Title: Our God is Indeed an Awesome God

Text: Psalm 46

I. The Structure of the Psalm

A. The theme stated 1–3.

B. The theme supported 4–7.

C. The theme summarized 8–11.

II. The Reverential Elements of God in Ps. 46.

A. The sovereignty of God.

B. The provision of God.

C. The Responses of God.

Series: Romans

Title/Text: God Makes Men Right with God, for God - Rom. 3:21-31

I. Understanding Righteousness Right Rom. 3:21

A. The Non-Manmade Righteousness 21-22.

B. The standard for all righteousness 23.

II. How Man Can be Right with God Rom. 3:24-26.

A. The good news for the shortfallers 24.

B. Jesus satisfies an angry God 25.

C. Salvation is of the Lord 26.

III. If God Makes You Right, Act Right Rom. 3:27-31.

A. Zero% you means zero% boasting 27.

B. Putting a bow on it 28-30.

C. Just in case (pun intended) 31.

Title: Truth Promotion vs. Error Detection

Text: Acts 17

I. We Are Called to Expose Falsehood.

A. Beware the pendulum swing Titus 1:7-11.

B. Exposure is negative and positive Col 4:5-6.

II. But Wait! There’s More!

A. Truth sets free not awareness of falsehood John 8:31-32; 14:6.

B. What is eternal life and what sanctifies? John 17:3;17

III. See What IS So.

A. The Bereans found what they were looking for

Acts 17:11.

B. Some possible exhortation in this arena Eph 5:25-27.

C. Some helpful application in this arena.

Series: Romans

Title/Text: The Guilt of All Men Rom. 3:9-20

I. The Verdict: All Men Are Guilty Rom. 3:9,10.

A. Blessing is no guarantee of obedience 9.

B. An appeal to the book thrown at the guilty 10.

II. The Evidence of Guilt in All Men Rom. 3:11-18

A. Depravity and seeking 11.

B. No good equals all guilt 12.

C. Incriminating actions of the guilty 13-18.

III. Guilt is Undeniable and Irreversible Rom. 3:19,20.

A. God so judged the world 19.

B. Purpose of the law in action 20.

SERIES: Finding Christ in Isaiah

TITLE: Isaiah’s Words About Christ

TEXT: Isaiah 51-53

DATE: September 5, 2021 PM

A long passage of reassurance and comfort 51:1-52:12

I. In Chapters 40-52 Israel is given words of comfort.

A. The theme continues from 40-52:12

B. In Chapter 50 the Lord continues to comfort Israel.

II. In Chapter 52:13-53 we find the suffering and

future glory of the Servant of Jehovah.

A. The suffering Servant exalted 52:13-15

B. The Servant of Jehovah despised 53:1-3

C. The Servant wounded 53:4-6

D. The Servant cut off 53:7-9

E. The Servant is satisfied. 53:1-12

SERIES: Romans

TITLE: Jewish Blessing

TEXT: Romans 3:1-8

DATE: September 5, 2021 AM

I. The First Q & A Regarding Jewish Blessing

Romans 3:1,2

A. Question: Is there good in being a Jew? 1

B. Answer: Yes! 2a

C. Why? Because God gave them truth. 2b

II. The Second Q & A Regarding Jewish Blessing Romans 3:3,4

A. Does unbelief hinder God’s plan? 3

B. Can God fail to be faithful to His promise? 4

III. The Third Q & A Regarding Righteousness

Romans 3:5-8

A. If bad amplifies God, why punish it? 5

B. Paul’s very relevant answer 6-8

Series: Romans

Title/Text: False Security Rom. 2:17-29

I. Things That Can Be Abused Rom. 2:17-20

A. Good things are good when used correctly 17-19.

B. Instructors of fools in danger of foolishness 20.

II. The Abuses Give False Security Rom. 2:21-24.

A. Teachers are not always good students 21,22.

B. Getting more pointed on abuse 23,24.

III. The Heart Issues That Bring Security Rom. 2:25-29

A. An important indicative 25a.

B. Heartless law-keeping is law-breaking 25-27.

C. Security comes from genuine obedience 28-29.

I. The honor shown to the Ark 2 Sam 6:1-5

A. 30,000 from all Israel were present. 1

B. A treasure of extreme value 2

C. Music expressed for the Ark 3-5

II. The dishonor shown to the Ark 2 Sam 6:6-11

A. Done by Uzzah 6

B. Done contrary to the Law 7-11

C. Done by a violation to God’s holiness 7-11

III. The honor again shown to the Ark 2 Samuel 6:12-23

A. David brings the Ark to Jerusalem. 2-19

B. David after a joyous day went home. 20-22

1. He returns home to bless it. 20

2. His wife Michal was not pleased with him. 20-22

C. God punished Michal. 23

TITLE: The Blinding Effects of Sin

TEXT: Isaiah 1:1-20

DATE: August 15, 2021 PM

1. God Sends His Prophet. Isaiah 1:1

2. Blind to God’s Goodness Isaiah 1:2-3

3. Blind to Sin’s Consequences Isaiah 1:4-9

4. Blind to Religious Hypocrisy Isaiah 1:10-15

5. Open Eyes = Obedient Hearts. Isaiah 1:16-17

6. Mercy and Judgment Isaiah 1:18-20

SERIES: Romans

TITLE: God Indeed Judges

TEXT: Romans 2:1-16

DATE: August 15, 2021 AM

I. God Judges Hypocrisy. Rom. 2:1-4

A. There is no excuse for hypocrisy. 1,2

B. There is no escaping judgment for hypocrisy. 3

C. God judges rejection of His goodness. 4

II. God Judges Hard Hearts. Rom. 2:5-11

A. Hard hearts try to gain the world, but gain wrath instead. 5

B. God is absolutely fair. 6

C. God is absolutely fair in His judgments. 7-11

III. God Judges Law-Breakers. Rom. 2:12-16

A. Neither Jew nor Gentile sinners escape judgment. 12

B. God’s judgment is for written law and conscience. 13-15

C. God judges through the Judge. 16