Text: Romans 4:9–16
Title: “Abraham—The Father of All Who Believe"

Abraham is the personal example Paul uses to illustrate his teaching on the gospel in Romans 1–3. One of the crucial issues that the early church had to address was whether Gentile believers were to be received as Jewish proselytes (involving circumcision and obedience to the law of Moses), or could Gentiles come directly to God by faith in Christ?

Our text for this Lord's Day makes plain that God designed Abraham to be a model for both Jewish and Gentile believers. He illustrates the unity of the people of God, and the uniqueness of the Lord's church, in the New Covenant.

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a Spotify playlist here or a Youtube playlist here:

1. Psalm 46
2. Blessed Are All (Only in Jesus)
3. Jesus, Thank You
4. Grace So Glorious
5. I Will Be Still
6. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
7. His Mercy is More
8. Ancient of Days
9. Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God

Text: Romans 4:1–8
Title: "The Gospel Illustrated"

Paul ends the third chapter of Romans with six questions. Those six questions test our understanding of the gospel. What Paul contends for through those six questions he now demonstrates in a real life. His choice for the illustration is someone whom every Jew would have to concede settles the issue as to how God justifies His people. Paul chooses Abraham.

This Lord's Day we will spend the morning and evening examining Paul's test case. We will see that Paul's gospel is the same good news that all the Old Testament saints trusted in as they looked forward to the coming of Messiah.

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a Spotify playlist here or a Youtube playlist here:

1. Come Thou Almighty King
2. The Solid Rock
3. We Sing as One
4. No Greater Aim
5. All Glory Be to Christ
6. None But Thee
7. Jesus Lover of My Soul
8. Blessed Are All
9. I Will Glory in My Redeemer

Text: Romans 3:25
Title: "By His Blood"

Last Sunday evening we began answering three questions regarding the propitiation mentioned in Romans 3:25: What is it? How was it accomplished? How is it applied? We first considered "What is it?” last week. This Lord's Day we will see what our text teaches about its accomplishment and application. We will focus on the death of Christ and how His death fulfills the Old Testament witness (3:21) to God's saving work.

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a Spotify playlist here or a Youtube playlist here:

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2. What Child is This
3. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
4. See the Destined Day Arise
5. It is Well with My Soul
6. Jesus, Lover of My Soul
7. Shine Into Our Night
8. He Will Hold Me Fast

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Text: Romans 3:24
Title: "Jesus Our Redeemer"

This Lord's Day we will consider one of the most beautiful words in all of Scripture. It is the word redemption. It is a word that speaks of deliverance. It is a word that reminds us that our salvation required a payment. While salvation is a free gift to the believing sinner, it was not without cost. This Lord's Day we will be reminded of that great cost, and of why we sing the praises of Jesus our redeemer.

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a Spotify playlist here or a Youtube playlist here:

1. Praise to the Lord
2. A Day of Glory
3. O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer
4. I Will Glory in My Redeemer
5. Blessed Are All
6. None But Thee
7. Ancient of Days
8. The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus

The people of Israel would have likely sung Psalm 127 on their pilgrimage to Jerusalem for a religious holiday. It serves as a way to realign their perspective as they prepare their hearts to worship God. As we head into our own holiday season, we need to allow the principles in this psalm to realign our own perspective regarding our pursuits, and help us remember the source of all the blessings we receive. In Psalm 127, the psalmist gives us two contrasting truths that establish God’s sovereignty in man’s pursuits:

1. The vanity of striving apart from God (vv. 1–2)
2. The blessing of rewards provided by God (vv. 3–5)

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a Spotify playlist here, or a YouTube playlist here: 

1. All Creatures of Our God and King
2. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
3. How Deep the Father's Love for Us
4. Jesus, Thank You
5. The Goodness of Jesus

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Text: Romans 3:19–20
Title: The Way to the Righteousness God Will Receive

How can one stand before the holiness of God, perfectly accepted? The answer to that question is given in our verses this Lord’s Day. Ignorant of the righteousness of God, sinful men attempt to establish their own. That kind of righteousness will forever be unacceptable to God. There is a righteousness, however, that is freely given by God. It is freely given, perfectly acceptable to God, and in complete accordance with God’s justice. How that righteousness is offered and received will be our focus this Sunday.

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a Spotify playlist here:

1. Our Great God
2. Raised to Life
3. Jesus is Better
4. O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer
5. When I Survey
6. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
7. He Who is Mighty
8. Lord of Lords
9. Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery

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