Morning: The sermon, "Heart of Darkness," explored Romans 3:9-20. In this passage, Paul explores the reasons we need to be born again. The passage begins with the warning that we are no better than anyone else. We are sinners saved by grace. Paul then explains in Romans 3:10-18 what God sees when he looks at fallen humanity apart from faith in Christ. God sees corrupt thoughts, corrupt words, and corrupt deeds. Finally, Paul explains that the law serves to silence us in the presence of God, and to show us that we need cleansing.
Evening: In Foundations 15, we looked at the book of Judges. Judges can be summed up in one verse, "In those days Israel had no king, everyone did as he saw fit" (Jud. 21:25). We explored the cycle: Israel follows other gods, God sends judgement, Israel cries out to God, God sends a judge to deliver his people. As deliverers, the judges of Israel point to Jesus, who rescues God's people from the oppression of sin and death.
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