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What We Could Never Do
Romans 3:21-31
The good news of the gospel reveals how God’s grace meets us where our own efforts fall short.
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(Illinois Tech's Carr Chapel)
The good news of the gospel reveals how God’s grace meets us where our own efforts fall short.
In this last passage in 1 Kings, the time of judgment has come for Ahab. A deceiving spirit moved 400 false prophets to tell Ahab to go to war. The one true prophet of God told Ahab the truth, but he put him in prison. Rejecting but cautious, Ahab tried to outsmart God by disguising himself in battle, but a random arrow found and mortally wounded him. Our sins will one day find us out, but Jesus Christ takes the hit of the arrow for us, so that we may live.
All of us desire to do it, but very few of us can actually say that we have done it. What am I talking about? Keeping our promises. We have a tough time keeping our promises. Through this passage, I hope that you'll see that God does keep his promises, for he is faithful, gracious and always there for us.
Moses' name reminds him of his salvation, as it means 'drawn out of the water.' It also points us to Christ, who draws us out of the waters of death and delivers us to our heavenly home.
Jesus concludes his teaching the crowds in the temple courts with a revelation about who He is, and a warning about the teachers of the law. The crowds listened to him with delight, and Jesus praises a woman who gave all she had to live on because she delighted in God and trusted him.
Psalm 47:1-9
Key Verse: 47:9
The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!
In 2009, I lost my job because of the economy. It was one of the worst days of my life, but two years later God made it one of the best of my life.
Romans shows us the real problem in our lives, sin and death, and the only cure God has given through Jesus.
The cross finished the work, the tomb proved the victory, and the gospel still has power to change lives today.
On August 24, we will be starting a new sermon series called Bible 101, which will go over the basics of faith.
Since 2007, we have been serving Illinois Tech and the surrounding community with the word of God through Bible study and worship service. We are a church composed of alum and current students, who wish to see the love and grace of Jesus shared with others.