Sermon Notes

1. Our sins are forgiven. “The Christian is not a person who is seeking forgiveness, or who is hoping to be forgiven. The Christian is not a person who is uncertain about forgiveness or tries to merit it. No, Christians are people who know that they are...

Do you genuinely love all the people in your life? 1. The Old and New Commandment to love others. 2. Living a life of love for others. “Hatred so zaps purpose and direction in life that you can’t know God’s direction for your life. Hatred takes you out of God’s will....

We can have assurance that we know God and are saved by God by looking at our faithful obedience to God. 1. Our obedience to God reveals if our faith in Jesus is genuine or not (verse 3-4). “Knowledge of God is a robust concept that covers not only what you know about...

1. We are never encouraged to sin. “The knowledge of such a great love and of such undeserved forgiveness makes the Christian earnestly desirous not to sin.” —James Montgomery Boice “This may be illustrated with a blank sheet of paper, a pencil, and dot marks on the...

“The Nature of God: There is only one true and living God, who is infinite in being, power, and perfections. God is eternal, independent, and self-sufficient, having life in himself with no need for anyone or anything. He is spirit, transcendent and invisible, with no...

Scripture Texts: Romans 13; Deuteronomy 16:19, 27:25 1. Introduction "[The Negros in the South] have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jet-like speed toward the goal of political...

Since Jesus is God in the flesh, we must keep him at the center of our lives. 1. Jesus is the Word of Life. “This is the stumbling block of the incarnation—when God becomes a man, he strips away every pretense of man to be God. We can no longer do our own thing; we...

1. Steadfast love (hesed) is the predominant expression of the character of God in the OT (Exodus 34:6-7). 2. Steadfast love (hesed) is God’s posture toward repentant sinners who trust in Him (Psalm 130:3-8; 103:8-12). 3. God’s steadfast love toward us does not cease...

1. Steadfast love (hesed) is the “predominant” characteristic of the heart of God. 2. Steadfast love (hesed) is God’s posture toward repentant sinners who trust in Him. 3. God’s steadfast love toward us is active and sure even in our sickness, adversity, hopelessness...

Like the wise men, we too should accept Jesus Christ as King and worship him. 1. Rejection “If Herod didn't think Jesus was actually born, if he didn't think Jesus might indeed be a king, the king, if he didn't think this new king, though now just a child, could in...