A sermon by guest preacher Denis Gerasimov from Psalm 116.

Big Idea: From Trials to Thanksgiving: What You Don’t Expect Hardships to Accomplish

1. Increase Our Love for God (1-4)

A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Romans 8:35-39.

We've come to the end of our journey through Romans 8. At the very end, we come to another profound promise for God's children: we will not be separated under any circumstances from God's love!

Big Idea: Be convinced, the love of God will never let us go!

1. A Threat to Love (35-36)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Romans 8:31-34.

Romans 8:31-39 is a great finale. It is a celebration of God. Paul's opening declaration of "no condemnation" brought full circle to "no separation." We are secure in Christ because God is on our side!

Big Idea: Christian, God is for you and will always be for you because of His Son’s exonerating work.

1. Nothing and Nobody will Overcome God’s Commitment to You (31-32)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Romans 8:29-30.

How can we be sure that all things work together for the believers' good and God's glory? Because of God's plan, which in these verses is described in five loaded words, intended by Paul and the divine author of Romans to bring us assurance and comfort.

Big Idea: Christian, God has mapped out a plan to ensure that you will become like Jesus Christ.

1. God Initiates His Plan to Work for Your Good and His Glory (29)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Romans 8:28-29.

Romans 8 is written to anchor our assurance that we will never be separated from the love of God. However, when going through suffering, we often question God's love and goodness toward us. Is there any good in suffering?

Big Idea: Christian, be certain that God works all things for your good and His glory as He planned from eternity past to eternity future.

1. God’s Purpose: To Glorify His Son in Making Us Like Jesus! (29)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Romans 8:26-27.

Romans 8 stresses that believers have great assurance because of the work of the Spirit in their lives. Verses 26-27 focus on the intercession of the Spirit for the believers - the Spirit within us takes our weak prayers and translates them into requests that are always heard and answered!

Big Idea: Christian, the Spirit turns your weak prayers into powerful petitions that are always answered since they perfectly align with God's will.

1. Admission: We Need Help! (26a)

A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Romans 8:23-25.

When the Bible speaks about Christians living in hope, it does not suggest that their lives will be free of pain and suffering. It does not promise that God will spare us from all troubles. This text teaches that we will groan and we will suffer, but we will do it in hope.

Big Idea: Keep your eyes on the future glory and you will endure present suffering with hope.

1. Groaning in Hope (23)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Romans 8:18-22.

Doesn’t our suffering suppress our hope of assurance? According to Paul, instead of extinguishing hope, suffering fuels hope. The Holy Spirit within us reminds us that we are destined for coming glory—a glory so great that it pales in comparison to our current suffering.

Big Idea: Christian, your coming glory is greater than your current suffering! It is so great, that all of creation is groaning for it!

1. Truth: Your Coming Glory is Greater than Your Current Suffering (18)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Romans 8:14-17.

If you’re a believer in Christ, you’re part of a healthy family whether you realize it or not - the family of God! You are a child of God by birth and adoption. In your regeneration, you received a new life; in your adoption, you received a new relationship.

Big Idea: The believer in Christ is adopted and assured by the Spirit that he is a beloved child of God!

1. The Confidence of Our Sonship (14)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Romans 8:12-13.

We have been set free to live for our Savior. When He set us free, God gave us His very self in the Person of the Holy Spirit, who deals with our sin since He is the ultimate sin-killer!

Big Idea: The believer in Christ is indebted to God and enabled by His Spirit to put to death fleshly deeds.

1. The Right Perspective: I Owe Sin Nothing! I Owe God Everything! (12)