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 Romans 11:28-32  God is faithful to His promises to be merciful to a disobedient people from both the Jews and the Gentiles. The post The Mercy for the Disobedient appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

 Romans 11:25-27  Embrace the mystery of election and know that God will save all of His people from both the Gentiles and Israel. The post The Mystery of Salvation appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

 Romans 11:17-24 Cultivate humility by embracing both justice and grace. Tremble and trust in Christ alone.  “The excision, of which he speaks, could not apply to individuals, whose election is unchangeable, based on the eternal purpose of God.” – John Calvin “Paul skillfully mixes theology and exhortation in this paragraph. His olive tree metaphor makes […] The post Pride & Grace appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

 Romans 11:16-18 If you are connected to God’s holy root, then you are holy in His sight.  The post Holy Root & Holy Branches appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 11:11-15  God will make Israel jealous in order to restore them through the gospel. “The salvation of ‘all Israel’ will be the climax of this age and will be followed by the resurrection.” – Thomas Schreiner “At the climax of this age, her (Israel) hardening will be removed, and the present tiny remnant of […] The post Making Israel Jealous appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 11:7-10 Main Point: God mercifully grants faith and justly hardens a sinful, unbelieving heart! I. The Elect Obtain Right Standing with God – v. 7a. Romans 10:3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 But we ought […] The post Hardened by God appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 11:1-6 I. God’s Unchanging Love is Based on His Choice – 11:1-4. Romans 8:29-30 [29] For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. [30] And those whom he predestined he also called, and those […] The post God’s Unchanging Love appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 10:18-21 Main Point: See the warning in Israel’s rejection of grace and turn in repentance and faith to the God who holds out His hands to you! I. Israel has heard the gospel (18) II. Israel has understood God’s purposes (19-20) III. Israel has rejected God’s grace (21) “I have stretched out my hands […] The post A Disobedient and Contrary People appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Galatians 1:1-9 Main Point: There is only one gospel that justifies and if you add your works to it, it’s no longer the gospel; it’s a deadly poison. I. The Infallible Source (v. 1-2) II. The Fundamental Message (v. 3-5) III. The Deadly Poison (v. 6-9) The post Legalism: A Deadly Poison appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 10:14-17 Main Point: God gives us beautiful feet when He makes us fishers of men. I. God gives us beautiful feet when He makes us fishers of men. II. Beautiful Feet are Not Defined by Man’s Response – 16-17 The post Beautiful Feet appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Nehemiah 2:1-8 Main Point: What does it look like to press into the Providence of God? I. The Opportune Time (v. 1-2) II. The Dangerous Request (v. 3-5) III. The Impossible Answer (v. 6-8) The post Pressing Into Providence appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 10:1-13 Main Point: Resurrection faith does not trust in its own efforts to be good enough, but it trusts in Jesus alone – His life, death, burial, and resurrection. I. Resurrection faith does not trust in works – 10:6-7.II. Resurrection faith trusts in Christ alone – 10:8-13. Some evidence: I know the resurrection is […] The post Resurrection Faith appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 10:5 Like the fascination that attracts the gnat to the candle that burns its wings, people by nature fly to the law for salvation and cannot be driven from it. The law can do nothing else but reveal sin and pronounce condemnation on the sinner. And yet we cannot get men away from it, […] The post Thought, Word, and Deed appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 10:1-4 Main Point: Trust in nothing other than Christ alone for right standing with God. I. Paul’s Persistent Prayer – 10:1.II. Israel’s Ignorant Zeal – 10:2-3.III. The Law’s Perfect Culmination – 10:4. Application: The post Ignorant Zeal appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 9:30-33 Main Point: Believe the Law and the gospel and turn to Christ alone for righteousness and salvation. I. The The Law-Gospel Distinction.II. The Faith-righteousness of the Gentiles – 9:30.III. The Works-righteousness of the Jews – 9:31-33. Application: The post The Stumbling Stone appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 9:24-29 Main Point: The one true people of God is made up of those the Lord sover-eignly calls to faith from among both the Jews and the Gentiles. I. The Identity of True Israel – 9:24.II. The Mystery of Gentile Inclusion – 9:25-26.III. The Prophecy of a Jewish Remnant – 9:27-29. The post My People appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 9:19-23 Main Point: God is just in saving some of the Jews and some of the Gentiles, known here as the vessels of mercy. I. Man Putting God in the Dock – 9:19.  II. God Putting Man Back in the Dock – 9:20-23. The post Vessels of Mercy appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 9:14-18 Main Point: God is righteous in either granting mercy or judgment to sinners. I. God is just in His exercise of sovereign mercy – 9:14.  II. Moses and just mercy – 9:15-16. III. Pharoah and just judgment – 9:17-18. Application: The post Sovereign Mercy appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 9:10-13 Main Point: God’s choice is not based on anything in those being chosen, but it is solely an act of His sovereign grace.  I. One Twin is Chosen – 9:10 & 12.  II. One Thing Made the Difference – 9:11 & 13. Application:  The post God’s Purpose of Election appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

Romans 9:6-9, Jeff Duncan Main Point: True Israel is the spiritual seed of Abraham.  The post True Isreal appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.