Romans

What do we do when we have no words to pray? It may be because we are weak in prayer. It may be because we have prayed as much as we could but have nothing else to say. It may be because we are uncertain about what to pray for because we are uncertain about God’s will. The Bible’s answer to this is that we trust that the Spirit Himself is interceding for us, and He will help us in our weakness. Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on these two comforting verses about the Spirit’s intercession.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 8:26-27
Series: Romans

Among the three great Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love, hope tends to be the forgotten one. And yet, it has a prominent place in Romans 8 and plays a vital role in the Christian life. What is hope? What are we hoping for? And what does it feel like to live with hope? Listen as Pastor Josh explains.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 8:23-25
Series: Romans

What does a distinctly Christian approach to suffering look like? A common approach is to minimize suffering, knowing that it will ultimately be resolved in God’s perfect plan. But Scripture doesn’t do that. It carefully shepherds us through the dark depths of our suffering before leading us to the heights of future glory with Christ. It will be a glory that includes the redemption of all creation. Listen as Pastor Josh unpacks these verses about great suffering and greater glory.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 8:18-22
Series: Romans

Many Christians know what it means to pursue “assurance of salvation”, but how many are familiar with the “assurance of adoption”? The Apostle Paul teaches us that the gospel doesn’t just save us from judgment. It also saves us for adoption. It is not until we have this assurance that we begin to experience the fullness of joy of the Christian life. Listen as Pastor Josh explains.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 8:14-17
Series: Romans

The mortification of sin was considered to be an essential discipline in the Christian life by the Reformers, and yet many believers today don’t even know what this means. What does it mean to mortify sin, and why does it matter? Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on how we put our sin to death by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 8:12-13
Series: Romans

Are you a Christian who has struggled with the assurance that your sins are forgiven, or that you are loved by God, or that you have truly been set free from sin? If so, you are not alone. Every Christian has these struggles, and God’s remedy to these struggles is the indwelling presence and ministry of the Holy Spirit. Listen as Pastor Josh introduces this glorious chapter about the Holy Spirit’s work of assurance.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 8:1
Series: Romans

Having established that these verses apply to every-day Christians in Part I of this two-part sermon, Pastor Josh now explains the life-changing difference that these verses make to our lives.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 7:13-25
Series: Romans

These are some of the most well-known verses in the New Testament. They are also some of the most misunderstood. What do they mean, and who do they apply to? In this first part of a two-part sermon, Pastor Josh lays out the case for why these verses apply to every-day Christians and explains the difference this should make regarding our expectations about the Christian life.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 7:13-25
Series: Romans

The Psalmists wrote about delighting in God’s Law and loving it. Should Christians say the same? Some may not think so, since Paul wrote that we “died to the law”. And yet, Paul also said that the law is “holy and righteous and good”. What does this mean? And what implications does this have on how Christians are meant to relate to the Law today? Listen as Pastor Josh explains.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 7:7-12
Series: Romans