note: Pastor Dave would like to apologize to all those offended by his mistakenly calling Top Thrill Dragster the Millennium Force (especially Emily)

I. 15:14-17 Positivity/Possibilities

II. 15:18-21 Planting

III. 15:22-29 Planning/Priorities

IV. 15:18-21 Prayer

What is your Heartbeat

What are the POSITIVE POSSIBILITES you see in yourself and others?

Where does God want you to PLANT?

What is His PLAN for you?

What are you PRAYING for?

What CONSUMES you?

What should?

What should you do about it?

-Look, do, plan, pray differently!

I. Earthly Benefits 15:1-6

a. Ought to v1,2

b. Christ’s Example v3,4

c. Now… v5,6

i. God of…patience and consolation

ii. For…likeminded-ness and worship

II. Eternal Benefits 15:7-13

a. Ought to v7

b. Christ’s Example v8-12

c. Now… v13

i. God of…hope

ii. For…filling and abounding

Equipped for our Task

BY our God of:

patience, consolation, and hope.

FOR: likeminded-ness, worship, filling and abounding

I. Don’t Destroy v13-20a

a. Don’t Judge

b. Don’t Trip Up

c. Don’t Destroy God’s Child

d. Don’t Destroy Your Good

e. Don’t Destroy the Work of God

II. Don’t Be Uncertain v20b-23

a. Some things are wrong for some.

b. For the strong…

c. For the weak…

III. Don’t Be About Yourself 15:1-6

a. Pleasure Seeking

b. Christ’s Pleasure

c. Sources of Learning

Three ‘Building Restrictions’(14:19, 15:2)

Don’t Destroy!

Don’t Be Uncertain!

Don’t Be About Yourself!

I.Be Accepting v1-9

a. Confidence v1

b. Understanding v2-9

i. Not Uniformity v2-5

ii. But in Unity v6-9

II. Not Accusing v10-13

a. Don’t v10-12

b. Do v13

Three ‘Helps’:

Personal Persuasion (v5)

Personal Servanthood (v7)

Personal Accountability (v12,13)

Love One Another - A Sense of Urgency

Romans 13:8-14

I. Sensing Debt: Our Debt of Love v8-10

II. Sensing Time: The Time for Love v11,12a

III. Sensing Christ: The Way to Love v12b-14

Sticking it to ‘The Man’ – Romans 13:1-8

I. Appointments v1,2

II. Arrangements v3

III. Applications v4-8

a. Governing Applications v4

b. Citizen Applications v5-8

Romans 12:1-8 – So What Should I Do?

I. Present Yourself Sacrificially v1

II. Prove Yourself Transformationally v2

III. Think of Yourself Humbly v3-5

IV. Act Accordingly v6-8

Why All the Hard Stuff?

I. Seeking and Finding v7-14

II. Removing and Connecting v15-24

III. Mystery and Clarity v25-32

Why we Love the Hard Stuff! v33-36

Salvation’s Great Barrier: Ignorance

Intro: Paul’s Passionate Prayer v1,2

I. Knowing Righteousness v3-5

II. Knowing Proximity v6-8

III. Knowing Saving Faith v9,10

Romans 9:6-33 – That’s Not Fair!

I. You Promised! v 6-13

What’s was the Promise?

II. You are Mean! v 14-18

Is God Unrighteous?

III. It’s Not My Fault! v 19-24

How Can I Be Blamed?

IV. Prove it! v 25-29

Has God Ever Done That?

V. Why? v 30-33

What is the Difference?