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replace

Said 76 times, in 41 of 378 sermons, across 18 Sundays. Spoken as 4 forms: replace 53, replaced 12, replacing 8, replaces 3.

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Romans 58 29
Let Us 4 3

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hange. Fears start to lessen. Worries start to fade. Trust is replaced . I've seen this in you. You've gone through things. You've tr
got to start dieting. I got to read the right books. I got to replace the bad habits with good habits. I got to, I got to, I got to
r lives. Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery. Replace the evil years with good. Let us, your servants, see you work
us man. And I use the word man because Psalm 112, but you can replace that with person. That's not just categorizing, just men. So
h. Things are more. Many things today are sort of built to be replaced on a regular cycle. We had a refrigerator that kept dying. An
osen people. He chose them as a people and they have not been replaced or forgotten about or forsaken. In fact, that's a really good
good thing. God chose them as a people and they have not been replaced . That's a really important doctrinal point because if God cou
important doctrinal point because if God could forsake them, replace them or forget about them, he can do the same for you. He can
them or forget about them, he can do the same for you. He can replace you, forget about you and forsake you. It's a very important
ortant doctrinal point that God has not done that. He has not replaced Israel with the church. That being said, this does not mean t
at the top, it says this. Let everything praise the Lord. So replace that word praise with the word halal. Let everything halal th
s remember and to realize that these instruments, they do not replace what is at the heart. These instruments are simply an express
he Jews obedience to God in written form in 617 rules. Not to replace the law, but the law under grace comes from the Holy Spirit i
na root out selfishness. Root out selfishness and we're gonna replace it with a humility, a care for other people. Now, this is dif

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s us. But here's the thing about these idols. They have to be replaced , not just removed. Pastor Keller says again that willpower al
akers on there but online speaking online preachers in no way replaces the gathering it doesn't because you're missing the whole com
d text messages because those are great but it still does not replace this we need each other kim thought of this i told you she's
Monday morning, there'd be an encouragement that you couldn't replace with anything else in this world. Not at a gym, not at a scho

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1:1-17
his is the amazing thing about this righteousness because God replaces our sinful hearts with his righteousness. It's his righteousn
So all this talk about mental health, I think we should maybe replace it. Spiritual health is really the issue. We are not connecte
it, we hold that fact down. We hold that truth down. Then we replace it with something that is not true. And so, we believe that,
han graven images. It's what we are worshiping or what we are replacing God with. Some do put statues, carven images, whether they're
hoose to worship. Paul is talking about what happens. When we replace God in his honorable position, when we change from putting hi
ss. Wow, those are very harsh, convicting words. What are you replacing and putting in the place of God? What's your substitute for G
my truth, we are walking on the altar of self-worship. We've replaced God. And we put ourself in the place. Listen, I'll be very fr
comes your whole identity. And see, what we're doing is we're replacing our identity in Christ with something that is temporary. We'r
ur identity in Christ with something that is temporary. We're replacing our identity in Christ with something that is temporary. We'r
ur identity in Christ with something that is temporary. We're replacing our eternal identity with God for something that is short-liv
satisfaction we get from an eternal, all-powerful God. And we replace it with a lie, with things that are so short-sighted. This is
her. There are ways. There are many, too many of us that have replaced God and what he has done for us, the Savior, for something th
tability. Dangerous. And that's idolatry for ourselves. We've replaced God for something that's man-made. Construct that's not real.
rt of stone. God, I'm a sinner. Take out this heart of stone. Replace it with a heart of stone. Replace it with a heart of flesh. S
ke out this heart of stone. Replace it with a heart of stone. Replace it with a heart of flesh. Save me. Ask the Lord to forgive yo
e God and His standards, and then we attempt to, in verse 28, replace God. This is humanity's attempt to just erase God, saying thi
ns. In this verse, Paul echoes the prophet Isaiah and you can replace Gentiles with anyone that is not a Jew. So that's the rest of
an ambassador in the world around. Well, let's, let's, let's replace world. That's your workplace. God has chosen you in your home
ecause of this. Paul says, no, no. He says, and we could just replace and we'll do that. OK, we'll just replace the word baptism fo
, and we could just replace and we'll do that. OK, we'll just replace the word baptism for the word circumcision because it makes m
I've been baptized. And all we do is the same exact thing. We replace a sign that's supposed to point us to the Lord, that's suppos
osed to show, the covenant of our heart with the Lord, and we replace it with a sign. Tim Keller said, to paraphrase this passage i
od that depends that's so it's it's all weighted there if you replace that the righteousness of god that depends on my own works we
ing it without even tearing up a little bit because I tend to replace myself. For my sake, he made him to be sin who knew no sin so
of the word law as another word for human effort. Okay. Just replace law with human effort and you got it. Pretty much. Every time
. Right? So let's do what we did a couple of weeks ago. Let's replace circumcised with baptized because it helps us a little bit. W
ns to separate or make distinct. And so the idea is he didn't replace or reject the promise of God. It was just, it was moved down
we said it for a few weeks. You can take the law and you can replace it with human effort. So what, what this is saying is, Abraha
hened in faith, giving glory to God through unbelief, and now replace it. He did not do that. He did not replace what God said and,
unbelief, and now replace it. He did not do that. He did not replace what God said and, and, and, and with, you know, whatever was
llowed to say that by the way? I don't know. It's fine. We'll replace it. The old you is you before Jesus Christ. It's the BCU befo
t all times. Because if the law becomes more important and we replace , we replace God with the way of nothing. So he's trying to sa
Because if the law becomes more important and we replace, we replace God with the way of nothing. So he's trying to say, hey, you
g. So it's not wrong, but it is wrong. And now we just got to replace it with Jesus, right? So he's like, let's get rid of the law.
out to the fact that we shouldn't do it that jesus christ is replacing that so as we go a little further in the remaining verses pau
talk that the Apostle Paul gives us in Romans 7 is, you could replace his name with mine, not even close to being as good a followe
free from that. And this domination... This dominating power replaces death, and it gives us life. Spiritual life. And I love how P
are the children of God. So it's our witness, right? So he's replacing our fears, he's giving us confidence, and he reassures us of
there to get rid of your old way of struggling. He's there to replace that sin. And you can have new life and power and victory thr
ep process. I need step-by-step. I did tell everyone I cannot replace a toilet, all right? That's very clear, all right? But I need
wants for us, the flesh will always be our default. We got to replace it with what we're trying with what God wants and get rid of
hing online is awesome when we need to do it, but it does not replace this. It does not replace gathering together, not even close.
n we need to do it, but it does not replace this. It does not replace gathering together, not even close. One pastor says that onli
a living sacrifice to God is saying, God, take what's me and replace it with Christ. Take what's me, take the things that I pursue
d instead, you control it. Take the things that I pursue, and replace that pursuit with pursuit of Christ. The example of Christ, n
hosen people of God, but became the chosen people of God, not replacing Israel. We'll see that next week, but being added to the true
w this. Let me say this very clearly. We as the church do not replace Israel. Okay. Very, very important. You understand this. We,
is. We, as Paul says, we are grafted into the vine. We do not replace the vine. Okay. God has not rejected Israel and moved on to u
understand how serious that is. You cannot say the church has replaced Israel. If you say that you are saying God can replace you. I
h has replaced Israel. If you say that you are saying God can replace you. It's, it's, it's a, it's an attack against God's faithfu
not rejected Israel. He has not moved on. The church has not replaced Israel. And so again, Romans 11 will show this, but it's base
elievers. Some believe that the church, us as believers, have replaced Israel. Is that true? Absolutely not. There is two separate t
is the family of God. So people like to debate, okay, did God replace Israel with the church? Are we like the new Israel, so to spe
wood, 30 feet long. And I'm looking, he goes, yeah, we gotta replace this plank right here. Now, this plank starts at the bow of t
's okay. Right. That's the point. But like, listen, it cannot replace the church because you're not there. It cannot replace the ch
cannot replace the church because you're not there. It cannot replace the church. If you're watching only online, you're not a part
talks about our role and our understanding. The hand doesn't replace the eye. The eye can't replace the heart. The health of the b
nderstanding. The hand doesn't replace the eye. The eye can't replace the heart. The health of the body depends on, I want you to h

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