All Sermons in Romans

(Text Only) Title: On Baptism Pastorally, I feel like today was too good of an opportunity to miss.  Last week we taught on The Lord’s Supper, and today, Lucy Ronk is getting baptized.  I  therefore thought it would be appropriate to teach on the other sacrament, baptism, so that all of you have a very…

Title: Hear Me Today  In this passage Paul builds on and expands the truths that we looked at two weeks ago in Matthew 9. (Offer refresher and read Matthew 9:14-17) And this morning, what I’d like to do is zero in on three statements found in Romans, and look at Paul’s parallel teaching. and their…

Title: Slaves  I.  Examine Your Work v15 “Certainly not!”  Again we see Paul’s use of the Greek phrase, “Me Ginomai” which, as we remember from two weeks ago, literally translates as, “May God forbid it to be so.” In his final use of rhetoric for this argument, Paul is about to bring together his closing…

Title: The Best of the Best I’m going to make bold statement as we begin today.  This passage is Paul at his best. I.  What is Paul saying in verse 20? v20 (read) Upon first glance it may seem that Paul is saying one of two things: 1.  That before we were saved, we didn’t…

Title: The Newness of the Spirit I.  Paul uses an interesting metaphor v1 “brethren (for I speak to those who know the law),” This parenthetical remark by Paul serves as a reminder to us exactly who Paul’s original audience was.  Again, his focus was on the Jewish Christians living in Rome at the time.  In…

Title: Is The Law Sin? Intro: This passage can be very tricky and confusing, but it doesn’t need to be.  We will work though it slowly, verse by verse, lesson by lesson, and hopefully the Spirit will render this passage much more clearly to our minds at this sermon’s conclusion. v7 “Is the Law sin?”…

Title: Paul’s Transparency Intro:I believe it is our human nature to listen more closely to someone when we can relate to what they are saying to us.  If we strike a chord of unity, a chord of similarity, we feel a connection between ourselves and the other person and their ideas, their thoughts, their conclusions…

Title: Comfort or Concern? v1 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…” Truly one of the great phrases in all of scripture.  But in order to understand this phrase as more than simply being comforting, we’d do well this morning to consider the depth of this phrase and how…

Title: Sin in the Flesh Today’s sermon is going to be a bit unorthodox.  I think in order to get as much as possible out of today’s text you’ll have to be willing to see things done a bit out of order.  Usually, we look at the passage, parse and break down the original language,…

Title: The Question I.  The Question v5 (read) What do you think about?  Our thoughts are the perfect gateway into our beings, our attitudes, and the most accurate picture of our “real” selves.  Only you know what you really think about.   You can be driving down the road daydreaming about something and your spouse…

Title: The Bigger Question I.  No Assumptions v9 “But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit…” Paul now blatantly changes the address of his letter to what he sees as the primary audience.  As he writes in 1:7 “To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints.” We…

Title: Consider Your Title Quote from Packer in last week’s sermon: “Slaves follow the example of Christ through obedience submission.  All believers are called to share Christ’s humiliation and sufferings in this age, in order to be exalted and glorified with Him in the next.” (Rom. 8:17) I.  Speak Softly and Carry a Big Bible?…