Sermons- Trinity Bible Fellowship Davenport

The piece that is missing becomes the most important.  Without it, the puzzle is incomplete.   Without you, the Church is.

As we experience God’s transformation of our lives, we prove that His will is good.  We prove it to ourselves, and, if people are paying attention, we prove it to them as well.

If we are not transformed to be more godlike, we will be conformed to the pattern of this world.

In light of all God has done for us, our proper response is to live for Him.

Sometimes we need to stop and see God’s glory, which is on display before us.

God has made salvation available to all through faith in Christ.  And there is a day coming when all Israel will be saved.

God compares His people to an olive tree.  The Jews are the natural branches of the tree, Gentiles were grafted in.  Gentiles should not feel superior; we are saved by grace, and Jews belong in the tree even more than we do.

It is a mistake to think of the Church as either Jew or Gentile.  It will be best when it is comprised of both.

Verse 1 asks whether God has rejected His people.  Verse 6 says no, because they were chosen by grace, not works.  God’s grace is limitless.

There is frustration in having a message people need to hear but refuse to accept.  What can you do?  Keep proclaiming the message.

Something as high as a host of angels appeared to something as low as a few scattered shepherds.  Jesus came to all and for all.

Something as high as a host of angels appeared to something as low as a few scattered shepherds. Jesus came to all and for all.

Meet the King - Luke 2:11

They were called wise men before this story began.  Then they proved their wisdom by seeking Him out and worshiping Him.

Those who receive the good news praise God for those who proclaim it.

It is not too high, it is not too low, and it is not complicated.  Salvation is available to all who believe

The religious Jews of that day knew the Law, and were zealous for it.  But they did not know God’s righteousness or seek it.

Just like Israel, we sometimes think it is our righteousness that saves us.  Only the righteousness of Christ, attained through faith, can do that work.

The question is, how can God blame us, when it He is the One who made us and no one can resist His will?  The answer feels like a hard slap – Who do you think you are to question God.  He’s the Potter and you’re just a pot!  The reality is we do resist His will, and we do it to our own harm.

We enter into the difficult area of God’s sovereign election, and how wrong it sometimes looks from the human perspective.  But God’s Word has not failed, and His gift is gracious.