Preparing for Worship: November 1, 2020

Text: Romans 11:1–6
Title: "God's People Not Rejected"

I. AN IMPORTANT QUESTION (v. 1a)

II. A PERSONAL ANSWER (v. 1b)

III. A PRECISE ANSWER (vv. 2–5)

IV. A VITAL CONCLUSION (v. 6)

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

  1. Our Great God
  2. How Great Thou Art
  3. Is He Worthy?
  4. O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer
  5. Amazing Grace
  6. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
  7. His Mercy is More
  8. Psalm 62
  9. Speak, O Lord
  10. Rock of Ages
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Preparing for Worship: October 25, 2020

Text: Romans 10:5–13
Title: "Distinction and No Distinction"

I. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF WORKS AND THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH (vv. 5–10)

II. NO DISTINCTION REGARDING THOSE WHO ARE JUSTIFIED BY FAITH IN CHRIST (vv. 11–13)

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

  1. New Again
  2. King of Kings
  3. Jesus is Better
  4. Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me
  5. When I Survey
  6. The Church’s One Foundation
  7. Psalm 126
  8. Abide with Me
  9. Show Us Christ
  10. He Will Hold Me Fast

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Preparing for Worship: October 18, 2020

Text: Romans 9:24–33
Title: "The Consistency of God's Purposes"

I. ISRAEL'S CURRENT REJECTION—AND THE MERCY OF GOD TO GENTILES—IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPHETS (vv. 24–29)

A. THE MERCY OF GOD IN THE PROPHET HOSEA (vv. 24–26)
B. THE MERCY OF GOD IN THE PROPHET ISAIAH (vv. 27–29)

II. ISRAEL'S CURRENT REJECTION—AND THE MERCY OF GOD TO GENTILES—IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW OF FAITH (vv. 30–33)

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. Blessed Are All (Only in Jesus)
  3. We Sing as One
  4. Come, Lord Jesus
  5. Grace Greater than All Our Sin
  6. Romans 11 (Doxology)
  7. Thou Lovely Source of True Delight
  8. You Are Worthy of Your Glory
  9. God with Us
  10. Shine Into Our Night
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Preparing for Worship: October 11, 2020

Text: Romans 9:19–20
Title: "The Sovereign and Just Judge"

I. The Question Paul Often Meets With (v. 19)

II. Important Observations Found in the Question and Paul’s Answer
    A. Paul’s Teaching is God’s Truth (v. 20)
    B. Paul Insists on God’s Rights (v. 20)
    C. Paul Subtly Explains What the Rest of Scripture Makes Explicit
         1. Man’s Freedom Since the Fall
         2. God’s Mercy and Justice in Judgment

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

  1. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
  2. Praise to the Lord the Almighty
  3. Christ Our Hope in Life and Death
  4. Lord of Lords
  5. We Sing as One
  6. Come Praise and Glorify
  7. Be Still My Soul
  8. How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
  9. Jesus, Thank You
  10. Not in Me
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Preparing for Worship: September 20, 2020

Text: Romans 9:1–5
Title: "Paul's Burden and Ours"

I. THE SINCERITY OF PAUL'S BURDEN (vv. 1–2)

II. THE INTENSITY OF PAUL'S BURDEN (v. 3)

III. THE IRONY OF PAUL'S BURDEN (v. 4–5)

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. Blessed Are All (Only in Jesus)
  3. Exalted Over All
  4. Ancient of Days
  5. How Sweet and Aweful is the Place
  6. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
  7. Jesus Lover of My Soul
  8. Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
  9. Not in Me

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Preparing for Worship: September 13, 2020

Text: Romans 8:31–39
Title: "A Believer's Response to God's Amazing Grace"

I. THE THINGS TO WHICH WE RESPOND

II. THE CONCLUSION WITH WHICH WE RESPOND

III. THE OBSTACLES CONTEMPLATED IN OUR RESPONSE

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

  1. Always
  2. Only a Holy God
  3. Is He Worthy
  4. O Lord My Rock and My Redeemer
  5. Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
  6. Our Great God
  7. The Church’s One Foundation

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