Fanny Crosby’s classic hymn “Blessed Assurance” expresses the confidence that Christians are meant to have in the gospel benefits that Christ has won for us. It was her attempt to capture the assurance that God intends to communicate to us in verses like Romans 5:1-2. Listen as Pastor Josh unfolds the blessed assurances in this wonderful text.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 5:1-2
Series: Romans
What are the essential elements of faith? The Reformers identified three: knowledge, belief, and trust. But what does that look like in day-to-day life? In this text, the Apostle Paul gives us a powerful illustration of faith in the life of Abraham and calls us to imitate his faith as we trust God’s promise of salvation. Listen as Pastor Josh explains.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 4:18-25
Series: Romans
Many young Canadians are placing their financial hopes in receiving a family inheritance one day. But when the amount is unknown, the assets could be illiquid, and the estate could be drained because of health care costs, how certain is that hope? In this sermon, Pastor Josh will teach us that the Christian has a supremely better hope that is not uncertain. It is guaranteed, and it is glorious.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 4:16-17
Series: Romans
Knowing our family history is important in helping us understand where we come from and who we are. It shapes our sense of identity and purpose as we build off of what we inherited from our ancestors. But what about our spiritual family history? How is that relevant to our lives? Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on the family blessing that every Christian has inherited through faith.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 4:9-15
Series: Romans
Following his majestic explanation of the gospel in Romans 3:21-26, the Apostle Paul now takes a moment to pause for some application before continuing further. Where does he start? He starts with boasting. “Boasting is the language of our fallen self-centredness”, wrote John Stott. It is the ultimate community killer. Listen as Pastor Josh shows us how the doctrine of justification by faith puts an end to our boasting.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 3:27-31
Series: Romans
The Bible reveals to us that God is both just and merciful. The difficulty here is that the two appear to contradict one another. How can God be just and give people the judgment they deserve while also being merciful and not giving people the judgment they deserve? Listen as Pastor Josh shows us how both can be true because of the gospel.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 3:25-26
Series: Romans
The gospel is more than just the good news of what God has done to save us. It’s also the good news of what God has done to justify us, redeem us, and propitiate his wrath against us. What do all these words mean, and why do they matter? Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on the immense significance of these three gospel words.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 3:23-25a
Series: Romans
Contemporary evangelical presentations of the gospel almost always center on God’s love. But as the Apostle Paul begins his first explanation of the gospel in the Book of Romans, he begins with God’s righteousness. What is God’s righteousness, why does it matter, and what difference does it make to our lives? Listen as Pastor Josh explains.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 3:21-22
Series: Romans
What awaits us when we die? Philosophers speculate. Hedonists don’t care. Christian singers can only imagine. Thankfully, Scripture doesn’t leave us to our imagination and reveals that it’s not a fluffy cloud, a train station, or even paradise. It’s a courtroom. God is the judge, His Law is the standard, and we are on trial. How will the scene unfold? Listen as Pastor Josh teaches us what these verses reveal about God’s courtroom.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 3:19-20
Series: Romans
In this text describing the depravity of our sinful nature, it is revealing that the Apostle Paul fixates on sins involving words. That is because it is our words that reveal the true state of our hearts (Luke 6:45). Listen as Pastor Josh shows us how the gospel can give us new hearts that overflow into new and life-giving words.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 3:13-18
Series: Romans
