Who can be against the people of God? Lots of people. We do have an enemy who is against

us every day. And we are at war with sin and flesh every day. The question really isn’t who can

be against us…the question is, who can defeat the people of God? And the answer to that is no

one or nothing! We are more than conquerors through Jesus!

Suffering in this life is inevitable. Does that mean God is powerless, absent, or angry? Not at

all. God is sovereign, and no matter what suffering we endure or why we endure it, God is

great enough to use it for good. Although this isn’t a promise for everyone. It is a promise made for those who love him.

Everyone wants to live forever like Jesus, but not everyone wants to suffer like Jesus. But what will you do when you learn that you can’t have one without the other? Suffering isn’t optional for anyone, not even the children of God. But, for the children of God, it is temporary. And no matter how bad the suffering gets, it does not compare to the glory to come.

Does the Spirit of God live in you? If you are a child of God, he does! The Spirit of God is what

makes you a child of God! But there is a war within each of God's children. A war

between the desires of the flesh and the desires of the Spirit. The flesh urges us to obey it,

and the Spirit invites us to obey him. And which of those you are fighting for will determine

whether you live or die.

No one gets excited about being let off the hook, if they never felt like they were on the hook to

begin with. Romans 8 is the the pinnacle of the book of Romans. And it begins with the

declaration that we have been let off the hook for all our sins in Christ Jesus. It is a reality worth

celebrating

This Sunday, we look back and celebrate all the things that God used QuadCity Christian Church to do this last year. We also look ahead and prepare for what's to come in the new year. Join us next Sunday as we jump back into Romans starting in chapter 8.

Christmas Eve Service

If the Law was good, why does it make people bad? The answer is it doesn’t! The Law doesn’t

make people bad; it simply reveals that people are bad. The Law shows us what we should be

and helps us realize we aren’t. And the issue isn’t that we don’t want to be good, but that we

can’t! We can’t live up to the standard of the Law…we need a savior.

At one time, we were all married to the law. Meaning we were obligated to serve it. And

marriage is a sacrament that binds two people together as long as they both are alive. But

thanks be to God, through Christ’s death, we died. And are now free to marry another and

serve him.

You are a slave to whatever you obey.  Everyone is a slave to something.  In this text, Paul gives us the option, to become a slave to sin or a slave to righteousness.  There isn’t an option to not be a slave…you will be a slave to something. You can be a slave to that which pays off in death or that which brings the gift of eternal life.