Gospel Garden

 The Sovereignty Of God   Sovereignty of God:   The right of God to exercise His ruling power over His creation. Being the ultimate source of all power, authority and everything that exists.   A.W. Pink:   “To say that God is sovereign is to declare that God is God.   To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the Most High, doing according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth, so that none can say His hand or say unto Him what doest thou? (Daniel 4:35).   To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the Almighty, the Possessor of all power in heaven and earth, so that none can defeat His counsels, thwart His purpose, or resist His will (Psalm 115:3)” Sovereignty of God, The (thegospelcoalition.org)   1 Chronicles 29:11        “Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heaven...

  The Block:  Left Turn or Right Turn Left Turn:  Firelighting But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment.                                                                     Isaiah 50:11 NIV Right Turn:  Waiting In Darkness I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the LORD, the God of Israel, who call you by your name.        Isaiah 45:3 ESV  Click Here For Image

 Justification By Faith 1. When we are BORN AGAIN  we believe the Gospel 2. When we believe the Gospel, we are justified by faith. Justification by Faith  Involves Three Things: 1. Repentance and Faith     I repent of my sin and believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins. 2. Sin     God removes my sin, placing it on Jesus, on the Cross. 3. Righteousness     God reckons over to me the Righteousness of Christ Justification by Faith means: God declares me to be righteous! Philippians 3:9 Romans 3: 21-26 Romans 5:1   and   Romans 8:1 Ephesians 2:8 and Ephesians 9

  The Roman Road Romans 3:23 All have sinned "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is death "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 5:8  God demonstrates his love for us...Christ died for us "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 10:13 Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved "For EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

God's Story of Grace Creation      Fall     Redemption     Consummation

  The Gospel Dance (A Gospel Tool) Dance Partner: The Holy Spirit The Cross that covered me at redemption covers me now! The Cross is big enough!