Reflecting on the Sermon: 9/4/11

The sermon covered Romans 11:1-10. Rod began with four things we should learn from Romans 11 (which deals with God's promises to Israel).

1. The need for a genuine relationship with God.  Israel was extremely religious and yet most of them missed what mattered most.
2. The trustworthiness of God.  He won't go back on His promises to Israel, so we can be confident He will keep His promises to us.
3. We need to have a desire to see Israel embrace the gospel.
4. We need to see the big picture plan of God.

One more thing that stuck out to me.  As we looked at the truth that salvation is by grace, we were reminded that the quality of  our faith and repentance is not the basis of God's grace to us.  It is God's grace that produces the impulses in us in me to repent and trust.