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Date of Sermon: February 6, 2022
Main Idea: God does not give up on His people Key Verse: “God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew.” Romans 11:2a Bible reading: 1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,[a] a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” 4 But what is God's reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. 6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. Outline: I. God Never Gives Up On His People (1-2) A. The Remnant: the example of Paul B., The Remnant: the example from Elijah II. God Preserves a Remnant (3-4) A. The Discouraged Prophet (3) B. God preserves a remnant (4) C. God preserves a remnant for Himself (4) III. God Chooses a Remnant in Grace (5-6) A. There is now a remnant (5a) B. The remnant chosen by grace (5b) C. Chosen by grace means security (5c) |