Living Sacrifices

The following sermon was preached on Sunday morning, June 23, 2004 at the First Baptist Church of Benbrook. Living Sacrifice. That is what the Scriptures tell followers of Christ to be: living sacrifices. But this is not a sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins nor to earn God’s favor. That is a gift to be […]

God is For Us

Romans 8 ends with the resounding gospel hope that we can be “more than conquerors” in a world where we are suffering and groaning, but how is this possible? The apostle Paul leads us to this conclusion through a series of questions, the answer to each is like a faith staircase leading to victory. This morning, we look at the first two steps: God is for us, and God’s love for us has been settled once and for all through the cross.