Guest Speaker
More Than Repairs
David Fleming
Part of Message Outlines
January 26, 2025

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January 26th, 2025


More Than Repairs


Ephesians 4:11-12, 15-16 (NKJV)
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

Acts 6:1-7 (NKJV)
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.

Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples
multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Romans 5:15 (NKJV)
But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

Paraphrases:

Justification surpasses Adam’s transgression in the quantity of its effects. Adam’s transgression brought universal death. The free gift of justification in God’s grace and Christ’s kindness more than repairs this in blessing. —– HUDSON

God’s free gift immeasurably outweighs the transgression… —– WEYMOUTH

…the free gift that comes to us through Christ far exceeds any damage done to us by Adam’s fall. —– LOVETT



*All scripture is from the New International Version unless otherwise noted.