Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church — The Gospel ‑ God’s Offer of Peace and Growth
This week, Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues the Letters to the Church series with Romans 5:1-11. We have a position of peace with God and should embrace suffering as a means to grow in Christlikeness. Understanding that trials are part of the Christian journey can empower believers to face life's challenges with a hopeful perspective, knowing they are being shaped into the image of Christ. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
Locations & Times
Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Peace: Our New Foundation — Peace with God is the first benefit the Gospel provides (1‑2).
• A consequence of justification is peace (1).
• We further have unprecedented access to God (2).
Action: Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)
• A consequence of justification is peace (1).
• We further have unprecedented access to God (2).
Action: Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)
2. Perseverance: Shaped by Struggles — Hope is the second benefit the Gospel provides (3‑5).
• Suffering is not futile but purposeful (3).
• Perseverance practiced becomes a character trait (4).
• Hope, the product of character, is assured through the Holy Spirit (5).
Action: Instead of focusing on the negatives, ask yourself: “Where is God building character in my life today?”
• Suffering is not futile but purposeful (3).
• Perseverance practiced becomes a character trait (4).
• Hope, the product of character, is assured through the Holy Spirit (5).
Action: Instead of focusing on the negatives, ask yourself: “Where is God building character in my life today?”
3. Proof: God’s Love Demonstrated — God’s love is the driving force (6‑8).
• God’s love, and plan, are carried out with intentionality (6).
• God’s love: not truly reckless but certainly radical, maybe even scandalous (7‑8).
Action: Take some time to celebrate God’s love!
• God’s love, and plan, are carried out with intentionality (6).
• God’s love: not truly reckless but certainly radical, maybe even scandalous (7‑8).
Action: Take some time to celebrate God’s love!
4. Promise: Real Life — Real life is the third benefit the Gospel provides (9‑11).
• Justification brings about life free from the wrath of God (9).
• Justification brings about life that can be lived without the fear of the end (10).
• Justification brings about life as reconciled children of God (11).
Action: Enjoy justified, reconciled life.
• Justification brings about life free from the wrath of God (9).
• Justification brings about life that can be lived without the fear of the end (10).
• Justification brings about life as reconciled children of God (11).
Action: Enjoy justified, reconciled life.
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