Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Today we return to the book of Acts. So, read Acts 21. It has been a while since we read Acts 20, so when Acts 21:1 said, “After we had torn ourselves away from them…” we need to be reminded that Paul had been speaking to […]
Romans 16
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 16. This closing chapter of the book of Romans was quite personal. It began with Paul’s personal recommendation of Phoebe (vv. 1-2), then a long list of personal greetings (vv. 3-16). Just before his closing remarks, Paul warned the believers about “those who cause […]
Romans 15
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 15. This chapter began by wrapping up the teaching we read yesterday on Christian liberty. The Bible does not address every choice that believers make in life so we have to apply biblical principles, godly wisdom, and personal preferences when making those choices. If […]
Romans 14
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 14. Earlier in these devotionals on Romans, I mentioned that scholars have speculated that there might have been two churches in Rome–one Jewish and one Gentile. If that’s the case–and it is just speculation–then Paul did not see them as two churches but as […]
Romans 13
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 13. This chapter continued applying the theology of Romans 1-11 to the everyday lives of us Christians. The passage started by telling us that government exists by God’s appointment (v. 1b), so we must obey whatever ruling authorities exist over us (v. 1a). After […]
Romans 12
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 12. Romans 11 ended with a praise poem to God’s mercy. Today, Romans 12:1 began by calling us to act differently “in view of God’s mercy.” Because God has called us and given us new life and the gift of faith, God’s word […]
Romans 11
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 11. Romans 10 discussed the fact that many Israelites rejected the good news about Christ but, today in chapter 11, Paul was quick to address the fact that not all Jews were in unbelief (v. 1). In verses 2-10, he reminded us that historically […]
Romans 10
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 10. In this chapter, Paul continued discussing the unbelief of his people Israel. He spoke directly about his desire and prayer for the salvation of his countrymen (v. 1). Then he reflected on his own experience and concluded, “Yes, we Jews are very […]
Romans 9
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 9. For a letter written to the church at Rome, the book of Romans has a lot of Jewish themes in it. The chapters we’ve already read talked about Jews and Gentiles explicitly, as well as discussing the Law of Moses repeatedly. Scholars […]
Romans 8
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Romans 8. In the previous chapters we were taught much about the Law and its relationship to humanity. In chapter 7, we learned that God’s Law is great and holy; our problems with it are not with IT but with ourselves: “…the Law is spiritual […]