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What does Christian freedom produce? Freedom in Christ does not serve the flesh but frees believers to love and serve one another by the Spirit.

The sermon expounds on Romans chapters 3 and 4 to demonstrate that justification before God is achieved solely through faith in Jesus Christ rather than adherence to the law. It emphasizes that Christ's death serves as a propitiation, satisfying divine justice and allowing God to forgive sins while remaining just. The preacher uses Abraham as a primary example of one who was counted righteous through belief before the law existed, establishing faith as the universal basis for salvation. This theological framework eliminates human boasting and assures believers that righteousness is imputed to them by grace when they trust in Christ's atoning work. The message concludes with an urgent call to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ to receive peace with God and eternal life.

The sermon examines Romans 3:21-31 to establish that all humanity is universally sinful and falls short of God's glory, leaving no room for self-justification or modern victimhood narratives. It argues that God's righteousness is revealed through faith in Jesus Christ, who serves as the propitiation that appeases divine wrath. The preacher emphasizes that justification is a free gift received solely through faith, not by works, thereby eliminating any basis for human boasting. This theological framework resolves the conundrum of how a just God can forgive sinners without compromising His own holiness. Ultimately, the message calls listeners to acknowledge their total depravity and place their trust exclusively in Christ for salvation.

This sermon explores the fourth attribute of agape love from 1 Corinthians 13, specifically that love does not boast. The speaker defines boasting as self-exaltation and arrogance, contrasting it with the humility modeled by Jesus Christ and taught throughout Scripture. Key biblical passages such as Philippians 2, Jeremiah 9, and Proverbs 27 illustrate that true greatness comes from serving others and trusting God rather than seeking personal recognition. Practical applications are provided to help believers overcome the temptation to boast, including redirecting praise to God, celebrating others' successes, and serving silently. The central message emphasizes that resisting pride is a lifelong process of grace that aligns one's heart with God's character and fosters genuine love within the community.

When we know as we ought, and we recognize that all good things come from God, we will showcase Christ in our lives and all our boasting will be in him.

Christian ID                                          "A Christian's Prayer"                         Ephesians 1:15-23   Thanksgiving for the Church (vv. 15-16)   3         Principles of a Powerful Prayer Life:   1) A Powerful Prayer life is Part of a Relationship, not Religion    2) A Powerful Prayer life Comes from a Commitment to Communion   3) A Powerful Prayer life is Persistent    Request for Wisdom (vv. 17-18)  Praise for Power (vv. 19-23)   2 Cor. 12:9-10 9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Ro. 8:11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus[⁠a⁠] from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.   Col. 1:16-17,19-20 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. .. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. ACTS for Prayer:   Adoration Confession Thanksgiving Supplication     TAG- full-screen image/PP (see attached) Psa. 5:3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacr

This 44th sermon of Pastor Merson's series on Romans explores Romans Chapter 11 to affirm that God remains faithful to His covenant with Israel despite their current rejection of Jesus as Messiah. It refutes the notion that God has abandoned His people, arguing instead that their stumbling served a divine purpose by opening salvation to the Gentiles. Pastor Merson emphasizes that this inclusion of Gentiles is intended to provoke Israel to jealousy and eventual restoration, rather than to justify boasting against them. Using historical analogies and Old Testament references, this message underscores that God's promises are immutable and will be fully realized in the future. Believers are called to live as visible testimonies of Christ's grace, demonstrating humility and hope while awaiting the ultimate fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.

1Co 13:1-13 ESV - If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 9 Confessional Reading: LD 34 Text: Jeremiah 9:23-24 Points: 1) Empty Boasting 2) Genuine Boasting