FAITH IN JESUS BRINGS JOY
Romans 10:11-21
EXCITED
ABOUT JESUS
V:11 For the
Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord
of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; 13 for "WHOEVER WILL
CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."
A. The reason for not being disappointed
is verses 9
Romans 10:9-10
that if you confess with your
mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the
dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the mouth, he confesses, resulting in salvation.
1. Surely you will be ridiculed for your
belief in Jesus. But there will be no dishonor from the Lord.
2. Rather, we will find honor as we hold
on to our faith in Jesus.
3. We now live in a time when man would rather proclaim a lie for
Personal gain than pursue
the truth.
4. The only source of truth is the Word
of God which never changes.
B. There are many religions, but one
faith in Jesus Christ.
1. The Jews were very religious and
zealous for their belief in the law,
(the first five books of
the Bible), but without an understanding.
2. They put their faith in their
traditions and believed the lie that
Jesus was not the Son Of
God.
3. The Jews held on to the promises of Abraham
as their father,
But not the faith of
Abraham in the Lord Jesus.
C. God is no respecter of person or
race.
1. God is the God of all who call on
Him.
2. God has made Himself available to
everyone, but we have to make a
The decision to follow
His commands.
3. We cannot trust ourselves and claim
God as Father.
D. We receive untold blessings by
following God’s commands.
1. Our disobedience causes us to believe
the lies of Satan and
The loss of the riches of
God.
2. The greatest blessing given to us who
believe in Jesus is salvation.
3. Satan is happy with those who reject
Christ.
CALLED TO
BELIEVE
V:14 How
then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they
believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a
preacher? 15 How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written,
"HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD
THINGS!"
A. The Lord we serve is full of grace
and mercy.
1. He called us before the foundation of
the earth (Ephesian 1:4)
To believe in Jesus.
2. No one can come to Jesus unless
he/she is dawned by the Father.
B. This brings up the question of whether
those who refuse to believe in
Jesus was called.
1. We know those who are called have a
time frame when they accept
The call.
2. Verse 14 could be directed at the
elect and the nonelect.
3. A good percentage of the Jews refused
to believe.
a. If they refused to believe, they
refuse the call and therefore
Refused to hear the Word
of God.
4. By the same token, because believers
accepted the call, they are
Willing to hear the
preachers of God and thus learn of Him.
C. There is another concept to consider.
1. Those who were predestined before the
foundation of the earth
Were given a heart or
mindset to accept Jesus as their personal
Savior.
2. Is it true that those who were not
predestined will never accept
The call because they
were not given the heart to hear the Word?
D. God has given us preachers to teach
us the Word and proclaim the
Good news about Jesus.
1. In the Word are our hope and our
salvation.
2. Our hope for our daily blessings
includes all the abundance
Of the Lord.
3. The hope includes the assurance of
our salvation.
4. This text is a warning to the church
of believers not to get involved
In the lies of the world
and to hold onto the promises God has
Made to us.
DESTRUCTION
WITHOUT FAITH
V:16
However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO
HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" 17 So faith comes from hearing and hearing by
the word of Christ.
18 But I
say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have;
"THEIR
VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH,
AND THEIR
WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD."
A. Unbelievers are without excuse.
1. The Jewish unbelievers had the Word
and the evidence of
The resurrection of Jesus
yet refused to believe.
2. The Jewish religious leaders knew the
Word concerning
The coming of the Messiah
and had reported the scripture
Concerning His birth to
Herod thirty three years earlier.
B. Since faith comes by hearing the Word
of God, the Jewish
Leaders purposely closed their ears to promote their traditions.
1. Their traditions did not include the
righteousness of God
But the righteousness of
their thoughts.
2. Not only did they deceive themselves,
but also those
They were charged to teach.
IGNORANCE
BY CHOICE
V:19 But I
say, surely Israel did not know, did they? First Moses says,
"I WILL
MAKE YOU JEALOUS BY THAT WHICH IS NOT A NATION,
BY A NATION
WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING WILL I ANGER YOU."
20 And
Isaiah is very bold and says,
"I WAS
FOUND BY THOSE WHO DID NOT SEEK ME,
I BECAME
MANIFEST TO THOSE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR ME."
A. Israel knew the Word of God but
willfully rejected God.
1. They had witnessed the power and
authority of God over
The Egyptian Army who He
destroyed in the Red Sea.
2. They had the Word of God given to
them on Mount Sanai
Which the whole nation
agreed to follow.
3. They had the provisions and
protection of God throughout
Their 40 years in the
desert.
4. They knew God through their personal
experience with Him,
But refused to obey His
commands,
B. Some 700 years after Moses complaint
against the Israelites,
Isaiah wrote the same complaint prior to God using the Babylonians to destroy
Jerusalem and the temple.
1. Israel had 17 prophets after Moses
who constantly reminded them
Of the presence of God.
2. They became a hardheaded stubborn
people refusing to worship
The true and living God.
C. Included in the promise to Abraham was
many nations that He would be
The father.
1. The Word went first to the Israelites
and after their rejection to the
Gentiles.
2. God’s promise to Abraham did not
change.
3. Through time we have learned how God executes
His plan.
4. The Word was proclaimed to the
Gentiles through the missions
Of the Apostle Paul.
5. The Word preached to the Gentiles was
gladly received
With conviction and
devotion.
THANK GOD
FOR HIS TOLERANCE
V:21 But as
for Israel, He says, "ALL THE DAY LONG I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS TO A
DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE."
A. The God we serve is very tolerant of
our disobedience.
1. While Israel rejected God, He has not
abandoned His
Promise to them.
2. Romans 11:25-27
Israel has experienced a hardening in part
until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be
saved, as it is written:
"The deliverer will
come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness
away from Jacob.
and this is my covenant
with them
when I take away their
sins."
3. The Lord keeps His promises regardless
of our disobedience.
4. His grace and mercy endure forever.
THANK GOD
FOR BEING GOD
Rev. M.
Mitchell
Asst
Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
5510 West
Sam Houston Parkway North
Houston,
Texas 77041
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