In his letter to the Galatians, Paul exhorts Christians to walk in the Spirit, showing what this walk looks like (the fruit of the Spirit). In Ephesians Paul provides instructions…
Faithfulness is courageous trustworthiness to God and others. Its devotion is the same, no matter the effect or the applause. Its opposite is a fair-weather friend, and its counterfeit is…
Goodness is the holiness and righteousness of God manifested throughout a person’s being. This fruit requires us to live with integrity. We are to follow all of God’s commandments in…
Kindness is the ability to give to and serve others in a way that makes us vulnerable. The opposite of kindness is envy, which does not allow us to rejoice…
The theological portion of this letter finishes with the climactic ending of Romans 8. We see what all of our salvation means for us. Since God is for us, nothing…
This may be one of the most glorious chapters in Scripture, and yet, it is not avoidant of suffering. Paul talks about our suffering and groaning along with creation, however,…
Last week, we talked about our life in the Spirit. Paul starts off this week by talking about our death to sin and our life in sonship. In our sonship,…
We are starting our 4-part “Resurrection Applied” sermon series in Romans 8. After the struggle of spirit and flesh in Romans 7, we see this chapter talking about our justification…
In our passage, we see a picture of the start of permanent eternity. God will make all things new, eradicating all things old and evil. He will make us His…
The New Testament refers to the church as the bride of Jesus. We are married to Him. He loves us in our brokenness and shame, and He will sanctify us,…