This is the third of three sermons on Romans 5. Listen as Pastor Hinkle explains Paul’s comparison of Adam and Christ.
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Romans 5, Part 1: Finding Peace in a Time of Plague
This sermon was preached March 15, 2020 but is being released now to put it in sequence with Pastor Hinkle’s summer series on the book of Romans. The outline is provided below.
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Every Vacation Bible School needs a wiggle song. One that was a lot of fun is Father Abraham. It goes like this
Father Abraham had many sons
Many sons had Father Abraham
and I am one of them and so are you
so let’s just praise the Lord!
After each chorus a body part is named, left arm, right arm, left foot, right foot, then turn around, then sit down. It’s a simple song; however, there is a profound truth hiding behind the words.
Continue readingRomans 2-3: Who Is Righteous?
In 2018 the American Automobile Association did a survey that revealed that 80% of American men think they are above average drivers. Obviously, at least some of them are deluded. Many are similarly deluded about righteousness. Whom does God consider righteous?
Continue readingGod’s Plan and Purpose
Introduction
There is a key phrase in this morning’s lesson from the Book of Acts I want to call to your attention. It is “by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge.” Peter’s sermon on the first Pentecost makes it plain that everything that Jesus had done, up to and including the events his hearers were seeing and hearing, were the result of God working to fulfill his plan and purpose for the salvation of mankind.
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