The Faithful Father (Romans 4:17-25)

Have you ever looked in the mirror and felt the crushing weight of your own inadequacy? Many of us carry a satchel of religious guilt that feels like lead, constantly checking our spiritual temperature and wondering why the fever of our failures won't break. In this episode, Associate Pastor Stephen Bean walks us through Romans 4:13-25 to show us that the law acts like a thermometer which can diagnose our sickness but never provide the cure. We explore the life of Abraham, a man whose faith was far from a polished trophy but was instead a persistent, flickering flame that trusted in a God who breathes life into dead things. You will discover that your standing with God does not depend on the intensity of your religious performance or the strength of your grip on Him. Instead, we find rest in the truth that we are saved by the object of our faith, Jesus Christ, who was delivered up for our sins and raised to secure our peace. This is a message for the weary soul looking for an empty hand to receive a gift they could never earn.