Now that we understand the trees, it's time to consider the forest itself. In other words, now that we've looked at the separate pieces of Romans 5.12-21 -- the analogy between Adam and Christ, the two-part digression on sin and law, and the qualification about the differences between Adam's sin and Christ's free gift -- it's time to put them together and ask, "What does it all mean?" “That Grace Might Reign" is the final sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The effects of sin and death are easy to see. The power of grace? That's harder. And yet the power of death could only be overcome by a much greater power. Whatever you imagine Jesus accomplished at the cross, the fact is, he did much more. “Much More" is the twenty-third sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

When we fail to distinguish between the state of nature and the reign of death, we succumb too easily to the temptation to make peace with death and sin. The good news is that Jesus has come to bring an end to the reign of death, overwhelming all his enemies -- and ours -- through grace. “The Reign of Death and the Reign of Grace" is the twenty-second sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The Christian view of the human condition has extraordinary explanatory power. Remember the fall and original sin, and human frailty will never take you by surprise. Yet our honesty about the reality of evil serves a higher purpose: it helps us recognize the goodness of grace. The man of dust brought death, true enough. But the man of heaven brings life. “The Man of Dust and the Man of Heaven" is the twenty-first sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

Reconciliation isn't the work of those who've done wrong; only the wronged possess the power to reconcile. And if God, against whom we've sinned, has reconciled us to him through Christ even though we were his enemies, then now that we are his adopted heirs, we can have confidence of our future salvation. “Reconciled to God" is the twentieth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The Apostle Paul says the cross came at the "right time." Why was this the right time? What time was it for us? What does the timing prove? As we continue through Romans 5, we discover that everything about the cross -- including its timing -- comes with profound significance. “The Time of the Cross" is the nineteenth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

You might think suffering is a threat to hope, but Paul says suffering actually produces hope. That's why we should rejoice even in suffering. But that's easier said than done. As much as we want a sense of inner peace, we care a lot more about avoiding pain. Which is why we need to know more about the pain that makes peace. “The Pain That Makes Peace" is the eighteenth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

Peace may be one of God's greatest gifts, but we can barely appreciate it because we barely have a word for it. What is peace? For most, the best definition we could offer would be something like "the absence of conflict." That's a tragedy. God gives us more than just the absence of conflict -- he gives shalom, which is a much richer concept. “Shalom" is the seventeenth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The Bible says that Abraham was "fully convinced" God would keep his promise. How many of us can say that? Not many of us feel that we could claim to have a strong faith. But maybe that's not the right question. We aren't saved by the strength of our faith, but by the strength of our savior. “Fully Convinced" is the sixteenth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

Nobody wants to seem immature, but what do you do when the world measures maturity very differently than the Bible does? As Christians, we are called to grow up into Christ, which means a life of commitment to the faith once delivered to the saints. “Growing Up Into Christ" is a sermon by Dan Reed, who recently came under care of our presbytery as he undertakes preparation for ministry. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.