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Romans 1:1; Called to be an Apostle

Pastor Kohl continues speaking on Romans 1:1. Where Paul states that he has been "called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God." 

Verses Used:

Romans 1:1

Luke 10:1

Romans 15:20

1 Corinthians 3:10-11

Ephesians 2:19-22

Hebrews 6:1-2

Acts 1:15-26

Acts 9:1-6, 15-16

1 Corinthians 9:1-2

Galatians 1:1

1 Corinthians 15:4-11

2 Corinthians 6:16-18

Revelation 18:4

Genesis 3:14-15, 21

Romans 7:24-25

1 Corinthians 3:10-15

2 Timothy 3:1-5, 10-11

2 Timothy 2:14-16

Hebrews 4:12

Isaiah 55:10-12

 

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Romans 1:1; A Realization of Place

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues his series on Romans. In Romans 1:1, Paul calls himself a bondservant of Jesus Christ. What is our place as Christians? 

 

Verses Used:

Romans 1:1

1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Acts 20:28

Exodus 21:1-6

Deuteronomy 15:16-17

Psalm 23:1-6

Genesis 15:1

Revelation 5:8-13

Luke 24:44-45

Acts 3:20-22

1 Peter 1:10-12

Philippians 2:5-11

Isaiah 9:6-7

Matthew 16:21-27

John 8:36

2 Corinthians 3:17

Philippians 2:16-18

Ephesians 5:1-7

Romans 9:19-21

 

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Romans 1:1 Paul

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl looks at the author of Romans. Who was Paul? Paul ran with very important people, he had a magnificent resume. Yet, he hated Jesus, how dare Jesus call Himself God. But, that would change, when he met Jesus on the road. Even Paul's name changes after his encounter. He was formerly known as Saul in Acts and yet, afterword called Paul. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Cor 5:17

Verses Used:

Romans 1:1

Acts 9:11

Acts 21:38-40

Acts 22:26-29

Acts 5:33-39

Acts 22:3-5

Philippians 3:4-6

Acts 7:54-60

John 8:52-59

John 10:31-38

John 9:35-39

Matthew 26:62-66

John 1:1-5

John 1:14

John 5:18

Acts 9:3-5

Acts 13:8-10

2 Corinthians 5:16-18

Genesis 17:5-6

Matthew 16:17-18

Romans 7:13-25

Romans 6:4

Isaiah 65:17

2 Corinthians 5:17

Psalm 147:4

Revelation 2:12-17

Philippians 1:6

 

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Why Study Romans?

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl begins his series on Romans, with the question of why do we study it? Romans contains the basic statement of what is Christianity.  Humans throughout history always look to something as their authority. The question is do we look to God and His Word or do we look to human ideas. Our thinking must be submitted to God's Word. When we look at Romans, we find the path to safety for each of us laid out according to God's plan, not man's.

Verses Used:

Hebrews 4:12

Romans 13:13-14

Romans 3:10-11

Romans 1:16-18

Galatians 3:23-25

Judges 17:5-6

Judges 21:25

1 Samuel 8:6-8

John 17:15-17

1 Thessalonians 2:13

2 Peter 1:16-21

Acts 2:22-23

John 2:11

John 3:1-2

John 9:16

1 Corinthians 15:45

Romans 5:14

Hebrews 11:18-19

2 Peter 3:1-7

Psalm 11:2-4

Matthew 4:12-17

Psalm 119:104-105

Job 8:1-4

Job 9:1-3

Habakkuk 2:4

Psalm 31:1-3

Psalm 71:1-3

Romans 3:21-23

Romans 12:1-2

 

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Acts 28:11-31; Running the Race

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl finishes his series on Acts. In Acts 28:11-31, Acts ends with Paul, 30 years in, continuing to faithfully fulfill his mission even while on house arrest. As Paul preaches we see again division between those who believe and those who don't among those who claimed to be followers of God. We again see Paul using the Old Testament to build his arguments, claiming that he wasn't teaching anything new. The Gospel is not new, but rather old. In Paul's life, we see the reality that Christianity is a marathon. Paul ran to win the prize and to finish the race for he looked to the reward. Do we?

 

Verses Used:

Acts 28:11-31

Matthew 13:14-30

Acts 9:15-16

Acts 9:20-24

Acts 17:10-14

Matthew 10:34-36

Romans 9:6-7

Isaiah 6:8-10

Jeremiah 6:20-21

2 Timothy 2:25

Romans 9:30-33

1 Corinthians 15:1-6

Psalm 14:1-3

Isaiah 53:1-12

Jonah 1:17

1 Kings 17:19-22

2 Samuel 12:23

Psalm 16:9-11

Job 19:26-27

1 Kings 17:23-24

Jonah 2:10-3:9

2 Timothy 2:5

2 Timothy 4:6-13

1 Corinthians 9:23-25

Hebrews 12:1-3

 

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Acts 28:1-10; Between a Rock and a Hard Place

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues his series on Acts. In Acts 28:1-10, we come to the story of Paul in Malta and his miraculous deliverance from a snake bite. We see the natives first believe that Paul was a bad person because so many bad things happened to him, then switch to thinking him a god when he didn't die. Both were wrong. It is super easy and very human to fall into wrong thinking about our hardships in life.  

Verses Used:

Acts 28:1-10

Exodus 20:3

Deuteronomy 6:14

2 Kings 17:34-36

Isaiah 42:8

Acts 12:21-24

Revelation 19:9-11

Acts 14:8-19

Job 5:6-7

Hebrews 12:5-11

John 9:1-3

Job 1:6-12

Romans 5:3-4

Isaiah 6:1

Daniel 2:31-45

Jeremiah 17:9

Acts 23:6

Acts 24:14-16

John 3:16

 

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Acts 27: Paul's Confidence

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl comes to Acts 27 in his series on Acts. In this chapter, Luke details how the boat, Paul is a prisoner on, is shipwrecked. How after many days of being blown, lost in the sea, all hope was lost that they might be saved. Yet, Paul had a confidence that even the deepest, darkest storms could not shake. How did this confidence, this calm under fire, come to be? Can we have that same calm and confidence?

Verses Used:

Acts 27

2 Timothy 4:13, 21

Proverbs 17:27

Psalm 24:1

Romans 1:1

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

John 6:37

Matthew 28:20

Matthew 25:1

Hebrews 2:13

John 10:11-16

Matthew 24:4-12

Psalm 119:114

Psalm 91:4

Genesis 15:1

Luke 9:22-26

Acts 16:25-28

Acts 24:14-16

Acts 26:19-23

Philippians 4:11-13

Hebrews 13:5

Philippians 4:19

Mark 10:27

 

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Acts 25-26; Paul the Covenant Theologian

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues his series on Acts. In Acts 25, Festus succeeds Felix as Roman Governor and Paul is forced to appeal to Caesar. In Acts 26, Paul is brought before Festus and King Agrippa to give his defense. In this defense, Paul states that his message has only been that which the Prophets and Moses said would come and that he is being judged for the hope of the promise made by God to the Fathers. Paul’s message wasn’t new, for God had not changed. The truths of the New Testament are contained in the old. 

Verses Used:

Acts 25-26 

Isaiah 5:18-21

Matthew 23:15-39

Acts 12:1-3

Acts 26:1-32

Hebrews 6:13-18

Genesis 15:18-21

Genesis 22:15-18

Deuteronomy 6:4

Genesis 1:26

Proverbs 30:4

Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 48:16

Isaiah 61:1-3

Luke 4:16-21

John 1:1-5

Romans 4:1-4

Romans 9:6-13

Romans 4:13-17

Galatians 3:15-18

Galatians 3:26-29

Galatians 4:21-26

Romans 9:11

Acts 25:23

Hebrews 11:1-3

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Acts 24; Paul's Defense before Felix

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues his series on Acts. Paul, in Acts 24, is brought before the Roman Governor Felix and defends himself from the Jews' accusations. Felix was a notoriously unjust governor. Pastor Kohl looks at different aspects of Paul's defense. In the end, Paul boils down the issues to his belief in the resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.  He claims that this belief motivates his life. Does it motivate ours? 

Verses Used:

Acts 24

Romans 13:1-7

Luke 2:4-7

Matthew 2:19-23

1 Corinthians 15:9

Galatians 1:13-14

John 14:6

Acts 4:11-12

John 1:1-4, 14

Acts 24:14

2 Corinthians 4:13

Romans 1:16-17

John 5:24-30

John 8:21-24

Revelation 14:9-11

Hebrews 9:27

Psalm 9:17

Proverbs 9:18

Proverbs 15:24

Matthew 3:12

Matthew 7:13-14

Mark 9:45-48

Matthew 8:11-12

Romans 1:17

Jude 1:6, 23

1 John 1:9

2 Corinthians 6:1-2

Ephesians 4:17-19

Proverbs 14:11-13

Acts 24:15-16

 

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Acts 23:11-30; When God is Silent

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues his series in Acts. In Acts 23, we see Paul stuck a prisoner of the Romans, it had to have been a very discouraging time. Was this because Paul didn't listen to the warnings God sent? Had Paul messed up God's plan? Was this the end of Paul's ability to do ministry? Beaten, rejected by his own, thrown into prison, and no longer free to plan his own life, in the midst of this chaos, God was still in control. Even when God seems to be hidden behind the scenes, He is the one setting the scene and controlling each phase of it. 

Verses Used:

Acts 23:11-30

2 Kings 6:15-18

2 Kings 19:35-37

Exodus 12:29-30

2 Kings 20:1-11

Exodus 10:21-22

Mark 15:33-34

1 Corinthians 1:18-29

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Isaiah 51:1-8

Isaiah 12:1-3

Psalm 56:1-4

Hebrews 13:5-6

Romans 8:26-39

1 John 2:1-2

 

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