Romans 5:1-5, Glory in Tribulations, Pt. 5
Rom 5:1-5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Read more…
Intercession for Revival
The greatest need in our nation today is Revival. In fact the ONLY hope for America is Revival. We must have a massive move of the Holy Spirit to answer the extreme problems we face. Nothing else will do. There is no other prescription. God-birthed, God-breathed Revival that gives way to the Third Great Awakening is our only hope.
Romans 5:1-5, Glory in Tribulations, Pt. 4
Rom 5:1-2 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
By Faith we are Justified, and because of this we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. And by Faith we have obtained introduction and access into grace through our Lord Jesus Christ, the grace that we are standing in. Read more…
Romans 5:1-5, Glory in Tribulations, Part 3
Rom 5:1-5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Justification is the proclamation of innocence by God over your life. Rather than simply being forgiven we are ones who have been acquitted and declared innocent by the blood of Christ. This is a monumental truth, one that we must take time to meditate on and allow it to change our minds and our emotions.
There are several Major implications of realizing that you are justified by the blood of Jesus: Read more…
Romans 5:1-5, Glory in Tribulations, Pt. 2
Rom 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
THE CONCEPT OF JUSTIFICATION – THE PROCLAMATION OF OUR INNOCENCE
The word ‘justify’, shows up in the Scripture about 50 times. 1/3rd of those are in the book of Romans.
The Greek term that we translate justify – is a legal term that was used in Roman courts of law to describe that an individual had been acquitted of the crimes that they were accused of. It was a proclamation of innocence over the accused.
We have not simply been forgiven, we have been justified. Read more…
Romans 5:1-5 Glory in Tribulations, Part 1
Rom 5:1-5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Read more…
Upcoming Series on Romans 5:1-5 – Glory in Tribulations
My next series of posts are from a 7-part sermon series I preached in the fall of 2009.
I was reviewing my notes from the sermon Glory in Tribulations, mostly because I needed it, and thought this might be helpful to others, now and in the days ahead.
The notes will be fairly cryptic, basically what I preach from, but hopefully they will be an encouragement to you.
Stay Tuned I’ll get the first one out sometime today.
I’ll post one every other day for the next 2 weeks
The Father Wants to Laugh & Play
God is from everlasting to everlasting. Uncreated. He has no beginning and no end. He has been forever and forever will be. I know those lofty statements are difficult to wrap your mind around, but they’re true nonetheless.
What’s interesting is that the Scripture actually gives us a glimpse into what God was doing before He created the universe. The Bible uses phrases like, “Before time began”, “Before the world was”, “Before there was ever an earth” that all describe this season of existence…when it was just God.
Developing a Culture of Prayer
- Here’s a little article I just wrote for a leadership magazine that has a circulation to about 25,000 Pastor’s & Leaders.-
Many pastors and leaders desire to have powerful prayer ministries in their churches. Most understand that prayer is an essential foundation for ministry. Unfortunately many of our prayer meetings are sparsely attended, while many in our churches are fairly prayer-less. Oftentimes, efforts to cultivate prayer through sermon series or special events only inspire for a short time. After a month or two, interest wanes and we return to the place we began, desiring and needing more prayer.
The Olivet Discourse
I am currently teaching a class on Jesus’ Olivet Discourse – His clearest teaching on the end of the age. Here is an excerpt of my notes on Matthew 24, which offers an outline of the entire chapter. Hope it’s helpful for your studies.
