Date: 10/8/23

Text: Romans 3:24-26

By: Elder Steven Morris

Outline:

I. The Cross of Christ achieved redemption of enslaved, doomed sinners (24b)

A. Redemption, accomplished and applied

II. The Cross of Christ achieved propitiation of God’s holy wrath against sin (25a)

A. Propitiation, accomplished and applied

III. The Cross of Christ achieved vindication of God’s righteousness (25b-26)

A. Vindication/Demonstration, accomplished and applied

Date: 10/1/23

Text: Romans 3:20-24a

By: Elder Steven Morris

Outline:

I. We must reject any/all hopeless attempts to be self-justified by “the works of the law” [20, 23]

A. God’s law brings “the knowledge of sin” and it’s just curse/condemnation, but it has no power to prevent us from sinning and “falling short of the glory of God”. (20b, 23)

B. Thus, “by the deeds/works of the law no flesh will be justified in God’s sight.” (20a)

II. We must receive the sinner-justifying “righteousness of God” and be justified freely by His grace [21-22, 24a]

A. God’s grace reveals “the righteousness of God apart from the law”, and He/it gives the cure for sin’s guilt (“to all”) and power (“on all”) to “all who believe” “in Jesus Christ” (21-22, 24)

B. Thus, by “the righteousness of God” all who are believing are “justified freely by His grace” (24a)

Date: 9/17/23

Text: Romans 3:9-20

By: Elder Steven Morris

Outline:

I. Food for faith (“under”-standing)

A. All men are under sin (9-18) – ungodliness of sin, ubiquity of sin, universality of sin

B. The Jews were under law (19a)

C. All men are under condemnation (19b-20)

II. Obedience of Faith

A. Believe God’s verdict (bad news) - stop your mouth, no excuses, evasions (1Jn 1:6,8,10)

B. Believe God’s gospel (good news) – confess, repent, walk in God’s light/glory (1Jn 1:5,7,9)

C. Utterly reject any false hope of righteousness “under” the law (in the flesh, by the letter); Rather, be filled, drink deeply of the Spirit to please/glorify God “under” grace through faith working love (Matt 5:6  Jn 4:13-14, 6:63, 7:37-39, 15:4-5; Rom 6:14; 8:1ff; 2 Cor 3; Gal 5; Eph 2:8-10)

D. Pursue obedience of faith in others by grace through the Spirit, not by letter of law, wrath

E. Courageously & compassionately share with unjust sinners the bad news of God’s just wrath and the good God’s just salvation from His own just wrath by justifying sinners.

Date: 9/10/23

Text: Romans 3:5-8

By: Elder Steven Morris

Outline:

I. Doctrine: God is righteous & true in all of His ways and dealings with men, both in His grace and in His judgment.

A. God, the righteous Judge, is righteous in judging & inflicting wrath upon unrighteous people whose unrighteousness glorifies His righteousness (5-6)

B. God, the true/truth-full Judge, is true in judging & condemning (damning) sinful people whose lives of law-less lies magnify His truth/truthfulness (7-8)

II. Doxology: We glorify & enjoy God by living lives of righteousness & truth in dependence upon (not independent of) His goodness/grace.

A. Glorify & enjoy God by faith-fueled pursuit of Christ’s heart-righteousness (Matt 5:6)

B. Glorify & enjoy God by faith-driven “truthing” in zealous love (Eph 4:15; 1Tim 1:5)

Date: 9/3/23

Text: Romans 3:1-4

By: Elder Steven Morris

Outline:

I. Orthodoxy (right/sound doctrine)

A. The chief benefit of membership in God’s visible covenant people (Church) is having the Holy Scriptures constantly present to fuel our faith in God (1-2)

B. Unbelief in the Holy Scriptures by God’s covenant people does not nullify the covenant faithfulness of God or thwart His saving purposes (3-4; cf Romans 9-11)

II. Applications (right/righteous practice)

A. Prioritize private & family reading, hearing, & heeding of God’s Word in faith

B. Let God be true, even if every man is a liar, and be true to God in faith – God is the Source/Ground of all Truth; God is True to Himself and to His Covenant promises/people.

Date: 8/27/23

By: Elder Steven Morris

Text: Psalm 19:1-14

Outline:

I. God’s Great Glory is Revealed in His World/Works (1-6)

A. The heavens speak/reveal God’s glory in every place and in every language (1-4a)

B. The Sun preeminently reveals God’s glory, pointing to the Son/Living Word (4b-6)

II. God’s Great Glory is Revealed in His Word (7-14)

A. The aspects and effects of God’s Word on those who see, hear, and believe (7-11)

B. The believer’s response of faith to God’s revealed Word and World/Works (12-14)

Date: 8/20/23

Text: Romans 2:25-29

By: Elder Steven Morris

Date: 8/13/23

By: Elder Steven Morris

Text: John 15:1-8, 16

Date: 8/6/23

By: Elder Steven Morris

Text: Romans 2:17-24

Date: 7/30/23

By: Elder Steven Morris

Text: Psalm 18:1-3, 46-50

Unfortunately, we had a recording issue come up but the second half the sermon is here for your listening ears!