I. The gospel is the story of the entire Bible (21, 25b-26) II. The gospel is forgiveness & righteousness for all who believe (21-26) A. Forgiveness (24b-25) B. Righteousness (21-22, 25-26) C. For all who believe (22) 1. For big sinners 2. For all kinds of people

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I. Peace comes in realizing you aren’t God (19) II. Peace comes from viewing your circumstances from God’s perspective (20) III. Peace comes as we love others as we have been loved (21) IV. So what?             (1) Live life with appropriate balance             (2) Give up grudges             (3) Let go of worry and anxiety

I. What is true             A. Saints are preserved (3-5)                         1. Inheritance secured (3-4)                         2. People guarded (5)             B. Saints are to persevere (6-9, 13-16)                         1. Loving and believing the Lord in midst of trials (6-9)                         2. Setting hope fully on God’s grace (13)                         3. Being holy in conduct (14-16) II. What to do             A. Making use of the tools God gives us             B. Making use of the community in which God places us

I. Need for irresistible grace (18-23; Eph 2:1-3; Jn 6:44)             A. The cross is foolishness (18-19)             B. The cross is a stumbling block (23)             C. Knowing God doesn’t come from within (20-22) II. Nature of irresistible grace (18-28)             A. Resistible (18, 22-23; Mt 11:28; 22:14; Acts 16)              B. Irresistible (21, 24-25; Rom 8:29-30; Eph 1:3-14)             C. The difference (26-28) III. Result of irresistible grace (18, 29-31; Eph 2:4-6)             A. The power of God to us (18)             B. Connection to Jesus (30)             C. Boasting excluded (29, 31)             D. Prayer & proclamation emboldened 

I. The story of 2 Samuel 11 II. The surprise of Psalm 139 III. The shocking reality for us 1. Shocking guilt 2. Shocking grace (2 Sam 12:13; Psalm 51) IV. So what? 1. God’s silence does not mean indifference 2. Some ways to practically practice honoring the sanctity of human life    

Follow Me As I Follow Jesus, Romans 15:8-16:27 May 27, 2018, Reverend Chris Harper                                        I. Telling (15:15-21; cf. 15:8-14) 1. Content (18, 20a) 2. Means (18b) 3. Reason (15-17; cf. 8-14) II. Giving (15:22-29; Gen 12:1-3) 1. Paul’s plan (22-25) 2. Radical generosity (26-27; Gen 12:1-3) III. Praying (15:30-33) IV. Partnering (16:1-16) 1. Working together 2. Much diversity V. Praising (16:25-27)