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repeat

Said 51 times in Romans, in 39 of 262 sermons, across 23 Sundays. Spoken as 4 forms: repeat 42, repeated 31, repeating 8, repeats 7.

Across every series the church has preached, this word was said 88 times. See the whole entry →

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Where in the book it was said

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SundayPassageLines
The NEED of the World 1:18-32 2
The NEED of the Religious, Pt. 1 2:1-16 3
All Are Guilty Before God and NEED to be Saved 3:9-20 1
Righteousness Explained 3:21-31 2
Righteousness Illustrated, Pt. 1 4:1-12 2
Righteousness Illustrated, Pt. 2 4:13-25 2
The Blessings of Righteousness 5:1-11 1
Through One Man 5:12-21 5
SIN - We Are Dead 6:1-11 2
SELF - Incapable in Relation to Right Living 7:13-25 1
The Spirit - Sets Us Free 8:1-8 1
The Spirit - Gives Us Life 8:9-11 3
The Spirit - Makes Us True Sons & Daughters 8:12-17 4
The Spirit - Helps Us in our Weakness 8:18-27 1
Reach - Romans Road 3:10-18; 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-10; 10:13 3
Gather - Encouragement 1:12; 14:19; 15:2 2
Grow - Conforming to the Image of Christ 8:29 4
Israel's Past 9:1-29 2
Israel's Present 9:30-10:21 3
Israel's Future 11:1-36 3
Applying Righteousness: Towards the Lord 12:1-2 2
Applying Righteousness: Towards… 12:9-21 1
Applying Righteousness: Towards… 14:1-15:13 1

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The NEED of the World

1:18-32 The NEED
e tells them to multiply the earth, right? This very thing is repeated in Matthew by Jesus, the same passage and also by Paul in Eph
for all men. We know that all are sinners, right? And this is repeated throughout Romans. But then it says God's wrath is all-inclus

The NEED of the Religious, Pt. 1

2:1-16 The NEED
ew first, also the Greek. And if you notice this, Paul really repeats himself twice here. He talks about those who are seeking, tho
we all fall short. I already said that, but it's important to repeat . Romans 2.16 says, on that day, according to, my gospel, Paul
n chapter 2, you'll notice the word you and the word yourself repeated . Here's why. The scripture is not talking to those people. Go

All Are Guilty Before God and NEED to be Saved

3:9-20 The NEED
ing that we hear often those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Remember from where we have been picked up and carried fr

Righteousness Explained

3:21-31 Righteousness
now you might be saying, okay, doc, we get it. You're kind of repeating yourself maybe a little too much. No, faith is listed 243 tim
I thank you for your patience with us in being redundant, in repeating things to make your point so that we realize that we need you

Righteousness Illustrated, Pt. 1

4:1-12 Righteousness
eally confusing. But I'm going to ask you to memorize it. And repeat it to me after. No, not really. So I'm going to read this. An
to speak, is, well, Abraham's our father. We're all set. They repeat it again. Verse 39. Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them

Righteousness Illustrated, Pt. 2

4:13-25 Righteousness
was confused. I don't know what the deal was there. So Jesus repeated it. Matthew, I think gives us two or three times. Jesus would
lieving obedience that what God says is true. It's true. I'll repeat this because I think this is important. It's why each of you

The Blessings of Righteousness

5:1-11 Righteousness
ified. If you're here today and maybe some of that just is on repeat . Maybe that's just something you've gotten used to hearing. M

Through One Man

5:12-21 Righteousness
e, I believe, 21. Twelve times Paul uses the word one. One is repeated and he calls Jesus the one and he calls Adam the one. All rig
condemnation. Paul uses this phrase here. And this phrase is repeated multiple times, much more, right? When he's talking about Jes
. He says, but the free gift is not like the trespass. And he repeats that again in verse 16. The free gift is not like the result
t's a free gift? Because I'm slow. Redundancy is good for me. Repeat something, maybe it will sink in that what God is offering us
ot your own doing, it's a gift, it's not the result of works, repeating itself again, that the salvation through Jesus Christ is a gi

SIN - We Are Dead

6:1-11 SIN / SELF
tinue in sin that grace may abound? By no means. I'm going to repeat that. By no means. Okay? How can we who died to sin still liv
back at verse number five to one phrase there. And then it's repeated somewhat in verse eight Paul says for if if we have been Unit

SELF - Incapable in Relation to Right Living

7:13-25 SIN / SELF
sh desires, is stronger than our will to not do it. I want to repeat that this morning. The sin that you struggle with, the flesh

The Spirit - Sets Us Free

8:1-8 The Spirit
le talk. Pray, read your word, spend time with God, rinse and repeat . How about try it? How about quit calling it Bible talk and t

The Spirit - Gives Us Life

8:9-11 The Spirit
ings. Sometimes people will lead us in a prayer. They'll say, repeat after me and you'll be saved. A prayer does not save us. A pr
mewhere in the past, somebody's led them through this prayer, repeat after me, and they think they're good. But they might not be.
me things that I found to be continuous. They just, they kept repeating themselves. Now I'm sure there's other ones out there. So if

The Spirit - Makes Us True Sons & Daughters

8:12-17 The Spirit
e and strength, a very present help in trouble." So I'm gonna repeat what I said just a few moments ago. When God moves from an id
. We have to cut it out. And this is a process that has to be repeated every single day. We have to be relentless with this process.
e used this great example that stuck with me. So I'm going to repeat it here again today, but giving Donnie credit. He shared an e
one type of idea that Paul is laying down. In fact, this is a repeated theme in a lot of Paul's letters to the churches. So guess wh

The Spirit - Helps Us in our Weakness

8:18-27 The Spirit
oanings too deep for words. I hope that you'll see the... The repeated words, creation is groaning and we are groaning and the Holy

Reach - Romans Road

3:10-18; 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-10; 10:13 REACH, GATHER, GROW
I guess I just love scripture sorry he says this and this is repeating one of the Romans road passages but I think it needed to be r
g one of the Romans road passages but I think it needed to be repeated and you'll understand here for everyone who calls on the name
vation of the Lord. Now, this isn't trying to get somebody to repeat a prayer to you. Don't get confused with that. It is trying t

Gather - Encouragement

1:12; 14:19; 15:2 REACH, GATHER, GROW
e, I don't know. It makes you feel good. It makes you want to repeat it. We want to highlight that with. With one another. This qu
w teaching that to his people. And we just continue rinse and repeat . We just keep doing this. I don't have anything new for you.

Grow - Conforming to the Image of Christ

8:29 REACH, GATHER, GROW
o know that. Not true. It's me. All right? But she started to repeat everything I said. Did it happen in your home? Just my home?
ht. I'll repent, by the way. All right? And so she started to repeat . And so we're like, All right. Stop. Stop. So she does this a
u said, I'm going to... I'm going to imitate it. I'm going to repeat it. I'm going to act it out. And that's really, truly what we
derstanding of him, the more we become like him. I'm going to repeat that again because it's convicting. We cannot grow to be like

Israel's Past

9:1-29 Romans 9-16
They had the patriarchs. To them belong. There's that phrase repeated twice. But look at how Paul phrases it when it comes to talk
what God wants to do. Because he's God. And if you want me to repeat that, you'll have to just go watch it online and rewind. Beca

Israel's Present

9:30-10:21 Romans 9-16
ransforms and that's what we've been called to do and so i'll repeat what i said just as paul says their voice has gone over all t
scripture here. This is the purpose of the law. And Paul will repeat this many times throughout the New Testament. Romans 3, 19, 4
r. We're going to see that the, the idea of responsibility is repeated several times. So we're going to break it down. And so here i

Israel's Future

11:1-36 Romans 9-16
to the Gentiles. I magnify my ministry. Here it is again. He repeats what he said in verse 11 in order somehow to make my fellow J
ord. The pastor said that no message of scripture is clear or repeated more often than the unqualified declaration that God can be t
srael. Now, a principle of basic Bible study is that when God repeats himself, he says the same thing over and over again, or God a

Applying Righteousness: Towards the Lord

12:1-2 Romans 9-16
ved completely, it was just covered, the sacrifices had to be repeated , just like the Band-Aid has to be changed. Hebrews 10-11 tell
r is where it starts. It started with me. Somebody said, hey, repeat this prayer if you've come to the knowledge that you are a si

Applying Righteousness: Towards Others/Everyday

12:9-21 Romans 9-16
verse plays through my mind. It just feels like it's stuck on repeat . A lot of times it's just the Holy Spirit convicting me, and

Applying Righteousness: Towards Others/Selflessness

14:1-15:13 Romans 9-16
so for every decision we are not sure about, it's a rinse and repeat , right? Just do these things. Well, listen, be convinced. And

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