This Lord’s Day morning, we continue our journey through the New Testament book of Romans. The Apostle Paul continues to dismantle the Jewish argument that covenant privileges make them immune to God’s judgment on those who reject the Gospel.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
1 PETER 5:6 – Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.” JAMES 4:10 – Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. “ THEME OF THE DAY: HUMBLE YOURSELVES. Today’s scriptures are twins. They contain the same command and promise. And this command is the gateway to…
MATTHEW 14:13-14 – Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. THEME OF THE DAY: INCONVENIENCES, INTERRUPTIONS OR…
ACTS 16:20-25 – And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.” The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods.…
This Lord’s Day morning, we continue our journey through the New Testament book of Romans. The Apostle Paul is now dismissing the Jew who would argue from Paul’s statements in chapter two that the privileges of the Jew do not matter. He would counter the argument showing they matter much as a distinct people but not in salvation.
MATTHEW 12:15-21 – Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all and ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and…