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Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church | The Gospel — God’s Promise to Fully Redeem Sin
This week, Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues our Letters to the Church series. In Romans 8:18-30, we learn that because our future restoration is certain, we can endure present suffering with hope, wait without despair, and live with confidence rather than fear. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
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Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Broken — Brokenness is real, but it is already marked for redemption (8:18‑21).
• Present suffering is real, but it is not worth comparing with the coming glory (18).
• One of the most significant events on the horizon is the glorification of Christ Followers (19).
• God has allowed brokenness to serve His redemptive purposes, not to have the final word (20‑21).
Action: This week, when brokenness hits, deliberately orient your heart toward redemption instead of despair.
• Present suffering is real, but it is not worth comparing with the coming glory (18).
• One of the most significant events on the horizon is the glorification of Christ Followers (19).
• God has allowed brokenness to serve His redemptive purposes, not to have the final word (20‑21).
Action: This week, when brokenness hits, deliberately orient your heart toward redemption instead of despair.
2. Waiting — Waiting is painful, but hope keeps us from settling for less (8:22‑25).
• The effects of the Fall are cosmic — creation groans alongside us (22).
• The Holy Spirit is the first‑fruits, a foretaste of how good full redemption will be (23‑24a).
• But we cannot forget that we do not have the full experience yet (24b‑25).
Action: Where do you already see the Spirit’s first‑fruits at work in your life?
• The effects of the Fall are cosmic — creation groans alongside us (22).
• The Holy Spirit is the first‑fruits, a foretaste of how good full redemption will be (23‑24a).
• But we cannot forget that we do not have the full experience yet (24b‑25).
Action: Where do you already see the Spirit’s first‑fruits at work in your life?
3. Assurance — Our future is secure because God Himself is at work (26‑30).
• The Spirit intercedes for us, giving us relationship with the God of the universe even when we lack words (26‑27).
• Those who are in Christ have assurance of ultimate redemption (28).
• Salvation is not fragile — God will bring His own to Perfective Sanctification (29‑30).
Action: Live in the tension. Work faithfully for your King while resting confidently in His grace.
• The Spirit intercedes for us, giving us relationship with the God of the universe even when we lack words (26‑27).
• Those who are in Christ have assurance of ultimate redemption (28).
• Salvation is not fragile — God will bring His own to Perfective Sanctification (29‑30).
Action: Live in the tension. Work faithfully for your King while resting confidently in His grace.
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