Grace Bible Church Fallon, NV

What's the Deal with Israel?

Introduction to Romans 9 Michael Rosario

God's Plan for Israel in Light of Sovereign Grace in Salvation as Revealed in the New Testament

1. Appoint her as His ELECT (Isaiah 45:4, 65:9)
2. Enter into a COVENANT relationship (Gen. 12, 15, 17; Ex. 19, 34; 2 Sam. 7; Jer. 31:31-37)

Through the Lens of Israel

So Close Yet So Far

Romans 1-8 Mike Rosario

1. The Great Barrier, 1:18-3:20
   1. His View of God
   2. His View of Self
   3. His View of Sin
2. The Gracious Blessing, 3:31-4:25
   1. The Payment
   2. The Problem
   3. The Pattern
3. The Guaranteed Benefits, 51:1-8:39
   1. Peace
   2. Grace
   3. Power
   4. Freedom
   5. Endurance
   6. Security

What Jesus’ Resurrection Did for All Believers

Philippians 3:9-11 Michael Rosario

1. The RIGHTEOUSNESS of Christ, v. 9
   1. You have to REJECT your own “…and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law,”
   2. You have to EXERCISE faith “but that which is through faith in Christ,”
   3. You have to RECEIVE it from God “the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith”
   • How do you get it?
2. A RELATIONSHIP with Christ, v. 10
   1. It’s PERSONAL “that I may know Him”
   2. It’s POWERFUL “and the power of His resurrection”
   3. It’s PLEASURABLE “and the fellowship of His sufferings”
   4. It’s PURE “being conformed to His death”
   • What’s it like?
3. The RADIANCE of Christ, v. 11
   • When will you experience it?

Six Agreements of a Christ-Centered Church

1 Timothy 3:16 Mike Rosario

Great is the Mystery of Godliness

1. Jesus is GOD: “He who was revealed in the flesh”
2. Jesus is SINLESS: “Was vindicated in the Spirit”
3. Jesus is the Exalted SAVIOR: “Beheld by angels”
4. Jesus is the SUBJECT: “Proclaimed among the nations”
5. Jesus is the SUCCESSFUL ONE: “Believed on in the world”
6. Jesus is SUPREME: “Taken up in glory”