Sermon Notes: Has God abandoned Israel? Rom. 11:1-10

Has God abandoned Israel?
Rom. 11:1-10

I.  God has not abandoned Israel.
        (I Sam. 12:22; Ps. 94:14; Deut. 31:17)
        forsake (Deut. 31:17) = azab = to leave; LXX kataleipo = to leave, to leave behind; Acts 16:18-19
        reject (Rom. 11:1) apotheo = push aside, reject, idea of complete abandonment
    a.  God will not reject those He foreknew.
            foreknow = prokinosko = to know beforehand
    b.  God preserves a remnant.
    c.  God graciously chose a remnant.
         (Isaiah 64:6)
 II.  God accomplished by grace what Israel could not obtain.
        "those who were chosen obtained it" = election obtained it.
    a.  God gave righteousness the chosen.
    b.  God hardened the rest.  
    c.  God gave them an inability to perceive.
            (Deut. 29:4; Is. 29:10, 14; Ps. 69:22-23)

Sermon Notes June 20th 2010 - As for Me and My House

"As For Me and My House"

Joshua 24: 14-15

 

I.  A Godly man is indwelt by the Holy Spirit

        Numbers 27:15-21

        Eph 5:18

        Gal 5:16

        IThes  5:19

        Eph 4:30

 

II.  A Godly man follows the Lord when its tough

       Num 13:1-2, 25-29

       Num 14:1-9

       Exod  6:6-8

       Gen  15:18-21

 

III.  A Godly man leads confidently

        Joshua 24:14-18, 23

        Judges 2:6-10

Sermon Notes - In Christ Alone: Romans 10:14-21

Rom. 10:14-21

 

    I.  To call on the name of the Lord, the gospel must be proclaimed.

-kerusso = preach, proclaim, to herald, to announce

-good news = euangelizo = gospel, to bring the good news

-sent = apostello = send, send out

-Is. 52:7

 

   II.  For salvation to occur, faith must result from hearing the gospel.

-Is. 53:1

-report (v. 16), hearing (v. 17) = akoe

-word = rhema = saying, that which is spoken, content

-Schriener = "For Paul faith is not merely verbal assent but entails a wholehearted commitment to God."

 

  III.  Scripture foretold of Israel's continued rejection of the gospel.

-end = boundary

-world = inhabited earth

     a.  God uses Israel's rejection to provoke them to jealousy.

-Deut. 32:21

     b.  God uses Israel's rejection to be found by others.

-Is. 65:1

     c.  God uses Israel's rejection to display their obstinacy.

-Is. 65:2

Sermon Notes Romans 10:5-13 "Righteousness is by Faith Alone"

Rom. 10:5-13

 

-Righteousness is by faith alone.

 

   I.   The righteousness of God is accessible to all.

     a.  It cannot be attained by the law.

-Lev. 18:5; James 2:10

     b.  It is not impossible to obtain.

 

  II.  The righteousness of God is available to all.

     a.  How is God's righteousness received?

        1.  Confession.

-confess = homologeo = admit; literally to say the same thing. In court, was binding and public declaration which settled a relationship with legal force.

        2.  Belief.

-psyche = soul, life, heart.

-Matt. 16:25; Eph. 6:6

-kardia = seat of emotions, mind will, decision making; place where motives generated. 

     b.  What must we believe?

        1.  Jesus is Lord.

        2.  Jesus lives.

     c.  What do we receive?

-righteousness = dikaiosune = legally innocent

-salvation = sozo = to rescue.

     d.  Who can receive it?

Sermon Audio May 30th 2010

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