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The sermon explores the theological question of whether God has rejected His people, Israel, concluding firmly that He has not. It highlights the concept of a faithful remnant preserved by grace rather than human effort or adherence to the law. The preacher contrasts salvation by faith in Christ with religious systems that emphasize works, using personal anecdotes and biblical examples like Elijah and Simeon to illustrate God's sovereign choice. Key passages from Romans are analyzed to demonstrate that justification comes solely through faith in Jesus Christ, excluding boasting. The message emphasizes that grace remains the only basis for salvation, offering hope and assurance to believers across all nations.

The worship of God is the answer to the question of how the believer deals with the prosperity of the wicked. 1. A False Impression, vv. 1-12 2. A Faulty Interpretation, vv. 13-17 3. A Faithful Insight, vv. 18-28

In a world that constantly encourages us to boast in ourselves—our accomplishments, our morality, our reputation, or our success—Paul says there is only one thing worth boasting in: "But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ..." (Galatians 6:14). Why would anyone boast in a degrading and humiliating instrument of execution? Because the gospel of free justification through faith alone produces something the world cannot explain: a radical, self-denying life that finds its confidence, identity, and hope in Christ alone. If you've ever wondered what the cross has to do with your everyday life, or why the gospel is far more than simply the way we begin the Christian life, take a few moments to listen.

Q: How does the gospel remove every human distinction in receiving God's promises? A: Through faith in Christ alone, every believer is adopted into God's family and made an heir of Abraham's promised inheritance apart from works or earthly status.

I. Christ drank the cup of wrath for us II. Only Christ could drink the cup of wrath for us III. Our only boast is Christ, who drank the cup of wrath for us

The psalmist was distraught because he saw the wicked prospering and he had heard them boast that they will never stand before God in judgment. However, the Bible clearly teaches that the time before the judgment of the wicked is God's mercy and judgment will come to all. Grab your Bible, turn to Psalm 10 and follow along with Pastor Mike.

I. Boasting for the credit of the gospel may be necessary. A. How it may be necessary. B. Why it may be necessary. II. Suffering for the credit of the gospel may be most necessary. A. In what one is called to be. B. In what one is called to endure at times. C. In what one is called to bear continually.

The sermon expounds on the doctrine of justification by faith alone, drawing primarily from Romans chapters three and four to dismantle any notion that human works or religious heritage can earn salvation. It emphasizes that all people, whether Jew or Gentile, are sinners who fall short of God's glory and cannot be justified by their own efforts. The central message highlights that righteousness is a gift imputed to believers through faith in Jesus Christ, whose perfect obedience is credited to them. This theological truth establishes that salvation is entirely an act of God's grace, rendering human boasting obsolete and securing the believer's standing before God. The preacher urges listeners to rest completely in this finished work of Christ rather than striving for acceptance through moral performance.

John 9:39-41 — Jesus never drags anybody to the light. He gave a blind man sight and left proud men free to say no — and saying no is what put their eyes out. This expository preaching message through John 9:39-41 closes out the courtroom motif that's run through two full chapters: the blind beggar the Pharisees interrogated and cast out, now standing in front of the true Judge who never had to call a single witness against them. If you've wrestled with spiritual pride — the quiet, respectable kind that never gets called sin — this verse-by-verse teaching was preached for you. There are two kinds of blindness in this text. One a man is born into, with no guilt attached — the kind Christ can heal in an afternoon with nothing but clay and spit. The other a man chooses, defends, and boasts about — and that's the kind he carries to his grave with his eyes wide open. This message draws that line carefully, and asks which side of it you're standing on. Working through John 9:38-41 alongside John 8:12-59, John 3:18-20, John 5:40-44, and a word study connecting "remaineth" to 1 John 3, this expository sermon shows that no one blinds the proud — they love the darkness they're standing in more than the light in front of them. This expository preaching message through John 9 covers: - Why the same light gets stoned in chapter 8 and worshiped in chapter 9 - "Are we blind also?" — reading the sneer underneath the Pharisees' question - The shift from "we know" to "we see" — a claim about the Book vs. a claim about themselves - The illustration of the man who reads in the fading light and refuses the lamp - The two kinds of blindness — one born, one chosen