http://www.sermoncloud.com Taft Avenue Community Church Podcasts en Taft Avenue Community Church Podcasts Taft Avenue Community Church no Taft Avenue Community Church ℗ & © 2011 Taft Avenue Community Church 720 1. What is grace? The sovereign power of God directed toward His enemies to bring them back from nothingness and deadness to life. Deadness means that grace can only be received humbly. Grace is the assurance, certainty and guarantee that we have been justified. Faith is in accordance with grace from the God who makes dead things live and creates from nothing as evidenced by Abraham trusting God for an heir (Romans 4:16). 2. Can we increase grace? No! http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/how-powerful-is-god http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/how-powerful-is-god.mp3 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:25:16 GMT Bob Burris Romans grace_faith_justification_powerful Jude 1:24-25 “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” (NASB) 1. What do rules for living do for me ultimately? I earn the wrath of God (Romans 4:14, 15). 2. What does it mean to inherit the world? In union with Christ, I get everything (Romans 4:13). http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/can-god-be-trusted-january-2011 http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/can-god-be-trusted-january-2011.mp3 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:32:50 GMT Bob Burris Romans inherit_world_union_christ_trust 1. There are no entrance requirements, zero, to enter the new life and the family of new-lifers, except faith (Romans 4:9-12). 2. Being baptized (or circumcised) is not a prerequisite for justification (Romans 4:10-11). http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/how-happy-is-god-about-my-baptism http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/how-happy-is-god-about-my-baptism.mp3 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:42:50 GMT Bob Burris 1. There are no entrance requirements, zero, to enter the new life and the family of new-lifers, except faith (Romans 4:9-12). 2. Being baptized (or circumcised) is not a prerequisite for justification (Romans 4:10-11). baptism_faith_seal_sign_circumcision_works_culture 1. No one’s acts of goodness will gain God’s ultimate blessing (Romans 4:1-2). 2. God blesses according to His reckoning (Romans 4:3). http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/what-did-abraham-find http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/what-did-abraham-find.mp3 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:17:33 GMT Bob Burris 1. No one’s acts of goodness will gain God’s ultimate blessing (Romans 4:1-2). 2. God blesses according to His reckoning (Romans 4:3). faith_abraham_justification_bless 1. We need security in the midst of uncertainties. The answer is the sovereign grace and glory of God. 2. We need God. The Gospel gives us God. 3. We get lost. Jesus gives purpose, direction, a roadmap for living, tested and sure direction. We believe in strong biblical exposition. 4. We have relationship difficulties. We need to learn a loving, passionate spirituality. http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/the-top-ten-reasons-christmas-is-all-about-jesus http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/top-ten-reasons-christmas-is-all-about-jesus.mp3 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:37:11 GMT Bob Burris 1. We need security in the midst of uncertainties. The answer is the sovereign grace and glory of God. 2. We need God. The Gospel gives us God. 3. We get lost. Jesus gives purpose, direction, a roadmap for living, tested and sure direction. We ... reasons_jesus_christmas_ten_mission_vision_values 1. Lack of love is the root problem. We have no desire to love God, so we think incorrectly. 2. It takes a new nature to love God and to think about Jesus rightly. http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/the-think-system-and-jesus http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/the-think-system-and-jesus.mp3 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:47:28 GMT Bob Burris 1. Lack of love is the root problem. We have no desire to love God, so we think incorrectly. 2. It takes a new nature to love God and to think about Jesus rightly. thinking_rationality_emotions_loving_god_bible If you don’t understand sin and law and justification and stopping mouths you will not understand the gospel and it will not be precious to you. http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/just-to-clarify-faith-is http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/just-to-clarify-faith-is.mp3 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:13:06 GMT Bob Burris If you don’t understand sin and law and justification and stopping mouths you will not understand the gospel and it will not be precious to you. gospel_law_sin_justification “No More Excuses” Romans 3:9-20 1. Everybody is feeble and helpless under the powerful influence of sin (Romans 3:9). http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/no-more-excuses http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/no-more-excuses.mp3 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:28:33 GMT Bob Burris “No More Excuses” Romans 3:9-20 1. Everybody is feeble and helpless under the powerful influence of sin (Romans 3:9). excuses,sin,gospel We hear directly from God. We have the Bible; we listen to preaching; we receive teaching (Romans 3:1-2). http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/can-god-be-trusted http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/can-god-be-trusted.mp3 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:22:42 GMT Bob Burris We hear directly from God. We have the Bible; we listen to preaching; we receive teaching (Romans 3:1-2). bible,preaching,teaching Everyone knows God and His plan. http://www.sermoncloud.com/tacc/the-great-exchange http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/2357/the-great-exchange.mp3 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:10:28 GMT Bob Burris Everyone knows God and His plan. general_revelation,special_revelation