Located at St Luke's – Corner of Hazeldean Road & Korumburra-Warragul Rd, Ellinbank. P.O Box 23, Warragul, 3820
Sunday 13th October 2024
Read: Revelation 12:1-17; Romans 15:14-16:27
Sermon: Romans 15:14-16:27
Romans 1-14 Paul and Romans
Romans 15:14-33 Paul’s ministry and the letter to the Romans
15:14-16 Paul’s ministry to the Romans and us
15:17-21 preaching Christ where he is not known
15:22-33 Paul’s travel plans governed by the Gospel
Romans 16:1-24 Greetings and specific instructions
Romans 16:25-27 Romans: It’s all about God and the gospel of Jesus
Sunday 6th October 2024
Read: Psalm 69:1-15; Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:1-13
Sermon: Romans 15:1-13
Introduction: The basis for Paul’s appeal.
Romans 12:1-2; Romans 3:24-25; Romans 6:6-8
Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Romans 15:1-7 United by welcome.
Romans 15:8-13 United by hope.
Conclusion: When the ‘strong’ and the ‘weak’ pursue peace they become ‘one another’.
Sunday 29th September 2024
Read: Isaiah 45:21-25; Mark 7:1-23; Romans 14:1-23
Sermon: Romans 14:1-23
Romans 1-11 Salvation to Jew and Gentile by faith
Romans 14:1-12 Don’t quarrel with those weak in faith, accept them warmly
14:1-4 concerning food
14:5-8 concerning days
14:9-12 our actions judged by the true judge
Romans 14:13-23 Don’t judge your brother but love
Sunday 22nd September 2024
Read: Psalm 27:1-6; Luke 10:25-37; Romans 13:8-14
Sermon: Romans 13:8-14
Introduction
Romans 1-11 The transforming Gospel
Romans 13:8-10 The never ending debt
Romans 13:11-14 The weapons of light
Sunday 15th September 2024
Read: Jeremiah 29:1-12; Romans 13:1-7
Other readings: Psalm 2, 146; Proverbs 8:15-16, 21:1; Daniel 4:24-37; Matthew 5:41, 22:15-21; John 19:10-11; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; Titus 3:1-2ff; Daniel 3 & 6; Acts 5:17-42 (esp 29)
Sermon: Romans 13:1-7
Introduction: The obedience of faith
1-2. The command, explanation & implication
3-4. Further explanation and application
5-6. Further implication & illustration
7. Summation
Conclusion: The claims of conscience
Sunday 8th September 2024
Read: Psalm 85; Matthew 5:1-16; Romans 12:9-21
Sermon: Romans 12:9-21
Romans 1-11 The transforming Gospel
Romans 12:9-21 A transformed life in community
12:9-13 transformed life in the Christian community
12:14-16 transformed life in blessing to the world
12:17-21 transformed life in a hostile world
Sunday 1st September 2024
Read: Ephesians 4:1-24; Romans 12:1-8
Sermon: Romans 12:1-8
Introduction. How are we to live…? Everything depends on understanding 1-11
12:1 Consecrated bodies, offered to God
12:2 A renewed mind. Transformed to know and do God’s will
12:3 Humility. Thinking rightly about ourselves in light of the Gospel
12:4 Bodies as “one” body, “in Christ”
12:6-8 Gifts to strengthen the body and help it flourish
Summary: The Christian life… a life lived in response to doctrine, in union with Christ
Sunday 25th August 2024
Read: Psalm 69:30-36; Isaiah 5:1-16; Romans 11:1-36
Sermon: Romans 11:1-36
11:1-10 Has God rejected Israel?
1-6 no, there has always been a remnant
7-10 not the elect, only the hardened (Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10; Ps 69:22-23)
11:11-36 Have Israel stumbled to fall for good?
11-15 trespass of Israel > salvation of Gentiles > fullness of Israel
16-24 natural branches broken > wild shoots grafted in > natural branches
grafted back
25-32 disobedience of Israel > mercy to Gentiles > mercy to Israel
33-36 God ought to be praised for achieving his purposes in this way
Sunday 18th August 2024
Read: Romans 9:30-10:21
Sermon: Romans 9:30-10:21
Introduction: a crucial question
9:30-10:4. Pursuing righteousness
10:5-13. Salvation for everyone
10:14-21. Hearing is not always believing
Conclusion. “Is Jesus Lord?”
Sunday 11th August 2024
Read: Genesis 25:21-34; Romans 9:1-29
Sermon: Romans 9:1-29
Introduction
9:1-5 Why don’t the Jews trust in their Messiah?
9:6-29 Has God’s word failed with the Jews?
6-13 no, because not all of Israel are Israel
6-9 not all of Abraham’s children are children of promise
Gen 18:14
10-13 God chose Jacob over Esau
Gen 25:23: Malachi 1:2-3
14-23 no, because salvation is by mercy not works
14-18 mercy is not unjust
Ex 8:32: 9:12: 33:19
19-23 God has the right to govern his own creation
24-29 no, because God’s plan has always been to save Gentiles as well
24-26 Gentiles will be called God’s people
Hosea 2:23; 1:10
27-29 only a remnant of Israel believed
Isaiah 10:22-23
Conclusion