8/17/25 Sermon Notes - Romans 10:13-14 | Tyler Kirby

Psalm 115:1 NLT “Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name goes all the glory…”

1John 4:4 NLT “…the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

Matthew 28:18-20 NLT “18Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Mark 16:15 NLT “And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.”

Acts 1:8 NLT “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, (one who testifies…who tells what they know) telling people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 

1Peter 3:15 NLT “…you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.”  

2Tim.1:7-8a NLT “7For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 8So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord.”

Romans 10:13 NLT “13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”  

1. The unbelievers responsibility  

Romans 10:14a “But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him?”  (‘believe’ - complete trust and reliance in; to have faith in) 

          Romans 6:23 NIV “…the wage of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

          God has divine sovereignty, yet there is still human responsibility. 

2. God’s responsibility 

Romans 10:14b “And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him?” (‘heard’ - receive news; to understand)

         God’s responsible for… 

               -Getting people to a place where they understand the gospel.

               -Arranging meetings for people who have been changed by the gospel with people who need to hear    

                      the gospel.

3. The Christian’s responsibility 

Romans 10:14c “And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them? "

          We’re responsible for sharing the gospel. But we are not responsible for how people choose.

Romans 10:16 “But not everyone welcomes the Good News…’ 

3 responsibilities for salvation to happen

     -Us sharing the good news with others

     -God arranging for unbelievers to hear & understand the gospel.

     -The unbeliever choosing to believe in Jesus

Matthew 4:18 NIV “18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19‘Come, follow Me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’” 

Jesus purposely chose ordinary people to work in the family business.  

John MacArthur - “God skipped all the wise of the day! The great scholars were in Egypt; the great library was in Alexandria; the great philosophers were in Athens; the powerful were in Rome. He passed over Herodotus the historian and Socrates the great thinker and Julius Caesar. He chose men so ordinary it was comical. No Rabbis, no teachers, no religious experts.”  

1Corinthians 1:26-28 NIV “26Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things…to nullify the things that are.”