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Romans 10:15: Being Sent
Introduction: The Son did not send Himself into this world to be our Saviour, He was sent by the Father. The Spirit did not send Himself at Pentecost, but was sent by the Father and...
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Romans 10:14: Faith by preaching
Introduction: How do we discover the truth? Sadly this most important question goes unconsidered by many people today. How do you discover the truth about yourself, about your world and most importantly about God and...
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Romans 10:14: What about the unevangelised? Part Two
Introduction: Today if you ask someone, ‘What is your biggest problem with Christianity?’ The answer that often comes is, ‘Christianity is too exclusive.’ In other words, we are seen to be dogmatic, intolerant, arrogant and...
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Romans 10:14: What about the unevangelised? Part One
Introduction: Where do those who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ go when they die? This is the question that is forced upon us this morning as we continue with Romans 10:14. Paul...
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Romans 10:10-13: The Universal Results of Faith
Introduction: What is faith? One of my favourite ways to define faith is to look at faith’s opposites, what is the opposite of faith? Firstly, the opposite of faith is unbelief. When Christ was walking...
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Romans 10:10: Evident Faith
Introduction: It is claimed that Christianity is the biggest religion in the world with over 1 billion adherents, only just beating Islam. I think that there is a lot less than that. People included in...
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Romans 10:10: Heart Faith
Introduction: As a young Christian my friend and I were always willing to learn from what we considered to be any zealous, consistent and effective Christian. One early example was a man called Don Leonard,...
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Romans 10:5-9: Saving Faith
Introduction: Martin Luther said that if anyone knows the difference between law and Gospel, make him a doctor of divinity and let him preach. The distinction between the law and the gospel is the heart...
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Romans 10:2-4: Religion that cannot save
Introduction: In the west we are becoming less religious and more religious at the same time. Christianity is on the decline and atheism on the increase, but ironically as Christianity is cast off other religious...
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Romans 10:1: A Heart for the Lost
Introduction: Do you have a love for those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ? Have you ever cried out as George Whitfield has done, ‘O Lord, give me souls, or take my...
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Romans 9:30-33: Why the Jews did not believe
Introduction: Finding the answer to why we do what we do has sparked off differences in philosophy, psychology, theology, sociology and any other science that concerns itself with human action. With the growth of intense...
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Romans 9:27-29: The Jewish Remnant
Introduction: The trophy case of God’s grace holds some unexpected prizes. If we looked into God’s trophy case we would see vessels of dishonour repurposed as vessels for honourable use. We would see the low,...
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Romans 9:24-26: Who are the elect people of God?
Introduction: Controversy seems to dog every step we take when we try and interpret the bible. It seems that every text and truth is shrouded in debate and division. That reality is no less for...
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Romans 9:24: The Marvel of God’s Electing Grace
Introduction: I have found that the true understanding of grace is a truth that puts everything else into perspective. When we see God’s grace clearly everything becomes clear. I remember I had a Seventh Day...
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Romans 3:25-26: How can a Holy God forgive sins?
I want to begin by asking a theological question, that given our present day concerns you probably wouldn’t ask but is a central question to the Bible. How can a Holy God forgive sins? Given...
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Romans 3:24: Justified
In every area of life you get technical terms. In the area of sport we are quite familiar with arcane and exclusive terms and phrases. For example, to those who know and love cricket, you...