3-19-2017
"Dead to Sin, Alive to Christ"
Romans 6:1-23

“DEAD TO SIN, ALIVE TO CHRIST”   Romans  6. 1-23       I.  IT’S A NEW ____________! A.  Already begun…already happened…but also still _______ B.  We have begun a new SPIRITUAL DAY! C.  Still a big part of our spiritual day is ____________ II.  PAUL WRITES ABOUT THE ___________ AS THOUGH  IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED: A.  In some ways it has already happened…New Day has begun B.  In some ways I am still _________... I still struggle against sin III.  THUS  I AM STILL REQUIRED TO __________ A.  According to Paul’s instructions there are choices to be made B.  Yet in a POSITIVE SENSE, Jesus has _______ sin’s power!  I CANchoose righteousness… I ___  choose the God honoring things. C.  What I should have earned for my previous sinful living- is death. D.  But what I have received  is __________        IV.  Does It Matter How I Live?    IT ABSOLUTELY _________ ! A.  Jesus set me free from any obligation to sin or to death B.  If I walk with Jesus, and honor my commitments to Him, then I enjoy the “_____ of God.” C.  Our wealth and blessings are priceless…because they are a gift from our Heavenly Father  D.  We are far more wealthy – than had we received millions of gold coins.  WE HAVE ______ !

3-12-2017
"God Demonstrates His Love for Us"
Romans 5. 1-11

GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS LOVE- Romans 5. 1-11 I.  ROMANS (CH. 5-8) HAVE SOME DIFFICULT CONCEPTS: A.  One side- we are complete in _______ B.  On the other side- We don’t feel it and don’t see it happening is us very much II.  _________ WITH GOD:  A.  Not just internal feeling, but a ________ or an agreement   B.  No more need to fear, to worry about a conflict with Him III.  ENTRY INTO GRACE A.  A favored ____________ B.  We look forward to what lies ahead-  Hope of  _______ of God IV.  REJOICING IN HARDSHIPS A.  Sufferings produce ____________ B.  Perseverance produces character C.  Character produces _______ V.  ____________ A.  When it was needed most “at just the right time” (v.6) B.  When there was no other prospect of aid available (v.7) VI.  THE DEMONSTRATED ______ OF GOD (V.8) A.  Not just talked about  but _______ B.  While we were sinners Christ died for us VII.  HOW _________ MORE ! A.  A NEW FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD (V.10-11)  B.  The old Adam AND The NEW Adam (Jesus Christ) VIII.  NOW GOD’S WONDERFUL GRACE RULES …for all who believe A.  Giving us “right standing” with God B.  Which results in eternal ________

3-5-2017
"How to Get a Ticket to Paradise"
Romans 4

HOW TO GET A TICKET ROMANS 4 I.  DO YOU HAVE A TICKET?  (Analogy from previous message). A.  Nobody is ________- thus nobody is able to enter God’s righteous Kingdom B.  God will give us a ticket…A RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM ______ II.  THE TICKET HAS BEEN PAID FOR:  by Jesus Christ A.  Justified freely by his ______ B.  God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in his blood (v.25) III.  HOW DOES ONE GET A TICKET TO PARADISE?  BY ________ A.  Righteousness is used 9x - in Romans 4 B.  Faith 7x - in Romans 4;  Believe/trust 4x IV.  ____________- AN EXAMPLE OF ONE WHO HAD FAITH A.  What does the scripture say?  “Abraham __________  God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” (4.3) B.  Abraham was fully persuaded that God was able to do what he had promised (v. 21) C.  The truth about “righteousness by faith” … is not just for Abraham, Paul says:  “but also for ___ to whom God will credit righteousness- for ___  who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.” V.  QUESTION:  WHAT IS FAITh? A.  Some believe God ______…Some believe God can. B.  Some believe GOD ________ C.  Faith is depending on God that HE WILL DO AS HE HAS PROMISED! VI.  DO YOU HAVE THAT SAVING FAITH?  WILL YOU ASK jESUS TO “SAVE YOU BY HIS ACT OF LOVE AND SACRIFICE?” A.  Faith doesn’t often begin as “full blown” - Often is a ____________ B.  Even so – today is a good day to _______  trusting…or to step closer to Jesus.  VII.  LORD’S SUPPER IS A REMINDER-  JESUS HAS ALREADY PAID FOR OUR TICKET…FOR OUR REDEMPTION A reminder of what Jesus did to ________ our “righteousness from God.” Reminder of his death (bread broken) Reminder of his _______ shed (the drinking of the cup)