Immanuel Church Weymouth

God's people can rest in God's judgment.Outline:1. God’s people2. God’s judgment

God’s promises exceed your sorrows.Outline:1. Promises made 2. Promises kept

God brings suffering to bring you to himself.Outline: wo questions we must ask when we suffer.1. Why is there suffering?2. How does God want me to respond?

We are not like God—but He will not leave us that way.Outline:1. Anger at God’s mercy uncovered (4:1-4)2. Anger at God’s mercy corrected (4:5-11)

Argument.Outline: To whom does the Lord speak His Word?1. Those who need to hear it a second time.2. Those who need to hear it for the first time.

God will take you to rock bottom to save you.Outline: 2 movements of salvation:1. Down to the bottom.2. Up from the depths.

You can try to run from a merciful God, but you can’t hide.Outline:1. Jonah runs.2. Jonah can’t hide.3. The sailors are found.

We need each other to follow Jesus.Outline: What do we need from each other?1. Close relationships2. Generous service3. Mature minds4. Wise Counsel

We can make disciples—Jesus is with us.Outline:1. His Authority2. Our Commission3. His Promise

Jesus's work is proof that God is for us through anything and everything.Outline: 3 reasons why Christians have assurance that God is on their side:1. The Father’s grace toward us.2. The Son’s ministry on our behalf.3. Their unbreakable love for us

Rest assured—God is completing His work.Outline: 2 promises God wants us to know:1. Your highest good is His goal.2. He will finish what He started.

Christ's history is the Christian's future.Outline: Four groans:1. Creation's2. Christ's3. The Christian's4. The Spirit's

Assurance of what God has done frees us to live for God.Outline:1. Assurance announced (8:1)2. Assurance provided (8:2-4)

Holy people will be frustrated people.Outline: God’s good law makes Christians:1. Frustrated with themselves2. Thankful for Jesus

Christians have a new relationship to the law.Outline: The law:1. Wrong husband2. Right teacher

Growing Christians know who they are.Outline: Who are you, Christian?1. I am someone set free by a new Master.2. I am someone set free for a new obedience.3. I am someone submitted to a new process.

Growing Christians live as people united to Christ.Outline: What is the key to sanctification?1. Recognizing what is now true of you2. Living out what is now true of you

Growing Christians know what they need to know.Outline: What do you need to know to grow? The significance of three events:1. Your baptism2. Jesus's crucifixion3. Jesus's resurrection

God’s grace reigns in Christ over sin’s reign in Adam.Outline: How does an ancient man’s faith give us hope in God’s promise?1. Adam’s representative sin (5:12-14)2. God’s superior grace (5:15-21)- Jesus and Adam Contrasted (5:15-17)- Jesus and Adam Compared (5:18-21)

Argument.Outline: 2 changes that prove God will bring us all the way home:1. A new legal standing (v.9)2. A new relational standing (v.10-11)

The cross is God’s proof of His love toward us.Outline: How can Christians know God loves them?1. The objects of His love.2. The uniqueness of His love.3. The costliness of His love.

God’s glory and our access to him produce joyful, reliable hope.Outline:1. Access to God (v. 2a)2. Hope in God (vs. 2b-5)- Hope’s Object (v. 2b)- Hope’s Improvement (vs. 3, 4)- Hope’s Reliability (v. 5)

Jesus’s resurrection means our peace with God doesn’t fluctuate.Outline: 3 questions assured Christians know how to answer:1. What does Jesus’s resurrection have to do with my justification?2. What does my faith have to do with my justification?3. What does this mean for my relationship with God now and forever?

God keeps His gospel promises—take Him at His Word.Outline: How does an ancient man’s faith give us hope in God’s promise?1. Faith’s Who: the Promise-Keeper (vv.13-17)2. Faith’s how: the promise-receiver (vv.18-22)

The righteousness you need must be found in someone else.Outline: 1. How were Abraham and David saved?2. What about circumcision?3. What exactly is counted to us?

We will only be right with God by receiving what He gives.Outline: 5 words that highlight God’s grace to sinners:1. Righteousness2. Justification3. Redemption4. Propitiation5. Faith

Stop talking so you can hear the good news.Outline: Paul ends his 'opening argument'1. One last objection (3:1-8)2. One last answer (3:9-18)3. One reason (3:19-20)

You can’t hide from God’s wrath behind dead orthodoxyOutline: Two reasons why the “religious” person is no exception to Romans 1:18:1. Their hypocrisy (2:17-24)2. Their legalism (2:25-29)

You can't hide from God's wrath behind your morality.Outline: Two reasons why the "good" person is no exception to Romans 1:18.1. Their wrong standard of judgment (2:1-5)2. God's right standard of judgment (2:6-16)

Good news is meant to be shared.Outline:1. Why is God’s wrath revealed?2. What happens when God’s wrath is revealed?

Good news is meant to be shared.Outline: What’s inside a person gripped by the gospel?1. Sanctified ambition (1:8-12)2. God-given obligation (1:13-15)3. Unashamed conviction (1:16-17)

The God whom we’ve sinned against has good news for us.Outline: What do we need to know about this good news?1. It comes from God.2. It was promised in the Bible.3. It’s about His Son.4. It was brought to us by people.5. It changes everything.

Grasping the message of Romans will deepen our assurance and strengthen our witness.Outline: 1. Paul’s purpose in writing the letter2. Paul’s theme in his letter3. My aim in preaching this letter

Captivation creates confidence.Outline: What do we need for a life of confidence?1. A captivating view of God.2. To cultivate that captivation.

Honesty about death prompts us to pray with hope in the eternal God.Outline: How ought Christians to pray?1. With timeless hope (vv.1-2)2. With honesty about what little time we have (vv.3-11)3. With requests to make the most of our time (vv.12-17)

God’s rest comes to those who gather for worship and listen diligently.Outline: What will bring us rest?1. Joyful Praise2. Humbled Reverence3. Believing Hearts

The only way to overcome the darkness of sin is by the light of God’s love.Outline: To overcome our sin problem, we need to know two things:1. How extensive sin is.2. How extensive God’s love is.

God is a trustworthy keeper on the journey home.Outline:1. The Traveler’s trust2. The Traveler’s message

A life of integrity often leads to difficulty.Outline:1. Request for vindication2. Grounds for why the Psalmist should be vindicated3. Confidence in his vindication

It is God's will that we pray for the growth of the kingdom.Outline:1. The context of the passage.2. The examination of the passage.3. The practical use of the passage.

Trouble is an opportunity to trust.Outline: David trusts God by believing that God is using these troubles for 2 purposes in his life:1. To shape David.2. To show David who he is.

Since God provides richly, we can give generously to gospel work.Outline: What sustains a church’s growth toward maturity?1. Partnership in the gospel (4:14-16)2. Eternal investments (4:17-18)3. Trust in the Lord (4:19-23)

Life's ups and downs are God's school in contentment.Outline:1. What is Christian contentment?2. How is it learned?3. What is the secret to learning it?4. What difference does it make?

To experience the peace of God, you must remain near the God of peace.Outline:1. Paul's pastoral concern2. Paul's pastoral comfort3. Paul's pastoral counsel

Stand Firm by Standing Together.Outline: What should a gospel-advancing church do until the last day?1. Stand firm in the Lord.2. Stand together in the Lord.

Follow Christians who know where they’re going because they know where they belong.Outline:1. Who are you following? (3:17-19)2. Where do you belong? (3:20-21)

If you have the right mindset, you’ll move in the right direction.Outline: How do the mature think?1. Past — I forget (3:13b).2. Present — I’m not there yet (3:12-13a).3. Future — I want to be with Him (3:14).

God's promises enable his people to live like him.Outline: How to live in exile:1. Know God's promises.2. Know God's commands.

Our joy depends on our righteousness.Outline: Two paths to joy1. Self-righteousness2. Christ’s righteousness.

Imitate Christians who serve like Jesus.Outline: What kind of Christians should we imitate?1. Those who take an interest in others.2. Those who make themselves useful to the church.3. Those who are dedicated to the gospel’s advance.