March 22, 2015Passage:  Romans 7:7-13Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  God uses His law to lead us to Himself. I. The law exposes sin.  (7-8)            A. The law is a test revealing a rebel heart.            B. Without the law sin remains hidden. II. The law condemns the sinner.  (9-11)            A. Without law the sinner thinks he is…

March 15, 2015Passage:  Romans 7:1-6Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Our union with Christ results in fruitfulness of great worth. I. Marital law illustrates how death affects a covenant.  (1-3)            A. Law only governs the living.            B. The covenant of marriage ends with death. II. The believer is now in union with Christ.  (4-6)            A. Death ended…

March 8, 2015Passage:  Romans 6:15-23Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  No longer slaves of futile dreams, we serve the God of grace. I. We can be slaves of the ideas that seize us.  (15-16)            A. To understand grace we must understand ourselves.            B. Slavish devotion is still slavish. II. The new center of our heart is the…

February 22, 2015Passage:  Romans 6:8-14Speaker:  Bill Knepper I. A believer in Christ is united with Him in His work.  (8-11)            A. We are united with Christ in His death and life.            B. Jesus’ defeat of death is our assurance of life.            C. Christ’s death was final and His life eternal.            D. Those in Christ are…

February 8, 2015Passage:  Romans 5:12-21Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  The reign of life has replaced the reign of death. I. Sin entered the world through Adam.  (12-14)            A. Death spread to all from one man.            B. The period without the Law still saw death.            C. Adam is a type of Christ. II. Condemnation in Adam leads…

February 1, 2015Passage:  Romans 5:6-11Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  God’s love is revealed by the greatness of His sacrifice. I. Sacrifice is the proof of love for anyone.  (6-7)            A. The helpless need help.            B. Those who will sacrifice everything are rare. II. God’s love is proven by His sacrifice.  (8)            A. His love is on…

January 18, 2015Passage:  Romans 5:1-5Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Our hope is based on God’s love not human emotion. I. We rejoice in God’s glory.  (1-2)            A. We have peace with God by declaration.            B. We are granted access to ongoing grace.            C. We stand boasting in the glory of God. II. We rejoice in our…

January 4, 2015Passage:  Romans 4:9-12Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Like Abraham we are heirs of God’s family by faith. I. We are justified by faith not works.            A. Our debt is greater than we can pay.            B. Our Savior has paid our debt. II. Salvation is available to the entire world.            A. Some have an advantage.           …

December 28, 2014Passage:  Romans 4:1-8Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Life forever is God’s gift to the One who believes. I. God has said the same thing for 4000 years.  (1-3)            A. Abraham was saved by faith.            B. Abraham was the father of faith. II. God offers the gift of salvation by faith.  (4-5)            A. Those who…