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Sermons of the Week
Sermons on the Book of Romans
"The Word Has Not Failed #2": those who think sin is negative doubt the power of God's Word; but the gospel is the power of God for salvation to all who believe; those who demand signs and wonders are also denying the effectiveness of God's Word.
"The Doctrine of the Two Israels": this doctrine has been taught from the beginning; for the children of the flesh are not the children of God; rather, the children of the Spirit are the children of promise.
"Which Purpose Stands?": in order that we might be saved, God stresses that His purpose stands; and the purpose which stands is particularly God's purpose according to election; and God's election is revealed emphatically to have nothing to do with anything He foresaw we would do in our lifetimes.

Sermons on the Book of Daniel
"The Tyrant's Confession": the context of the confession: the resistance of the three friends; the cause of the confession: revelation; the meaning of the confession: salvation; the identity of the One confessed: the Son of God.
"The 4th Test: Who is Sovereign?": the unexpected author of this God-glorifying chapter: the king; the king tries to manipulate the message of God's sovereignty to reflect positively on himself; but in the long run the king is compelled to acknowledge that God is sovereign.
"The Revelation to Nebuchadnezzar": the revelation meant in part that the king was the lowest of men; the revelation also meant in part that the Most High God was speaking to the lowest of men; the ultimate point of the revelation was that God commanded the king to repent because the Most High God rules in the affairs of men.


Sermons from Romans, continued.
"More Than Conquerors": if sin did not separate us from the love of Christ, how shall any other thing?  Since nothing can separate us from His love, we are exceedingly more than conquerors; ways we are more than conquerors through faith.
"No Separation - Ever!"
: why we should be persuaded of this absolute certainty; a detailed enumeration of what created realities cannot separate us from God's love, for they are all His creations.
"But What About Israel?"
: Isrealites made the Gospel Israel-centered instead of God-centered; the rejection of Israel is the biggest apparent hindrance to assurance of salvation by God's faithfulness; nevertheless, we should have deep compassion for and a great desire for their salvation, for from them is the salvation of the world.
"Israel's Abundant Blessings"
: adoption, the glory, the covenants, the gift of the Law for the purpose of enabling worship, the promises, from whom according to the flesh is the divine Christ.
"The Word Has Not Failed": questioning the truth & effectiveness of God's Word started in God's paradise; instead of criticizing the unbelieving ingrates, people criticize God's Word as though it had failed; man's word uselessly exalts man, God's Word effectively humbles man.

Sermons on the Book of Daniel, continued.
"The Kingdom of the Latter Days": man's wisdom cannot reveal the king's secret, only the God of heaven can do that, and He reveals what will be; what will be is the kingdom of the latter days, a worldwide spiritual kingdom of the New Covenant; this kingdom of the latter days would enter the world from beyond and endure forever; no man can stop or hinder its progress.
"The Interpretation of the Revealed Secret"
: Nebuchadnezzar has temporarily received a kingdom from the God of heaven; but his kingdom and all world kingdoms will give way before the one truly universal and eternal kingdom of the God of heaven.
"The 3rd Test: Shall We Bow Down?"
: Nebuchadnezzar the tyrant oversteps his authority by ruling religion; God requires all people to resist the tyranny by refusing to bow before the image; what is at stake is God's glory which may not be dulled by a golden image.
"The 3rd Test: Shall We Bow Down? #2"
: the command to bow down is an unauthorized demand for absolute loyalty to a mere man; the one who issues the command deifies himself and tries to terrify with the sanction of death; but God's people are free to walk within the boundaries of His revealed will.
"The Revelation of the Son of God"
: is always a surprise that takes place in the context of conflict; there are two powers that rulers may not ever take for themselves: the rule of religion and the power over life itself; when the government commands false worship, it must be resisted even to the point of death.

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