How do we make sense of our suffering? Expounding on Romans 8:18-23, Pastor Glenn Packiam shares how Paul wants us to know that this present pain cannot compare to future glory, how suffering is the result of creation's slavery, and why even our groaning is with eager expectation.

From on Romans 8:14-17, Pastor Glenn Packiam explores what it means to be no longer slaves but children of God. First, we look at why the phrase "sonship" matters, and what its resonances throughout Scripture are. Then, we examine how the Son of God made us all children of God. Finally, we examine three implications of living now as children of God.

Pastor Glenn Packiam examines Romans 8:9-13 and discusses what it means to be dead yet alive. We recognize a duality at work in us. Some have tried to explain it as being at once a sinner and a righteous person. But what makes better sense of Paul's words is to see ourselves as being at once dead and yet alive. We live in a body that is part of the old creation - it is corrupted and decaying. And yet, because the Spirit who raised Jesus Christ from the dead lives in us, new creation is at work in us.

Pastor Glenn Packiam continues these reflections on Romans 8 with a look at Romans 8:5-9. What does Paul mean by "the flesh"? How do two different mindsets lead to two different results? As we dive in, discover why the good news of Christians is found in the gift of the Holy Spirit.