Sermons on Romans 4:16-21:

Hoping Against Hope Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 7, 2012

Abraham hoped against hope. How did he do that? How can we do that? Let's see what Paul says!

INTRODUCTION • Rango Video Clip • SLIDE #1 • Everyone needs to have something to believe in. We need hope. • For hope to be real it needs to be based in reality or put another way hope needs to be based on something obtainable. • There were many things in life that I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Will We Carry Into Eternity?

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Mar 5, 2012

What will we carry into Eternity? Romans 4:13-25 1 Timothy 6:7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it We will not carry into eternity Good Works We will not carry with us into enternity religious laws We will not carry with us into enternity christian ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-25

Denomination: Methodist

Two Words: Faith And Grace Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 15, 2013

This is the ninth message in a series over the first five chapters of the book of Romans. this message examines the importance of faith and grace.

Have you ever lost your faith? Maybe we should phrase it this way, have you felt your faith begin to get shaky? A small boy riding a bus home from Sunday school was very proud of the card he had received, which had a picture and a caption that read: Have Faith in God. Then to his dismay the card ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:16-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jusification And Abraham.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Jusification and Abraham. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Romans chapter 4 Last week we looked at the word ‘Justification’: • Which we noted was a legal term that describes a persons standing. • Ill: Court of law - to be ‘Justified’ is to be declared innocent. I emphasised last week that in a human court ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-25

Denomination: Brethren

Key Words In The Christian Life - Justification Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

Key Words in the Christian Life - Justification. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Justification Reading: Romans chapter 4 verses 1-25 Ill: • Did you know that in the Bible book called Job (oldest of all books in the Bible); • There are more than 300 questions? • But the most important of all those questions is found in Job chapter 9 verse 2; • Job ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-25

Denomination: Brethren

How Are People Before Christ Saved? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 28, 2010

Faith in the reality of Messiah Jesus Christ is the same as Abraham’s faith in the Promised Messiah.

We noted last week from Romans 4:1-12 that Abraham is the “father” of faith. Faith, belief and trust in God with his heart, made Abraham righteous in God’s sight. Please open your Bibles to Matthew 8:11………. Abraham will be in heaven! The Israelites of old were ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Friendship And Promises Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 20, 2011

Some thoughts about trust and friendship as it relates to our relationship with God.

Friendship and Promises Romans 4:9-25 Intro: Last week we looked at Romans 4:1-8 and talked about the fact that We cannot cover our own tab! Justice requires payment for our sin, but we can no more pay for our own sins than our nation can pay off the national debt! We also considered the fact ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:9-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith In God’s Promises Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 27, 2011

The Bible makes clear the fact that man’s faith & God’s grace are both involved in salvation. For the promise of God’s salvation belongs to the realm of grace & faith, not works.

ROMANS 4: 16-18 FAITH IN GOD’S PROMISES Paul continues his illustration of Abraham as the supreme Old Testament example of saving faith. He makes clear the fact that man’s faith and God’s grace are both involved in salvation. For the promise of God’s salvation belongs to the realm of grace and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

"What We Believe About Salvation"

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jul 7, 2011

What does our church believe about salvation?

Our church’s confession of faith says this concerning what we say we believe about salvation: “The only way of salvation is by grace through faith in the atonement and righteousness of Jesus Christ. Salvation is God’s free gift to us but we must accept it.” Today, we will ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Unwavering Faith Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 10, 2011

Abraham believed and followed God's promises and God credited him with righteousness. Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, we, like Abraham, can be accounted as righteous through faith also.

ROMANS 4: 19-25 UNWAVERING FAITH Salvation is not something earned. It is a free gift. It is not something deserved, it is from God's grace to all who will actively take God at His Word. In this passage there is another example which illustrates Abraham's justification by faith. God gave ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:19-25

Denomination: Baptist

How To Acccomplish A Difficult Task By Gerald Van Horn

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Jan 1, 2013

Paul had a difficult task and so does the church today.

How To Accomplish a Difficult Task By Gerald Van Horn Text. Romans 4:13-16 Old Testament Saints. Old testament saints had a difficult task. The only way that they could be justified was by sacrifices. Such sacrifices could not purge a guilty conscience for the death of animals had to done over ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Does Real Faith Look Like? Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Nov 17, 2013

Abraham did a lot of things as a response to God’s communicated will but only one thing made him righteous in God’s presence. He was justified by FAITH Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 4:3

WHAT DOES FAITH LOOK LIKE? Romans 4:16-25 Guiness Book of World Records: Sports facts, longest mustache, fingernails, hair Heaviest person: 1069 pounds, buried in piano box Tallest: 8’ 11” 37AA shoe Woman: 7’ 7” Thomas and Elizabeth Morgan(UK) were married for 81 years ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:16-25

A Way Better Way Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 17, 2014

We find in God'[s grace a better way... a way better way than the works way.

Before The Voice and blind auditions… contestants came out onto the stage to perform before contest judges. They could see the contestants’ oddness’, quirkiness, race, gender, appearance… they could see if you were skinny or fat, beautiful, cute, plain or just plain ugly ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Supernatural Power Of Faith

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 21, 2014

We want to give Jesus the credit for all the great stuff that we've been blessed to see and do for His Name. We always want to point to Jesus in everything that we say and do.

Faith matters to people. Every human being believes something. There is no such thing as a faithless person. Many people believe in themselves, or they place faith in government. Others maybe in a god, or gods, a lot of people put their faith in money, and many in science and theories. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:20-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Perfect Credit Rating Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 9, 2015

This is the 7th sermon in the series "The Cure". Abraham is used as an example of faith.

Series: The Cure [#7] A PERFECT CREDIT RATING Romans 4:1-25 Introduction: As we continue to look at the cure, I want us to see how we can have a perfect credit rating. Before you purchase a house, take out a loan, etc…, they will run your credit rating. In order to have a perfect credit ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-25

Denomination: Baptist