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  1. Aug 2

    The Sons of God, Part 2

    In "The Sons of God, Part 2," Pastor Robert McNutt continues his exposition of Romans 8:12-17, moving past how we become sons (rebirth and adoption) to what the term "sons of God" actually implies about us. Sonship first means likeness: as children resemble their parents, believers share the mind and outlook of their Father, possessing "the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16) and imitating His impartial kindness (Matthew 5:43-48; Ephesians 5:1-2), not chiefly for reward but so that the Father is glorified. Sonship also means a peculiar, special love. God takes personal interest in every detail of His children, numbering the hairs of their heads, planning the whole of their salvation from eternity past into glory (Romans 8:30), and chastening them precisely because He loves them (Hebrews 12:5-11). He restrains evil, goes before them in grace, and bids them come to the throne of grace with reverence and childlike confidence (Hebrews 4:14-16). McNutt then asks how a believer may be sure of his sonship, and lets the Apostle answer: all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. As Israel followed the pillar of cloud and fire out of Egypt toward Canaan, Christians are continually being led through the wilderness of this world. But leading is not driving. The Spirit enlightens and persuades the will, so that His commandments are not burdensome and we are guided by His eye rather than by bit and bridle (Psalm 32:8-9). The sermon closes in Psalm 103:11-14: the Father who remembers we are dust removed our transgressions as far as the east is from the west by sending His Son to the cross, and He keeps on loving His children in spite of themselves.

  2. Jul 30

    1 John 5:16 • If You Could Lose Your Salvation, You Already Have

    1 John 5:13-16 — Confidence in prayer is real. But confidence is not control. There is a sin that will cost a believer his life, not his soul. This expository preaching message walks verse by verse through 1 John 5:13-16, moving from the believer's confidence in prayer into John's hardest statement in the letter: "There is a sin unto death." This sermon works through what that sin is not — it is not the unpardonable blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, and it is not the loss of salvation — before showing from 1 Corinthians 5, 1 Corinthians 11, Acts 5, 1 Kings 13, and Numbers 20 what it is: the chastening hand of God, taking a believer home early because his life down here has stopped bearing fruit for the Lord. If you've ever wondered whether a true child of God can sin his way out of salvation, or wrestled with hard providences in the lives of believers who died before their time, this verse-by-verse teaching through 1 John was preached for you. It is honest about the tension in the text and honest about what the Bible actually says. This is expository preaching in the fullest sense — not a topical survey of "the sin unto death," but a careful walk through the whole counsel of Scripture on the subject, letting Mark, Galatians, James, 1 Corinthians, Acts, 1 Kings, Numbers, and Deuteronomy interpret 1 John rather than human opinion. This expository sermon walks through 1 John 5:13-16 and related Scripture, explaining: • The confidence a believer has that God hears prayer according to His will • Why an ordinary brother caught in sin should be carried to God in prayer, not gossip • What "he shall give him life" means for a believer who has backslidden

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