Romans 3:21-26
Romans: The Foundations of Faith
“Good News”
(Romans 3:21-26)
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The Atonement - Leon Morris
Introduction: Soteriology - The Riches of Divine Grace
The Good News of the Gospel (3:21-22)
• Content: The righteousness of God is available to us.
• Epistemology: OT Prediction & Foreshadowing
• Means: Faith in Jesus Christ
Justification (3:23-24a)
• Meaning: Right Standing before God
• Origin: The Gracious Gift of God
• Means: Redemption in Christ Jesus
Redemption (3:24b)
• Meaning: Free from Enslavement to Sin
• Means: The Work of Jesus Christ
Atonement/Propitiation/Satisfaction (3:25-26)
• Meaning: God’s Justice and Wrath is Satisfied
• Means: Faith in the Death of Jesus Christ
• Need: The Righteousness of God
Redemption in Christ
Transforms the Convicted to the Pardoned.
Next Steps
• Tell your friends or close circle of friends what you appreciate about your salvation.
• Slowly read Romans 3:21 every day this week. Meditate on the significance of these verses every day.
Home Church
Our Home Churches meet weekly to facilitate quicker relational depth, study the same passage taught
Sunday to help apply Scripture in the context of community, and pray with one another. Home Church helps our body seek God’s best for one another.
Home Church Questions
• How is everyone really doing this week?
• Read Romans 3:21-26.
• What was the main point of the message this week?
• Talk about all the ways (as many as you can) the old Testament points to Christ and His provision for us. Which ones are new to you? Which ones do your really appreciate?
• What does bondage to sin mean? It doesn’t mean we always sin. What does it mean?
• Salvation is a free gift of God’s grace, yet it was very costly. How do those two realities fit together?
• Read Leviticus 16—the Day of Atonement— and highlight the places where Christ is clearly the fulfillment of the picture presented there.
This Week’s Growth Guide
God’s Word is both central and critical to your spiritual growth. We invite you to utilize the Growth Guide during the week to further your application of the Truth from the message.
• Monday - Ephesians 2:1-10
• Tuesday - Ephesians 2:11-22
• Wednesday - John 3:1-21
• Thursday - Galatians 3:1-9
• Friday - Romans 3:27-31
Finances
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Giving For 09/13 17,577
Giving For 09/20 29, 312
YTD Budget 311,538
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(under) (26,457)
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Operation Christmas Child Packing Party
Monday, October 12 & Tuesday, October 13 - 6-8:00 p.m.
FBC it is time for us to gather to pack our 2400 Operation Christmas Child gospel opportunities! In light of the current COVID situation, we are going to host the pack a little differently this year. In order that we can all spread out a little, we are going to have a two night packing party. We will need all hands on deck to prep these precious messages of hope through Jesus Christ. This is a great opportunity to come with your family, home church, friends, and teammates. We will be wearing masks during the pack. To sign up for one of the 2 nights, register at www.fellowshipconway.org/occ
This will help us to space people/families accordingly.
We are looking forward to this fun and important night of packing!
New to Fellowship?
We are so glad that you joined the Fellowship Family to worship this morning. If you are joining us for the first time or have been checking us out for a few weeks, we are excited you are here and would love to meet you. If you would fill out the “Connect” section of your bulletin, tear it off, and bring it to the Connection Center in the Atrium, we would love to say “hi” and give you a gift.
Home Church
Fellowship’s small group ministry connects our community by building deep relationships with other believers through the bonds of Christ. Together you will study God’s Word, pray, and serve with one another. To get connected go to Fellowshipconway.org/homechurch.
Fellowship App
Have you downloaded the Fellowship App? During the summer, we made some improvements and updates to the app. To download, go to your app store and search “Fellowship Conway”. If you have not opened your app in a while, you will be asked to update to the new app.
Call to Prayer
Our Fellowship Family has weathered the storms of the past 6 months fairly well. However, we still have members who are not getting out and have been pretty isolated for the duration. Many have loved ones in long-term care facilities who they have been unable to visit or limited in visits. We are still in the midst of a pandemic and more and more people have been affected by COVID. Marriages, families, and relationships continue to struggle. Depression has increased. We need to be consistently praying for one another, for families, for marriages, for our elders, our staff, and that God uses this time to further the expansion of the Gospel. Will you join us in praying for one another?
Don’t Walk Alone
During this time of uncertainty, please have people you can walk with that encourage you towards the Lord. Fear, depression, struggles, and so much more has consumed many of us. Staying in isolation will compound this. Reach out to your Home Church or one of the pastors here at Fellowship (call 501-327-3444). If you want professional counseling, Matt Spicer (call 501-291-2629) is a Christian counselor that has an office here at Fellowship. Matt does not take insurance, but does discount for Fellowship members.