CONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 11
Introduction: There's a New King in Town 13
ROMANS 1-8: THE NEW KING SAVES
It's Personal (1:1-7) 21
You've Got Mail (1:8-15) 25
Abraham, Martin and John (1:16-17) 29
Salvation Needed (1:18-3:20) 34
What About People Who Have Never Heard
the Gospel? (1:18-32) 38
Gay Pride (1:26-27) 42
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2:1-16) 46
Surely a Loving God Wouldn't Judge Me? (2:4) 50
Coffee Stains (2:17-3:8) 54
Parachute Drill (3:9-20) 58
Salvation Given (3:21-5:21) 62
First Picture: The Accused (3:24) 66
Second Picture: Cry Freedom (3:24) 70
Third Picture: Trading Places (3:25) 74
What About Other Religions? (3:27-31) 78
Abraham's Credit Card (4:1-25) 82
David's Accountant (4:6-8) 86
What About the Promised Land? (4:13-17) 90
Now I'm a Christian, What Next? (5:1-5) 94
Fourth Picture: The Bodyguard (5:6-11) 98
Fifth Picture: Tomb Raider (5:12-21) 102
How Many People Will Be Saved? (5:18-19) 106
Salvation Experienced (6:1-8:39) 110
East Side Story (6:1-7) 114
The Diplomat (6:8-14) 118
Write Your Resignation Letter (6:15-23) 122
The Happy Widow (7:1-6) 126
Our Man on the Inside (7:7-25) 131
What It Means to Experience the Gospel (8:1-17) 135
Your Gospel is Too Small (8:14-25) 139
Two Intercessors (8:26-27, 34) 144
Total Assurance (8:28-39) 148
ROMANS 9-11: THE NEW KING HAS A PLAN
The Proof of the Pudding (9:1-11:36) 155
Anathema (9:1-13) 159
God Gets to Choose (9:14-29) 163
The End of the Law (9:30-10:13) 168
How Can I Be Saved? (10:9) 172
God Still Loves Israel (10:14-11:32) 176
Kindness and Severity (11:22) 180
The Ultimate A-Lister (11:33-36) 184
ROMANS 12:1-15:13: THE NEW KING IS LORD
Therefore (12:1-15:13) 191
Live It Towards the Church (12:3-10) 195
Live It Towards God (12:11-12) 199
Live It Towards Unbelievers (12:13) 203
Live It When You Are Wronged (12:14-21) 207
Live It Towards Caesar (13:1-7) 211
Live It Towards Sin (13:8-14) 215
Live It When You Disagree (14:1-15:13) 219
Debt Repayment (15:1) 223
Christian Means Like Christ (15:1-13) 227
ROMANS 15:14-16:27: THE NEW KING IS adVANCING
The Western Front (15:14-16:27) 233
Missionaries Need the Gospel Too (15:14-18) 237
Gentiles in the Temple (15:16) 241
Jesus Heals (15:18-19) 245
Ambition (15:20) 249
Everyone Has a Role to Play (15:23-16:24) 253
First-fruits (16:5) 257
He Who is Able (16:25-27) 262
Conclusion: There's a New King in Town 267
