This text is Paul's crescendo moment in Romans 8. It's the summit peak of the Mt. Everest that is this chapter. In it he asks: if God is for us, then no outside force can successfully stand against us - not ultimately. And because God did not spare His own Son, be assured that He will graciously provide us with everything we need as we journey to the kingdom.

Often times our lives can look like the backside of a tapestry—frayed, knotted, chaotic, dark.

This passage turns the tapestry over and reveals how God brings all things together - good and bad - for the ultimate good of believers to shape them into the likeness of Jesus.

When we are going through difficulties is our hope anchored in something so compelling that will get us through? What is worth hoping for, and how does the Holy Spirit help us persevere in our weakness? Romans 8:24-27 continues on in the theme of a deep longing for a Christians' ultimate redemption, but the waiting that must occur.  

Suffering is a topic frequently addressed in the Scriptures but too often ignored. In this message we address the perspective, the pain and the promise that comes with our suffering. And suffering for the sake of Christ most of all. 

We like new things, who doesn't? And the Bible likes new things too. In this passage what we like and what the Bible likes converge as we see three new things the Spirit brings: a new debt, a new person and a new future. 

Romans 8:9-11 teaches that believers are led and empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit - He has moved in! And He marks them and secures them as truly belonging to Christ. Though physical bodies remain subject to death due to sin, the Spirit gives spiritual life now and guarantees future bodily resurrection.

In spite of all the people in the world the Bible says they fall into one of two groups: people of the Spirit and people of the flesh. In this message we look at both and highlight the contrast between each group.

In this second of two messages from Romans 8:1-4 we answer two questions: 1, what is the difference between the flesh and the body? And 2, what should the Christian's relationship be with the law today? But before going there we look at what God, in Christ, did for us that we couldn't do for ourselves.

Romans 8 is considered by many to be the greatest chapter in the Bible. Which doesn't mean it's more divine than others, but that it stands as a chapter by which all others are measured. In a kick off message to our summer series we look at three realities that are true of all Christians in Romans 8:1-4.