10 - The Lord Has Provided (Genesis 22:1-14)
/A substitute is needed to rescue God’s people from death, because God’s justice must be satisfied and the only substitute that can save us is Jesus Christ.
Learning to Groan (Romans 8:18-28; Genesis 3:17-19; Romans 5:2-5)
/Christians ought to have a healthy discontentment with living in a fallen world, which is made bearable by understanding the surpassing greatness of what awaits us in heaven.
Not Shrinking Back in Fear (Romans 8:1-17; Exodus 33:18-23; Numbers 9, 13-14)
/Being sons of God means that we can walk through the struggles of this life confident that not even death can keep us from our inheritance.
Learning to Die (Romans 7:13-25; Exodus 33:1-6, 12-16; Psalm 119)
/Between salvation and glory, God takes his people through a journey of humbling self-discovery that teaches them more and more to cry out for mercy and deliverance.
In Death Do Us Part (Romans 7:1-12)
/The law is good, but produces a toxic relationship with sinners because it inevitably provokes the sin within us and the only way out is through death (which we have in Christ).
Not Yet (Psalm 37; Matthew 5:5)
/The world belongs to God’s people who are called to meekly wait for the day when they shall possess it in transformed glory.
Taking Refuge in God's Love (Psalm 36)
/Yahweh, the God of Israel is the light of the world, the water of life and the bread of heaven, his house is a refuge for the needy and we meet him in Jesus Christ.
You Gotta Serve Somebody (Romans 6:15-23; Genesis 2:16-17)
/Everyone has master—demonstrated by whom they obey—but only one Master is able to grant eternal life to those who belong to him.
Consider Yourselves Dead to Sin (Romans 6:1-14; Exodus 14)
/It is not fitting for those who have been freed from slavery to sin to behave as if they were still slaves to it.
Two Adams (Romans 5:12-21; Genesis 2:16-17)
/What ultimately defines you and your hope for eternity is which Adam will represent you on the Last Day.
The Love of God (Romans 5:1-11; Zechariah 13:7-9)
/God’s love in the past helps us to be confident of future glory and to rejoice in present afflictions.
Heirs by Faith (Romans 4:13-25; Genesis 15)
/Saving faith is learning to see past the travails of this world and trust God’s promise that life come through death.
Father Abraham (Romans 4:1-12; Genesis 12, 15, 17)
/Abraham and David testify that it is those who trust God, regardless of their circumcision, that find salvation and that circumcision was meant to reinforce that fact.