By Pastor Robert Presson “God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.” — Romans 4:17 The Bible calls Abraham “the father of our faith.” In this verse, Romans 4:17, we look to Abraham as our example of faith. Notice the two things God does here: …
MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS “Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Gen. 15:5 “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as …
Rom. 4:20,21 – He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. Have you ever seen the athlete after a victory or an actor after receiving an award smugly …
Rom.4:25 – He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. This is one of those verses that I couldn’t quite understand for many years. The NASB is helpful in this verse, it brings out the fact that Jesus was raised “because of” our justification. We have an …
Rom.4:12- And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised. Circumstances and situations change, people in the world don’t. One of the issues Paul faced throughout his ministry was people believing that circumcision was necessary …
Rom. 4:20,21 – He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. Have you ever seen the athlete after a victory or an actor after receiving an award smugly …
Rom. 4:20,21 – He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. Have you ever felt like a boxer, staggered by an opponent’s blow? These blows are designed to knock …
Rom. 4:19,20 He (Abraham) did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith …
Rom. 4:5 And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, John Wesley came to the American colonies to preach Christ; there was one significant problem, he himself was not yet saved. On his trip back to England, after a miserable ministry …
Epaggelia or Words of Promise Merry Monday by Parris Bailey Rom.4:20 “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith giving glory to God” The word promise in the New Testament is epaggelia which means an announcement, pledge, divine assurance. When situations come our way we better grab onto …
