Romans 9:30-10:4

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I record my sermons using my laptop set inside the pulpit, but I cannot monitor the recording while I am preaching, and if, as was the case this Sunday, the recording malfunctions, I do not know until after the worship service. As an experiment in offering an alternative in these cases, I'm offering a link to the notes for this sermon below. A caveat I should add is that I rarely refer to my notes while preaching, so I am essentially preaching extemporaneously. My notes represent a distillation of what I have learned about the text, so perhaps they may be of some use. Let me know what you think!

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Romans 9:24-29

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It is remarkable how frequently Paul references the Scriptures in Romans 9, which of course greatly strengthens his exposition of the gospel against the objections that he is answering. Since this is the case, it is helpful to take the time to discover the background and context of the passages from Hosea and Isaiah that he quotes here.

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Romans 9:19-23

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Paul continues to use the literary device of the diatribe, which furthers an argument through the use of questions and answers that deal with possible objections. The question that Paul poses in verse 19 naturally follows the point he has just made in the previous verses. His response will deal with the implied attitude behind the question as well as the content of the question itself.

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Romans 9:14-18

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As I have been studying this section of Romans, I have been surprised at how often Paul refers to and quotes from the Scriptures–what we know today as the Old Testament. Our understanding of the New Testament will be greatly helped when we go back to study the Old Testament passages referenced in the New Testament. Frequently, this will take us back to the powerful narratives of the Old Testament that will flesh out the teachings of the New Testament, much as Jesus' parables were narratives that help us to understand his teaching.

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John 21:15-23, part two

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This sermon continues last Sunday's consideration of the dialogue between Jesus and Simon Peter that completes the last narrative section of the Gospel of John. We can learn much along with Peter from our Lord's words here, which set before us once more the heart of the gospel itself: the call to follow Jesus Christ as Lord.

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John 21:15-23, part one

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In the second narrative section of the epilogue to the Gospel of John, we read a poignant and thought provoking dialogue between Jesus and Simon Peter. By identifying with this disciple who denied his Lord, we can learn many things about how God views and deals with our own sin and restores us to fellowship with Him and other believers.

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John 20:30-31

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In this text, John states clearly the purpose of his Gospel, and this purpose statement provides an effective conclusion to the book as a whole. (There is another chapter to follow in the form of an epilogue.) This conclusion serves as well to remind us of the centrality of faith and the blessing of eternal life that is ours by faith in Jesus.

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John 20:19-23

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Continuing the Gospel of John's narrative of the Sunday when Christ arose, the text focuses on what is known as Jesus' Great Commission. The significance of Jesus' commissioning of his disciples to preach the gospel is seen in the fact that all four Gospels and Acts include elements of his teaching concerning this subject.

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John 20:1-18

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For poignancy and reversal of emotion, this passage is perhaps unmatched in literature, expressing with an amazing brevity of words an incredible range of feeling. What is even more remarkable is that this narrative is meaningful because of its historicity! There is so much to learn here, and this sermon barely touches upon its truth.

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John 19:16b-30

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This narrative of Jesus’ suffering and death is structured around Jesus’ completion of the work he received from his Father. He had already spoken of that work as accomplished in his prayer prior to his arrest. What was so certain that he could speak of it in the past tense he now fully executes in harmony with the Father’s sovereign will and the empowering of the Spirit. God in three persons acts in Jesus’ suffering and death to save sinners while yet showing himself to be righteous.

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John 18:12-27

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The narratives of Christ and Simon Peter in this text perfectly confirm Jesus’ words that “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” By giving his own life in atonement for Peter and for all his elect, Jesus saves them. This passage is not to be read as a moralistic story to elicit from us better behavior. Rather, here Scripture shows us Jesus as the one who is the only true and faithful witness to God without sin, the one who made the only good confession not marred by any wavering from his Father’s will, and by that confession accomplished our redemption.

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John 18:1-11

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The gospel of John gives us a unique view of the events directly associated with the death of Jesus. The apostle John was inspired by the Holy Spirit to focus on different elements than those seen in the other three gospels, and this serves to draw our attention to key truths that reveal to us the true meaning of his death. John 18 opens with a narrative scene that makes it clear that Jesus' death was unique from that of any other human.

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