1 John 4:17-21 | Perfected in Love
Intro We are now in the last of the chapter starting in verses 7-21 that was based upon three repeated phrases or words that form a chorus: Vs. 7-12 The exhortation to “love one another” Vs. 13-16 The connection between…
Romans 7:14-25 | The Pig and the Prodigal
Intro Having explained what the law is supposed to do, Paul now explains what the law cannot do. Vs. 14 The law cannot change you: Even though it is holy, just, good, and spiritual, it nonetheless lacks the power. The…
1 John 4:13-16 | Love and Sound Doctrine
Intro At the start of the 4th chapter, I offered an outline of the chapter starting in verses 7-21 and it was all based upon repeated phrases and words that form a chorus: Vs. 7-12 The exhortation to “love one…
Romans 7:1-13 | From Duty to Devotion
Intro Romans chapter 1 dealt with the perversity of sin Romans’ chapters 2-3:18 dealt with the pervasiveness of sin Romans’ chapters 3:18-5:21 dealt with the penalty of sin Romans chapter 6 dealt with the power of sin Romans chapter 7…
1 John 4:11-12 | God’s Love Perfected
Intro We are still examining God’s love in 1st John chapter 4:7-21 and specifically the exhortation to love one another. The apostle’s style of writing was very lyrical as he repeated words and phrases like a song writer would repeat…
Romans 6:15-23 | You’re Going to have to Serve Somebody
Intro On October 3, 2003, during a live show at The Mirage, Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy fame tripped over his pet seven-year-old male tiger “Montecore” and suffered a near fatal bite on the neck. Horn had trained the…
1 John 4:7-10 | For love is of God
Intro This Sunday we take up where we left off last week as we noted the entirety of this section on love is from verse 7-21 and a simple outline: Vs. 7-12 The exhortation to love one another Vs. 13-16…
Romans 6:1-14 | It’s not in saying NO; it’s in who you KNOW
Intro Having established that our salvation is apart from works Paul anticipates that some will argue that “If you emphasize grace, people will do whatever they want with regard to practicing sin.” Let’s say that you were steeling large amounts…
1 John 4:7-8 | Love one another: What God Is
Intro Reading this general letter of John’s, you begin to understand that John developed TESTS by which the reader could determine if they were a maturing child of God: The moral test: Righteousness The social test: Love The doctrinal test:…
Romans 5:12-21 | Because of One Man
Intro In Ray Stedman’s book “Authentic Christianity” he describes one of the marks of an “Authentic Christian” as “Unquenchable Optimism” which describes the reality that the believer in Christ always has reasons for rejoicing. I remember hearing one of my…
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