Sermons on Romans 9:20-21: showing 16-30 of 93

Lessons On Rejection - Rom. 9:6-13;24-32

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 26, 2001

Lessons on Rejection - Rom. 9:6-13;24-32

Lessons on Rejection - Rom. 9:6-13;24-32 We all have known the pain of being rejected. However, we all can learn from the rejection of the Jews who trusted in the physical rather than the spiritual aspects of the promise of Abraham. God’s promise of blessing, deliverance and redemption are given ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:6-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Problems Of Presumption - Rom. 9:19-29

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 27, 2001

People who presume to know what is best for them are often mistaken. Problems of Presumption - Rom. 9:19-29

The Problems of Presumption – Rom. 9:19-29 People who presume to know what is best for them are often mistaken. Illustration: Take for example the man who presumed that he knew which plane to board when he wanted a quick 50 minute flight from Los Angeles to Oakland, California. However, after ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:19-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When, Where And Who? Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 29, 2001

The God of time, place and person has come here for you and me. Are you ready?

Look Who’s Worshipping Jesus? Matthew 2:1-12 This week I was doing some research on the star of Bethlehem. It is amazing how many theories there are for what happened and when. My personal favorite is in: The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi is published by Rutgers University Press. By ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:11-20, Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Inalienable Rights

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

WE HAVE NO BUSINESS QUESTIONING GOD'S SOVEREIGN CHOICE IN SALVATION (EXERCISING HIS RIGHT TO SELECTIVELY FORGIVE SOME BUT TO CONDEMN MANY) 1.

WE HAVE NO BUSINESS QUESTIONING GOD'S SOVEREIGN CHOICE IN SALVATION (EXERCISING HIS RIGHT TO SELECTIVELY FORGIVE SOME BUT TO CONDEMN MANY) 1. (:14-18) Is God Unjust? Election Is Consistent With the Divine Character. God is always just, but salvation is mainly an issue of God's right to exercise ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:14-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Severe Mercy

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. Introduction 1.

A. Introduction 1. The doctrine of election wasn't invented by Augustine, or John Calvin, or Jonathan Edwards. It is presented explicitly throughout Scripture but, "like every truth about God, the doctrine of election involves mystery, and it sometimes stirs controversy." That may be the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:14-29

The Wonder Of God's Word Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Nov 23, 2008

This message lists some of the life-changing wonders discovered in God’s Word

The Wonder of God’s Word Romans 9:17-29 * Let’s Read a couple of verses together this morning; * Psalms 119:11 “I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.” * Ps 119:105 “Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” * Ps 119:160 “The entirety of Your ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:17-29

Denomination: Baptist

God's Will, Man's Will Series

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 16, 2008

God’s righteousness, God’s mercy & compassion, Man’s will, God’s will

Romans 9 v 14-18 God’s righteousness (14) The earliest utterances of a child apart from “Mama” or “Dada” is “No!” or “It’s not fair!” We keep quiet about the vast teeming multitude of unfair things we think, say or do every day, but if God does something we’re not happy with, we cry foul. And how ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:14-24

Denomination: Baptist

Why Does God Still Blame Us? Series

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 17, 2008

God has the right to do as He sees fit, God reveals Himself as He is, God has foretold these things in Scripture

Chapter 9 v 19-29- ‘Why does God still blame us?’ Two premises 1. Salvation is due entirely to God’s will (v15 & 18) 2. We do not and cannot resist God’s will (v16). False conclusion 3. God cannot blame us (v19) for rejecting Him. If He makes all the decisions, surely He must take all the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:19-29

Denomination: Baptist

Recognizing The Sovereign

Contributed by Kyle Blanton on Mar 26, 2008

Not so much a description of "whosoever" or "elect" as it is a recognition of the sovereignty of God and His right to do what He chooses.

Recognizing the Sovereign Romans 9:14-33 3-30-08 a.m. (PDBC) This passage of scripture has presented the church with much difficulty. Here we have the clashing of philosophies regarding “Whosoever” and the “Elect”. I admit that I wasn’t looking forward to dealing with it this week. I know that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:14-33

Denomination: Baptist

God's Choosing Series

Contributed by Don Baggett on Mar 8, 2008

God doesn’t have to answer to us, yet in His mercy He does answer many of our questions that we could never figure out on our own.

When you read the earlier chapters of Romans, you might think that Paul was really down on the Jewish people, but you would be wrong. He didn’t pull any punches with them, and he told them the truth about what God had shown him, and they rejected both him and his message. In verses 1-5, the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

Why Does God Still Blame Us? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 6, 2009

In this sermon, the apostle Paul answers whether it is fair of God to hold us accountable to him when he makes the decision regarding our eternal destiny.

Scripture Today I’d like to continue our study in Romans 9, one of the most difficult chapters in the entire Bible. Let me say how glad I am that God has allowed me to preach these difficult truths to you. You have not resisted the clear teaching of God’s word, but you have embraced it for what it ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:19-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Control Belongs To God

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 22, 2009

God’s choice is not unfair because He owes nothing to sinful man. (God still gives insight, concepts and ideas to mankind) God is free from obligation or constraint in bestowing mercy on people. God loves every person on the face of the earth, and He’s wa

Control Belongs to God Text: Romans 9:14-33 14 Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! 15 For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:14-33

Denomination: Church Of God

Defending God's Sovereignty Series

Contributed by Andy Flowers on Jun 2, 2008

Series in Romans

Text- Romans 9:17-29 Title- Defending God’s Sovereignty Romans 9:17-29 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE I RAISED YOU UP, TO DEMONSTRATE MY POWER IN YOU, AND THAT MY NAME MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH." 18 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:17-29

Denomination: Baptist

Can I Trust Him?

Contributed by Ben Mandrell on Jun 13, 2008

We can trust God with everything. He is not a failure and is not wrong, no matter what is going on in our lives.

Christianity 101: Can I Trust Him? Romans 9:1-33 Englewood Baptist Church Sunday Morning, May, 2008 Not long ago, I took a walk in my neighborhood. It was early. As I turned a corner, there before me were two huge dogs. They were on the loose and they looked hungry. Immediately, I stopped in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

Entitlement Mentality Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 19, 2009

Humans by nature feel a sense of entitlement, that by our very existence we are owed something - and that includes by God. Romans 9 is controversial in that it totally blows the entitlement mentality out of the water, but also surprising when we learn of

The word “entitlement” has become a part of the public discourse in America these days. Some people suggest that the United States is becoming a society of entitlement, where everything we need or want is owed to us. When we don’t get what we want we feel we have been treated unfairly. It’s a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-33

Denomination: Calvary Chapel