The greatest question is, “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” God’s standard for earning our way to heaven involves perfect love for God and perfect love for other people. If we did those things perfectly, we would not need any other rules. In fact, all the other commandments in the scripture are simply [...]
Introduction I have in my hand here a list of the Ten Commandments. Many people today would assume that as long as they are keeping the Ten Commandments vigilantly, they have a right relationship with God. I’m going to explain this morning that this belief falls far short of the biblical truth, [...]
Introduction Let’s begin our study in Romans 7 by turning in our Bibles to a supporting passage in Mark chapter 10. Keep your finger in Romans 7 and turn over to Mark 10 verse 17. This is the story of the rich young ruler. The Rich Young Man 17 And as he was setting [...]
Introduction I have a healthy respect of high places. Some might say that I am afraid of heights. I don’t like standing too close to the edge of the Grand Canyon. I hate rock climbing, I detest high rope courses and I don’t even like going up on my roof. The [...]
Introduction There are five words that you never want to hear from your mechanic, your plumber or your doctor: “It’s worse than I thought…”We used to own a GMC Jimmy and it was in pristine condition. It was well-maintained, it was fully loaded, it had low miles and we didn’t drive [...]
Introduction The New Testament often speaks about us having a debt to God. Paul writes in Colossians 2:13-14 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood [...]
Introduction Have you ever heard of Dr. Harry Ironside? Dr. Harry Ironside (name corrected from recording) was the pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 18 years. One weekend while he was on vacation, he told a story about visiting another church and attending their Sunday school class. The teacher of the class asked the group, “How [...]
