Paul wanted these Roman believers to be persuaded that nothing could separate them from the love of Christ in order to propel their obedience.
Genuine trust in the reality that you cannot be separated from the love of Christ is essential for godly living, determined endurance, and eager obedience.
Why must we be persuaded?
Irrefutable Assurance
August 27, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 8:31–34
Our salvation is eternally secure, not on the basis of our work or our ability, but on the mighty working of God. And if we will just follow Paul’s argument, if we will work it out for ourselves, then we will come away with hearts that are overwhelmed by the grace of God, and abundantly confident in the promise of God and that kind of confidence in doctrine will fuel and propel us by means of love for God to serve Him like we have never done so before.
Learning to Trust God in our Weakness
August 20, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 8:26–30
In vv. 18-30 Paul now describes the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of GLORY. We can have assurance because of the ministry of the Holy Spirit who guarantees future unimaginable glory for the children of God.
What truths must we lean our full weight into so that we fully trust God even when He permits suffering in our lives?
Our Future Unimaginable Glory (Part 2)
August 13, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 8:18–25
Our Future Unimaginable Glory
July 30, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 8:18–25
The future glory of the believer is wonderfully good! It is so good we CANNOT imagine it!
The problem is that it seems almost fictional to us. How do we overcome this? If we cannot imagine the good, then how do we act in faith upon it? The answer is- we trust every word that comes from God.
At the end of the day all we have is God’s word that the best is yet to come. Do we really trust God’s words about our future glory? How can we tell? Paul gives us four tests so that we can know if we are trusting God’s words about our future glory.
The Spirit of Adoption
July 23, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 8:14–17
The ministry of life is the central theme to these first 13 verses of Romans 8. Now in vv. 14-17 Paul changes the central theme and talks about the ministry of the Holy Spirit not in terms of the life we receive, but in terms of the sonship we receive. Adoption as children, adoption as sons is the central ministry of the Holy Spirit in view in vv. 14-17. And this ministry of the Holy Spirit provides joy and security (ASSURANCE) for the believer.
Why is this so true? How does the Holy Spirit secure such joy and security for the believer?
Paul wants us to understand three truths that form links in a theological chain. And this chain provides us with joy and security and assurance of our salvation.
The Application of Our New Position
Jon Anderson • Romans 8:12–13
In Romans 8:12-13 the Apostle Paul give two points of application of our position in Christ. These verse are the "so what?" of being under the grace of God for our salvation.
Finding Rest in Our New Position (Pt 2)
June 4, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 8:9–11
Not only does a right understanding of our salvation and of our being under grace produce great joy in our souls, but it also allows us to rest.
Friends, I invite you to find joy and rest this morning in your salvation, in your position of being united to Christ.
Finding Rest in Our New Position (Pt 1)
May 28, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 8:5–8
Friends, I invite you to find soul rest this morning. Find rest the only way possible. By coming to Christ, by resting in the grace afforded you through Christ.
For those that don’t know Christ I invite you this morning to come to Christ and find rest in His grace.
For those of you who do know Christ but struggle to find you identity in Christ, you struggle to see your favor with God only by means of Christ, you have been laboring and you are heavy laden with trying to please God by means of your own works, to you I say come to Christ, come to His grace and find rest for your souls.
The Law of the Spirit of Life
May 21, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 8:1–4
Paul wanted the Romans Christians to rejoice in the Holy Spirit guaranteed life of their salvation. Friends, the Holy Spirit guaranteed life of our salvation ought to thrill our hearts more than anything else in life. We must be thrilled by our salvation more than anything else in life.
Doomed to Fail (Pt 2)
May 7, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 7:14–25
Paul wanted the Roman Christians to understand that the law of God has no ability to rescue sinful people from spiritual bondage.
We must have no confidence in the law to rescue sinners from spiritual bondage.
Why must we have no confidence in the ability of the law to rescue sinners from spiritual bondage?
Doomed to Fail
April 30, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 7:14–25
Paul wanted the Roman Christians to understand that the law of God has no ability to rescue sinful people from spiritual bondage. We must have no confidence in the law to rescue sinners from spiritual bondage.
Why must we have no confidence in the ability of the law to rescue sinners from spiritual bondage?
What the Law Teaches
April 23, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 7:7–13
Paul wanted the Roman Christians to understand that the law of God was a good and necessary part of leading people to salvation.
A proper understanding of God’s righteous requirements is a good and necessary part of accepting the gift of salvation.
In what way is the law good and necessary?
The Awesome Power of the Gospel
March 5, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 7:1–6
The gospel is the awesome power of God for those who believe. What makes the gospel awesome?
You BECAME Slaves of Righteousness
February 19, 2023 • Jon Anderson • Romans 6:18–23
Reason three for why it is impossible for those who are under grace to continue in a lifestyle of sin.
