Welcome to Trinity Church Aldgate. We are really glad you’re here with us today! Below you’ll find all the information you’ll need for today’s service.
Order of Service
Song – How Great (Psalm 145)
Song – Before The Throne Of God Above
Welcome
Kids’ Spot
Birthday Song
The Lord’s Prayer
Bible Reading – Romans 3:21-31
Sermon – A Righteousness That Works – Chris Jolliffe
Confession
Prayers
Song – It Was Finished Upon That Cross
Bible passage
Romans 3:21-31 – New International Version
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
Sermon Outline
A Righteousness from God Romans 3.21-31
1. Having assurance
2. Question: How can you become righteous? 1.16-17
- given God’s wrath (1.18-32, 2.6,16)
- given God’s just judgment (2.2, 6-10)
- given it’s possibility (2.6-10, 14-15, 29)
- given our impossibility (3.1-20)
3. Answer: A righteousness from God 3.21-26
- Source from God, not from us (21)
- Catch given freely, by grace (23-24)
- Delivery received by faith (22, 25)
- Basis solely on Christ’s blood (25)
- Dimensions (24-25)
- justification (standing)
- redemption (ownership)
- propitation (removing fear)
- Outcome proves Gods justice 25b-26
4. A Spiritual gift that makes us strong 3.27-31
- our great leveller
- creating unity
- creating obedience
Next Week’s Topic
Romans 4:1-25 – Not By Works – Mitch Dunne
Communication slip
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