Sermons on Redemption
Romans 3:21-31
Acquitted: The Legal Status of the Redeemed Sinner Introduction: This may be the most important sermon I will ever preach at First Evangelical Free Church, so I invite your closest possible attention. If you grasp the truths we are sharing today, it could change your whole perspective on the plan of salvation. For months now we have been bombarded by news of the sensational trial of O. J. Simpson in Superior Court in Los Angeles. The jury has been sequestered and tomorrow morning the…
Galatians 5:19-21
Sinnerama! Turn with me please to one of the most discouraging passages in the entire Bible, but also one of the most realistic and relevant, Galatians 5:19-21: The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; {20} idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions {21} and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom…
Ruth 3
Strategic Righteousness We come this morning to the 3rd chapter of the Book of Ruth, where the romance between Ruth and Boaz develops into full bloom. For the sake of those who haven’t been with us the past few weeks, this Old Testament narrative tells the story of an Arab girl from Moab who married a Jewish boy from Bethlehem. His parents, Elimelech and Naomi, had left Israel and traveled to Moab because of a famine. After Elimelech died, both…