The Word Unleashed

In Romans 8, the apostle Paul places the trials we face as Christians on one side of the scales and our future glory with Christ on the other, showing that even a lifetime of hardship doesn't tip the balance. That is why Pastor Tom explores two astounding promises awaiting believers: we will see Christ in all His glory with our own eyes, and we will be transformed to share His moral character, becoming perfectly pure and like Him.

In Romans 8, Paul establishes the absolute security of our salvation by highlighting three key truths: first, God has delivered believers from all condemnation (verses 1-4); second, God has fundamentally changed and empowered us by His Spirit, guaranteeing He will complete the work He began in us (verses 5-13); and third, God has adopted all who believe in Jesus Christ as His own children, making us belong to Him even more securely than our own children belong to us (verses 14-17).

The prophet Jeremiah faced unimaginable suffering when Jerusalem was utterly destroyed in 586 B.C.—thirty months of siege, widespread famine, the slaughter of young and old, the burning of Solomon's temple, and the entire nation carried off into captivity—yet in Lamentations chapter 3, he discovered that hope is found by deliberately meditating on God.

In this brief series, we’ll consider how God responds, which will inform our response as we face the difficulties and challenges of this life. Friend, I pray as we study God’s Word together that you would come to understand that our God is faithful.

The book of Acts not only describes the birth of the church but also it lays out a series of priorities that every Christian should faithfully pursue. There are many good things that Christians can and should be involved in but it is imperative that those good things don’t override the clear priorities we find in Acts chapter 2. But what makes these priorities so vital to the Christian life?