This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, shared a message titled The Table of Blessing. Looking at Romans 5:1–11, we were reminded of the incredible blessings we have through faith in Christ. Because of Jesus, we have peace with God, access to His grace, and the glorious hope of heaven. Even in suffering, we can find purpose, as trials produce perseverance, character and hope. God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, assuring us of His presence. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, we receive forgiveness, salvation and reconciliation with God — giving us unshakable joy and confidence in our walk with Him.
✍️ Notes
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character;
and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. 6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Romans 5:1-11 NIV
⭑ PEACE WITH GOD
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (v.1)
⭑ ACCESS INTO GRACE
Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. (v.2)
⭑ THE GLORIOUS HOPE OF HEAVEN
And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. (v.2)
⭑ PURPOSE IN SUFFERING
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. (v.3,4)
⭑ GOD’S LOVE POURED OUT WITHIN
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (v.5)
⭑ SALVATION AND FORGIVENESS OF OUR SIN.
…While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! (v.8,9)
⭑ JOY AND ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
…how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! (v.9). We also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation… (NKJV, v.10,11)
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