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Hope for the Helpless (Romans 5:1-8)

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Gearl Spicer Gearl Spicer, November 4, 2012
Part of the Hope for the Helpless series, preached at a Sunday Morning service

Romans 5:1–8 (Listen)

5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

(ESV)

Sermon Notes

How seriously do you view your responsibilities? How do you really help someone who is helpless? Gearl Spicer answers these questions in this one sermon series from Romans.

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