood except in relation to God Insignificantly Small (Ps 8:4) Created (Gen 2:7) A People God Remembers & Cares for (Ps 8:5, Gen 1:26-27) Important Job (Ps 8:6) The problem: once sin entered the human race it spread like an incurable virus. (Gen 8:21, Rom 3:23) The Solution (Rom.…
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