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Taking Sin Seriously Introduction: In 1973, at the age of 80, Karl Menninger of the world-famous Menninger School of Psychiatry in Topeka, Kansas, published a book which shocked the mental health community. Its title was Whatever Became of Sin? It was not a bi
The Christian’s Constitution TO HEAR THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE Without any reasonable doubt whatever, the greatest theological treatise ever written is the Book of Romans. I personally know of five pastors who each spent more than three y
Unashamed of the Gospel TO HEAR THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE Introduction: The official name of this church is First Evangelical Free Church. The first time some people hear that name they wonder, “Is this some kind of a cult, or why do they
Are the Unreached Really Lost? Introduction: Suppose for a moment that you are the personnel director of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. You need to hire some more reporters, so you go over to Washington University and begin to interview students who are schedule
When God Gives Up Introduction: Today we have our second Bad News sermon in a row. The Bad News refers not, I trust, to the quality of the sermon, but rather to the subject matter. We’re in one of the darkest, most somber portions of the entire Bible here in R
Are Good People Lost, Too? Introduction: We enter today into the second section of the bad news portion of the book of Romans. In the first section the Apostle Paul asked the question, “Are the unreached really lost and on their way to hell?” and answered it w
Are Religious People Lost, Too? Introduction: In chapter one of Romans the Apostle Paul dealt with the unreached pagan and declared him to be lost, without excuse, and on his way to Hell. In the first part of chapter two he took up the case of the moralist, th
Sinnerama, or I’m not OK, You’re not OK Introduction: Let’s begin this morning by reading our Scripture text, Romans 3:9-20: “What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under
Acquitted: The Legal Status of the Redeemed Sinner TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE Introduction: This may be the most important sermon I will ever preach at First Evangelical Free Church, so I invite your closest possible attention
Justification Illustrated: The Father of Faith, Part 1 Introduction: We begin this morning by reading together Romans 4:1-12: “What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter? {2} If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he h
Justification Illustrated: The Father of Faith, Part 2 Introduction: For three weeks we have been giving our attention almost entirely to the doctrine of justification by faith. In the first three chapters of Romans the Apostle Paul goes to great lengths to es
The Benefits of Justification Introduction: For the last several months I have been working on my house. I am getting ready to sell it. I live in a small house, just over 800 square feet, which is no big deal except that the eat-in kitchen is not much larger t