Thomas S. Myers TROPHIES OF GRACE Ephesians 2:7-9 FIRST -- THE PURPOSE OF SALVATION. Why would God want to save a bunch of filthy sinners? We were dead in trespasses and sins. We walked according to the course of this world. We walked according to the prince of the power of the air. We have fulfilled…

Living Under Grace 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. What does it mean to live by Grace? What are the benefits of Grace? What are the misunderstandings? What is the meaning of Grace? Grace is…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

Sermon #421 “Lawless Deeds Forgiven” 2 Samuel 11 David’s Sin A good man gone bad. He had been king at this point for twenty years and was about fifty years old. He had defeated goliath, outlasted Saul, led the nation in worship, written many of the psalms, and generally shown himself to be a hero and…

God Imputes Righteousness to the guilty through Faith in Jesus Christ.

1 After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great. 2 But Abram said, “Lord God , what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Abram continued, “Look, you have…

ss=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'>1) 7-21-09…AM…SBC 2)“A Ghastly Pandemic” Part 1 Mark 10:1-12 Introduction: 1- there is a battle going on today that reaches farther than the borders of Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea 2- this battlefront reaches not only our borders but the borders…

For Sr. Youth

Introduce self: My name is Adam Diaz, I’m the pastor here at Abide Church. I love this school, I was homeschooled... Anniversary Eric has spent the last 3 weeks on a series on the 4 Gs. He asked me to finish off the series and I’m excited to do just that because... These simple truths about God, if we…

A survey of all of the pieces we have been studying in the first eight chapters of Romans. Very lengthy, but some of the most powerful theology there is.

Romans 1:16-17: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it {the} righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous {man} shall live by faith." (NAS)…

Our Gospel gives us a classic example of what Paul talked about in Romans 4 - that God justifies the wicked and “calls things that are not as though they were.” - for in John 4 we meet a woman behind the eight ball. First, she’s a woman. That doesn’t make her less human, but there were taboos about men…

Romans 15 HOPE

Forgiveness Notes 9/12/07 The result of Redemption - Forgiveness The marvelous result of redemption for the believer is complete forgiveness of all sin. Matt. 26:28 – Heb. 9:22- redemption brings forgiveness. Greek word - aphiēmi - translated forgiveness means “to send away to never return”. John MacArthur-…

Shame and guilt can make our bones ache and our hearts despair. (v. 3-4) Sin has a powerful physical, mental, and spiritual effect on our lives. But what is the remedy to this suffering? The steadfast love and forgiveness of God. (v. 1-2, 11) The follower of Christ lives a happier life because he has God to forgive him. Our confession has physical, mental, and spiritual consequences.