Sermon Archive

Luke 1:26-38 & Matt. 1:18-25

Today we open our Christmas series by looking at HOPE—not wishful thinking, but the confident expectation that God keeps His promises. Through the stories of Mary and Joseph, we see that true hope comes from God and grows as we trust and obey His Word.

Their surrender and obedience point us beyond themselves to Jesus, the fulfillment of every promise and the true hope of the world. As we begin Advent together, we’re invited to receive the hope God gives and walk in it daily.

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Join Ross, Sean, Mark, and Marty as they wrap up our Living in the Victory sermon series with a personal, heartfelt conversation on Romans 8. Instead of walking through more verses, each pastor shares the passages that have shaped, challenged, and encouraged them during this season—from the unshakeable love of God that nothing can separate us from, to our secure adoption as God’s children, to the freedom of “no condemnation” in Christ, and the promise that God graciously gives us everything we need. You’ll hear how Romans 8 has met each of them in real struggles, renewed gospel hope, and reminded them of God’s purpose in our waiting, suffering, and daily dependence on the Spirit. As we close this series, we invite you to reflect on what God has been teaching you through Romans 8 and how you’re learning to live in the victory Christ has already won.

Romans 8:31-39

In this message, Mark wraps up our journey through Romans 8 by reminding us that in Christ, we are already living in the victory. Like holding all the wild cards at the end of a game of Uno, we see how the gospel answers three huge questions we wrestle with: Who can be against us? Who can condemn us? Who can separate us from God’s love? As we walk through Romans 8:31–39, we remember that God is for us, Christ has taken our condemnation, and nothing in all creation can separate us from His love. Because of Jesus, we don’t just scrape by—we live as “more than conquerors” in every circumstance we face.

Romans 8:28-30

In Romans 8:28–30, we see a truth we cling to when life doesn’t make sense: God is at work in all things for our good. But today, Ross helps us see that this “good” is far deeper than comfort or ease—it’s the good of being shaped into the image of Christ. As we walk through suffering, weakness, waiting, and unanswered prayers, God is not distant. He is working in every detail, forming us, holding us, and carrying His purposes forward. We discover God’s unstoppable grace, His unbreakable plan, and the assurance that what He starts in us, He always finishes. We live in the victory because our story follows Jesus—through suffering to glory.

Romans 8:18-27

Life’s hardships often leave us asking, “Why?” In Romans 8, Paul reminds us that our present sufferings are nothing compared to the glory that will one day be revealed in us. As we wait, creation groans, we groan, and even the Spirit groans on our behalf — all pointing us toward a future hope that far outweighs our pain. This message invites us to fix our eyes on what’s unseen and live with patient, eager expectation as God renews all things.

Romans 8:12-17

When someone asks, “What do you do?” our answer often shapes how people see us—and how we see ourselves. But Romans 8 reminds us that when we are in Christ, everything about our identity changes. We are no longer slaves to sin but children of God—adopted, loved, and given a purpose. This week, we’re reminded that our new identity also comes with a calling: to follow the Spirit, to put sin to death, and to live as heirs with Christ.