The Joy of God's Friends Part 1: We Were Enemies

The Joy of God's Friends (In Three Parts)
Romans 5.10, 11
Gospel basics require clear explanation and vigorous defense.
God has made Christian believers His friends and we rejoice in Him.

PART ONE: WE WERE ENEMIES (This sermon)
1.Formerly, "we were enemies" of God, counted enemies by Him

PART TWO: WE WERE RECONCILED
2.We Christian believers have been and are now reconciled to God
3.The death of Christ secured our reconciliation with God

PART THREE: WE SHALL BE SAVED
4.The life of Christ will deliver us from God's future wrath
5.We have received this reconciliation by Christ through faith
6.All this stirs our joyful praise as friends of God