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Psalm 73 by Roger Carmichael

2 Samuel 23 by Roger Carmichael

We cannot image all that God has in store for us both in this life and for eternity. He will create a new heaven and earth (Isaiah 65:17; Revelation 21:1), and we will live with him forever. Until then, his Holy Spirit comforts and guides us. Knowing the wonderful and eternal future that awaits us gives us hope and courage to press on in this life, to endure hardship, and to avoid giving into temptation. This world is not all there is. The best is yet to come.

Leviticus 6:8-13 by Roger Carmichael

2 Peter 3:10-14 by Roger Carmichael

Psalms 121 by Roger Carmichael

John 5:35 Shining Light by Roger Carmichael

Acts 1:4-11 He Knows My Name/This Blood What we should be looking for by Roger Carmichael

Acts 1:8-12 The Lights of Home by Rick Grant The Coronation of the King by Roger Carmichael

Why is God angry at sinful people? because they have substituted the truth about him with a fantasy of their own imagination (1:25). They have stifled the truth God naturally reveals to all people in order to believe anything that supports their own self-centered life-styles. God cannot tolerate sin because his nature is morally perfect. He cannot ignore or condone such willful rebellion. He wants to remove the sin and restore the sinner-and he is able to, as long as the sinner does not stubbornly distort or reject the truth. But God shows his anger against those who persist in sinning. Romans 1:18-3:20 develops Paul's argument that no one can claim by their own work or merit to be good in God's sight-not the masses, not the Romans, not even the Jews. All people everywhere deserve God's condemnation for their sin.

The "flesh" as used throughout this chapter refers not to our human bodies, but to the principle and power of sin. Sin is present and often operating in our body, but not to be equated with the body (see 6:6). "Not guilty; let him go free"-what would those words mean to you if you were on death row? The fact is that the whole human race is on death row, justly condemned for repeatedly breaking God's holy Law. Without Jesus we would have no hope at all. But thank God! He has declared to those who have turned to Jesus not guilty and has offered them freedom from sin and power to do his will.

Proverbs 14:34 God's message to America by Roger Carmichael

1 Corinthians 16:13 by Roger Carmichael

Psalms 37:3-7 The Best Advice by Roger Carmichael

How can we be declared guilty for something Adam did thousands of years ago? Many feel it isn't fair for God to judge us because of Adam's sin. Yet each of us confirms our heritage with Adam by our own sins everyday. We have the same sinful nature and are prone to rebel against God, and we judged for the sin we commit. Because we are sinners, it isn't fairness we need-it's mercy.

Jews and Christians alike stood against the idolatrous Roman Religions, and Roman officials often confused the two groups. This was especially easy to do since the Christian church in Rome could have been originally composed of Jewish coverts who had attended the feast of Pentecost in Jerusalem (see Acts 2:1ff). By the time Paul wrote this letter to Romans, however many Gentiles had joined the church. The Jews and Gentiles needed to know the relationship between Judaism and Christianity.

Hebrews 12:25-27 The Things That Will Remain by Roger Carmichael June 25, 2023

Luke 9:23-26 To Have Victory by Roger Carmichael June 25, 2023

Acts 9 by Roger Carmichael May 24, 2023

Psalm 9:1-10 by Roger Carmichael Sunday June 11, 2023

The entire Gospel comes to focus in this verse. God's love is not static or self-centered; it reaches out and draws others in. Here God sets the pattern of true love, the basis for all love relationships-when you love someone dearly, you are willing to give freely to the point of self-sacrifice. God paid dearly with the life of his Son, the highest price he could pay. Jesus accepted our punishment, paid the price for our sins, and then offered us the new life he had bought for us. When we share the Gospel with others, our love must be like Jesus'-willing giving up our own comfort and security so that others might join us in receiving God's love. Some people are repulsed by the idea of eternal life because their lives are miserable. But eternal life is not an extension of man's miserable, mortal life; eternal life is God's life embodied in Christ, given to all believers now as a guarantee that they will live forever. In eternal life there id no death, sickness, enemy, evil, or sin. When we don't know Christ, we make choices as though this life were all we had. In reality, this life is just the introduction to eternity. Receive this new life by faith and begin to evaluate all that happens from an eternal perspective. To believe is more than intellectual agreement that Jesus is God. It means to put our trust and confidence in him that alone can save us. It is to put Christ in charge of our present plans and eternal destiny. Believing is both trusting his words as reliable and relying on him for the power to change. If you have never trusted Christ, let this promise of everlasting life be yours.