God supernaturally uses our efforts to save those He's appointed to eternal life. Regeneration a Supernatural Work Regeneration, is the new creation, the raising from the dead, and the making and on the next Sabbath, every preacher's dream came true: almost the whole city gathered to hear the It wasn't Paul's awesome preaching or the efforts of those who spread the word throughout the city before certainly does not happen only by [our] outward teaching, by moral persuasion (although our evangelistic efforts

obstacle to the preaching of the gospel and to every aspect of divine worship. progress; and every anti-Christian power may be resisted. They make it seem like they really wanted Jesus' advice on this thorny question. Dig Deeper Jesus brilliantly thwarts their brilliant effort. G iving back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar does not make the taxpayer complicit in Caesar's sin.

is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make Second, he makes himself known to us more openly [clearly and fully] by his holy and divine Word, as is that God makes Himself known: He does so generally, as every aspect of His creation proclaims His This good news that God has made so much effort for you to know is that the perfect righteousness that Make sure you're ready for the adventure by resting well on Saturday!

will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’  Since we've so clearly seen how God has blessed our efforts in so many different arenas and ways, it's unequivocal terms it says that it - that is, God's saving compassion - does not depend upon your desire or efforts God raised Pharaoh up, meaning that God engineered every aspect of Pharaoh's life to put him in a position

will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort That sort of makes sense, given that God made His promise to Isaac's mother Sarah and not her servant Paul doesn't elaborate on this, but he does make it crystal clear. Romans 9, like every other chapter in the Bible, is there to build up your comfort and confidence in upon my desire or effort.

45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort sovereignty this year, there will be times, as we've already experienced, where God doesn't answer every Whenever theology gets complicated, make it simple again. YOU MUST PRAISE THE LORD It's true that you can praise God in every endeavor in life - in you work, recreation universe exists simply because God spoke, and it came to be, the more you'll realize that the LORD has every

knee shall bow... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father." 12 especially if it ended the paragraph, would mean that your eternal salvation is fully dependent upon your efforts it's in that second half that the good news comes: you're not dependent upon yourself to fuel your efforts In other words, the Navy expects these pilots to fly with "fear and trembling" every time. It doesn't mean they're afraid; it simply means every part of them is dialed in every time they take

There should also be elders and deacons, along with the pastors, to make up the council of the church Literally, they go without sleep or rest in their effort to guide, guard and protect your very soul Certainly they make this effort because they love and care for you, but here we're reminded they have Finally, you're commanded here to make your leaders' efforts enjoyable and not burdensome. our actions; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray for your church's leaders, and pray that you will make

did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39  Through him everyone who believes is set free from every Holy Spirit kindles in our hearts a true faith that embraces Jesus Christ, with all his merits, and makes In fact, these visitors boldly claim, everyone who believes this is set free from every sin. Our exhausting efforts to simultaneously seek the things of this world alongside the kingdom of God?

45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort person first needs to get his religious house in order in before he could even begin to hope that his efforts Dig Deeper   Once again, scripture makes it clear the one thing you need in order to have peace with So it's no wonder that all throughout history, every civilization and culture developed some sort of It seems to make sense that if we just try really hard and do our best, the gods will mercifully smile