Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ

A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

We have been looking at Romans 5 in which we read seven “much more” or “more than that” statements. The apostle Paul wants to show us what we have in Christ. In the first eleven verses of Romans 5 we learned that since we have been justified, we have peace with God, we have obtained access into grace in which we stand, we rejoice in our sufferings, we will be saved from wrath, we will be saved by his life, and we rejoice in our reconciliation. In Romans 5:12-21 we are going to see three more “much more” proclamations and we are going to see the hope of the gospel and the gift of the gospel available through Jesus our Lord. It has been my goal in our series in Romans this year to keep these messages simple and clear. I did preach line by line through Romans some years ago and those messages are available on our website. Romans 5:12-21 is considered a complicated text and I want to make sure that we do not miss the critical message of this paragraph. So we are going to observe some false concepts that are taught in this paragraph. But my greater focus will be on what this scripture is teaching us about the gift of the gospel of Jesus…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

The book of James gives a warning about a person who is double-minded.

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:6-8 ESV)

The warning of this scripture of one of having divided loyalties so that we do not trust in the Lord yet for some reason are still coming to God in prayer. James is not speaking to the doubts we have because we do not know the future or wonder what is going to happen. We see many people in the scriptures wonder what is going to happen or not know what is going to happen next (see David in the Psalms). The problem is that you ask God not in faith, doubting, because you are double-minded with God. This problem is illustrated in the life of the nation of Judah in the book of Jeremiah. Open your copies of God’s word to Jeremiah 37-39 and we are going to look at the problem of being double-minded people with double-minded prayers…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

In our last lesson we began a series called Much More. In Romans 5 we read seven times where the apostle Paul makes a declaration and then tells us that we have even more than that (cf. Romans 5:3, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 20). We notice in our last lesson that the “much more” that Paul proclaims that is that we rejoice in our sufferings. In our text today we are going to see Paul give us three “much more” statements. Open your copies of God’s word to Romans 5:6-11 and we are going to see what more we have in Christ.

Before we can understand what the apostle Paul is going to show us, we need to remember what he taught in Romans 5:1-5. Paul has revealed that we have peace with God because we have been justified by faith through our Lord Jesus Christ (cf. Romans 5:1). Further, we have obtained access into this grace in which we stand (cf. Romans 5:2). Finally, we rejoice in our sufferings because we know that God is at work in us. God is using our suffering to produce endurance which produces character which produces hope which will not put us to shame. Notice how Paul ends this idea. Our hope will not disappoint because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. This is a key place of hope for us. God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. The question that immediately arises is this: What does this look like? How do I know that I have God’s love? What should I be looking at in my life? This is where Paul is going and what Paul is answering in these next verses…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

We have been looking at how Jesus goes about transforming Simon into Peter through the different teachings and interactions Jesus has with his apostle. I would like for us to open our copies of God’s word to John 13 where we will consider another important interaction between Jesus and Peter. As we come to John 13 we are told in the first verse that we are close to the cross. Jesus is in Jerusalem before the Passover and we know from the gospel accounts that this is the Passover in which Jesus will be betrayed, arrested, tried, and crucified. You will notice in verse 2 that Judas already has a plan in his heart to betray Jesus. But as we look at what Jesus is going to do for his disciples, I want us to pay attention to how Peter is responding to Jesus and how Jesus transforms Peter through his teachings…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

We are turning our attention to Romans 5 and our theme for this chapter is Much More. The reason for this theme is that this idea of “much more” is repeated throughout this chapter. Notice Romans 5:3 begins, “More than that” or “Not only that.” Verse 9 says, “much more” in the middle of that verse. Then in verse 10 we read “much more” again. Then in verse 11, “More than that.”    Verses 15 and 17 also say, “much more.” Finally, in verse 20 we read that grace abounded all the more. Romans 5 keeps repeating how much more we have in Christ. The apostle Paul is going to tell us a reality that we have in Christ and then tell us how it is even better or more than we may realize. Open your copies of God’s word to Romans 5 and we are going to learn about the hope of the gospel…

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