Romans 10:9-139 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. 11 As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.” 12 Jew and Gentile are the same in this respec...

John 8:10-1110 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”11 “No, Lord,” she said.And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”Romans 8:1-41 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that lead...

Romans 5:20-2120 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. 21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Summary of Romans 6-7Paul’s fo...

I.  Six Pillars of Our Security in Grace - Romans 5:1-11Our Peace with GodRomans 5:1Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.Colossians 1:21-2221 This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. 22 Yet now he has reconci...

Romans 4:7-8 (Psalm 32:1-2)7 “Oh, what joy for those   whose disobedience is forgiven,   whose sins are put out of sight.8 Yes, what joy for those   whose record the LORD has cleared of sin.”The heart of the gospel confronts the bad news of our condemnation and overcomes it with grace.Romans 3:21-2821 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the ...

The usual suspects are the obvious offenders. (1:18-32)Romans 1:18-1918 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them.Romans 1:24So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with eac...

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The Song of Solomon is holy scripture, a love song abounding in metaphors and imagery. It depicts the romantic pursuit of a shepherdess by King Solomon and encompasses the joys and heartaches of wedded love. Poetically and prophetically, it illustrates God’s love for Israel and Christ’s love for his bride, the church.1 Kings 4:32-3332 He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs. 33 He co...

Stewardship is counterintuitive to hoarding for security or impressing for significance. Taking as our examples from scripture, Barnabus and Lydia “show us the money” in the right way– to bring God glory through advancing His mission and in service to each other.1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith a...

Luke 19:1-101 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came by, he look...

Job 1:1-51 There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters. 3 He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area. 4 Job’s sons would take turns prepar...

Deuteronomy 17:14-2014 “You are about to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, ‘We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.’ 15 If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the LORD your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner. 16 “The king must not build up a la...

Genesis 12:1-31 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. 3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through ...

Psalm 42:1-111 As the deer longs for streams of water,   so I long for you, O God.2 I thirst for God, the living God.   When can I go and stand before him?3 Day and night I have only tears for food,   while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,   “Where is this God of yours?”4 My heart is breaking   as I remember how it used to be:I walked among the crowds of worshipers,   leading a great proce...

AntiphonO come, Desire of nations, bindAll peoples in one heart and mind;Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.Timeline586 BC First temple destroyed, and Babylonian exile begins538 BC First wave of returning exiles520 BC Haggai preaches to continue rebuilding the temple515 BC Second Temple CompletedHaggai 2:1-5 (NLT)Then on October 17 of that same year, the L...

Isaiah 7:10-1410 Later, the LORD sent this message to King Ahaz: 11 “Ask the LORD your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want—as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead.”12 But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the LORD like that.”13 Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must ...

Antiphon:O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer,Our Spirits by Thine Advent here;Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,And death's dark shadows put to flight.Isaiah 8:20-9:1-2 20 Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark. 21 They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their ...

AntiphonO come, Thou Key of David, come,And open wide our heavenly home;Make safe the way that leads on high,And close the path to misery.Isaiah 22:15-1815 This is what the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, said to me: “Confront Shebna, the palace administrator, and give him this message:16 “Who do you think you are,   and what are you doing here,building a beautiful tomb for yourself—   a monume...

The seven ancient O Antiphons, were sung on the final seven days before Christmas. These urgent biblical prayers address the coming Messiah by seven majestic Old Testament titles: Wisdom, LORD, Root of Jesse, Key of David, Rising Sun, King of Nations, and Emmanuel. Together they form the corporate call of the Christmas hymn, voicing Israel’s (and the church’s) longing for the promised Deliverer to...

Leader: Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth! Worship the LORD with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy! (Psalm 100:1-2)All: Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. (Psalm 100:3)Leader: Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, and praise his name! (Psalm 100:4)All: For the ...