Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church

A dead letter is mail that can’t be delivered, because the person it was addressed to no longer lives there. In Romans 7:1–6, Paul says the same is true of every believer: through the body of Christ, we have died to the law’s claim, so its demands now come back marked “addressee deceased.” That death isn’t the end of the story, because we’ve been joined to the risen Christ to bear fruit for God in the new way of the Spirit, not the old way of the written code.

If you've ever finished a long race, you know the feeling. You stop, catch your breath, and finally take off your shoes. You’ve reached the end. But what about the life you’re living right now? Where is it leading?

As we come to the end of Romans chapter 6, Paul asks us to consider where we’ve been, what God has changed, and what lies ahead in Christ. There’s a wonderful promise here: the journey that began with God’s grace ends with his gift of eternal life.

Let's join Pastor Brian for this week's message from Romans chapter 6:20-23 entitled “From Start to Finish."

Earlier in Romans, chapter 6, Paul showed us that our old life has ended and a brand new life has begun in Christ. Now, he gives us a second answer to the question of continuing in sin: grace has changed our allegiance as well, freeing us from slavery to sin and making us servants of righteousness, called to obey God from the heart and offer our lives to him.

And now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Romans, chapter 6, verses 15 through 19, entitled, “Brand New Boss.”

In Romans 6, Paul addresses the question of Christians continuing on in sin despite their faith in Christ.  He answers it in two different ways. The first answer has to do with our new life in Christ. The old man is crucified and a brand new man lives in his place.

Join us this week as Pastor Brian tackles Paul’s first answer from Romans 6, verses 1 through 14 in a sermon entitled, “Brand New Man.”

Baptism isn't just something we do — it's something we're joined to. In Romans, chapter 6, verses 3 through 5, Paul shows that baptism is more than a church ordinance. It's a real spiritual union with Christ, where the believer identifies with him in both his death and his resurrection.

Here's Pastor Brian Carroll with this week's message from Romans, chapter 6, verses 3 through 5, entitled, "Something in the Water."

Adam gave us a mess. Christ gives us "much more." In this week’s sermon, we conclude Romans, chapter 5. Here, Paul puts Adam and Christ side by side. Not to compare them evenly, but to show that grace wins, and wins big. One man's disobedience brought condemnation and death. One man's obedience brings justification and life. And no matter how much sin piles up, grace outpaces it every time.

Here's Pastor Brian Carroll with this week's message from Romans, chapter 5, verses 15 through 21, entitled,  "How Much More."

This week, Pastor Brian continues our series through Romans with “The Reign of Death,” from Romans 5:12–14. In this passage, Paul traces the entrance of sin into the world through Adam and the reign of death that followed. Even before God gave the law through Moses, death reigned—revealing that humanity’s deepest problem is greater than the individual sins we commit. Yet Paul closes with a note of hope: Adam pointed forward to another representative who would establish another humanity and another reign.

God did not wait for us to become worthy of His love. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us — at just the right time. If He reconciled us when we were His enemies, we can trust Him to finish what He started.

Romans chapter 5, verses 6 through 11 brings that assurance into focus. In a sermon titled, "Timing Is Everything," Pastor Brian shows us why the cross gives us confidence in God’s love and our future with Him.

Justification by faith does more than change our verdict; it gives us peace with God, access into grace, and the hope of sharing in His glory. Because grace is now the place where we stand, even suffering cannot shut us out. God uses it to produce endurance, character, and a hope that will never put us to shame because His love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.

Romans chapter 5, verses 1 through 5 reveals what faith gives us access to. In a sermon titled, “Access Code,” Pastor Brian shows us why faith does not earn God’s favor but receives the peace, grace, and hope Jesus Christ has already secured.

Abraham did not ignore the deadness of his own body or Sarah's barren womb; instead, he was fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. That unwavering faith was credited to him as righteousness — not for his sake alone, but for ours too, since we are justified by trusting the same God who delivered Jesus to death for our sins and raised Him for our justification.

Romans chapter 4, verses 18 through 25 brings that hope into sharp focus. In a sermon titled, "Against All Hope," Pastor Brian shows us why saving faith stakes everything on the God who calls the dead to life and the impossible into being.