Focus on the Future 18 August 2013 AM – Romans 8:18-25 – Romans – Scott Childs Introduction: Spring is garden planting time. Sometimes digging the soil, adding compost and manure, buying seeds, waiting for them to grow, daily watering, pulling weeds, and killing bugs gets discouraging. Gardeners must keep their focus on the future. Their […]
Precious Promises 11 August 2013 AM – Romans 8:10-17 – Romans – Scott Childs Introduction: When I was a little boy, my brother and I slept over one night at my Granddad’s house. He promised to take us to town and buy us our own bottle of cool drink. That was a big deal in […]
Because of our daily spiritual conflict (Ro 7), some Christians fear that if they do a bad sin, they will lose their salvation and God will condemn them to hell. Perhaps you have felt that way at times. Is it true? No it is not. Let me show you why. Transition We are going to […]
Spiritual Conflict 21 July 2013 AM – Romans 7:14-25 – Scott Childs Introduction: When I was a teenager, we occasionally played a game called “Capture the Flag.” It was a military type game played in a field or wooded area. The object was to sneak into the enemy’s territory, capture their flag, and get back […]
Is God’s Law Friend or Foe? 14 July 2013 AM – Romans 7:1-13 – Scott Childs Introduction: When someone knocks on your door late at night, if you are like most people, before you open the door you will ask “Who’s there?” You want to know if the person on the other side is friend […]
Preparing for Victory 30 June 2013 AM – Romans 6:8-23 – Scott Childs Introduction: Soldiers must prepare for victory. New recruits must get in shape. They must learn to use their equipment. They must learn how to survive difficult situations. They must learn all they can about the enemy’s tactics and locations. They must learn […]
Dead with a New Life 23 June 2013 AM – Romans 6:1-7 – Scott Childs Introduction: (Romans 5:12, 18-21) Adam, the first man, disobeyed and led the human race into sin and death. Christ the God Man provided a way to credit all repentant believing sinners with righteousness. Where sin abounded, God’s grace much more […]
Blessings of Justification 16 June 2013 AM – Romans 5:1-11 – Scott Childs Introduction: When you are having a bad day, and the devil is getting you down, and you feel like no one loves you and you are tempted to doubt God, count your blessings of justification. Hymn writer, Johnson Oatman Jr. penned the […]
A Fulfilling Love Relationship 9 June 2013 AM – Ephesians 5:1-4 – Scott Childs Introduction: Every married couple on their wedding day hopes for a fulfilling relationship. They want their marriage to be happy, enjoyable, loving, sweet, and peaceful. Unfortunately, for many, their hopes are shattered within a few weeks or months. They discover that […]
Credited Righteousness 2 June 2013 AM – Romans 4:1-25 – Scott Childs Introduction: At the end of Romans 3, Paul tells us that righteousness is of God by faith in the blood of Christ. Many religious people in Paul’s day (and in our day) struggle to grasp this truth. They wondered, “How can a person […]