Romans 8:28 is perhaps the most powerful promise in all of Scripture, yet it is also one of the most frequently misapplied. In the hands of a well-intentioned but shallow counselor, it can be used as a bludgeon, dismissing pain and rushing the broken toward a silver lining. But when rightly understood, this verse offers a hope that sustains rather than a theology that crushes. This sermon examines six common misconceptions about Romans 8:28 to clarify what God actually promises His people.
God’s Sovereignty
Honoring God with Our Complaints (Laments)
Honoring God with Our Complaints: A Case for Laments
Faith Community Church
January 5th, 2025
Evangelism and the Sovereignty to God by J.I. Packer (Book Recommendation)
If God is going to save whomever he’s chosen, is evangelism pointless? This month’s book recommendation is Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer. In this brief work, Packer offers an examination of the topic of evangelism as clarified, grounded, and even fueled by belief in God’s absolute sovereignty.
God Cannot Make a Mistake; God Cannot Waste Our Suffering
This sermon was delivered during the Coronavirus “stay at home” order, and so was conducted virtually as we held our services over Zoom.
God Cannot Make a Mistake; God Cannot Waste Our Suffering
CrossWay Community Church
April 26th, 2020
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God Cannot Make a Mistake
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?’” – Romans 11:33-34
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Think back over this past month, or even this past week: How many times do you reckon you said the words, “I’m sorry”–and not even for those things you did intentionally; but just for mistakes you made, despite your best intentions. Maybe things you intended to do but forgot; things you attempted but failed; or even just “accidents” (misfortune) that foiled your plans. When we look back, we see that we leave behind a wake of mistakes in every area of our lives, everything we touch.
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“We believe that election is the eternal purpose of God according to which he effectually regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners, not on the basis of anything foreseen in them, but solely based on his free and sovereign grace. We believe that this election comprehends all the means connected with its end such that the salvation of all who trust in Christ is guaranteed, that by God’s unfailing grace all genuine believers will persevere in faith unto full and complete salvation.” – SCC Statement of Faith
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