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    • Romans 9:1-33

      Romans 9:1-33
      Feb 19 2026
      Romans 9:1-33Senior Pastor Alex KennedyChapters 9 is a "hard left turn" from Paul celebrating the security of the love of Christ in chapter 8, to thinking of his own Jewish people. Paul is grieving that his "kinsmen" do not know Christ, and he is offering to be "cut-off from Christ for the sake of my...kinsmen according to the flesh" (like Moses did in Ex 32). Remember, the Jewish people are the chosen nation to show the covenant between God and man to the world through the person of Jesus. So what happened?
      Question 1: Have His promises failed? (If He failed the Jews, then how can we be sure He won't fail us?)
      Answer: True membership in God's chosen people is based on faith, not physical ancestry. He gives an example of Abraham and his descendants. To be a physical descendant of Abraham is not enough. God only has children...not grandchildren. (Romans 4:4). Abraham and Sarah are told they will have a son. Remember, Abraham and Sarah were old, and they "helped" God by producing an heir, Ishmael, through Gomer. God doesn't need us to intercede in His plan. Isaac is the son of promise.
      The second example Paul uses is Isaac and Rebekah and their twins, Jacob and Esau.(v10-13). Rebekah was told that "the older will serve the younger" (Gen 25:23). Malachi 1:2-3 is what Paul references in verse 13 when he says, "As it is written, 'Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.'" This reference of hated is a Hebrew idiom for preference, like when Jesus says to "hate your father and mother (Luke 14:26). Again, God is sovereign and has a plan.
      Question 2: Is God unjust? (v14) Did God somehow do something wrong by only showing mercy to Jacob and not to Esau?
      Answer: Mercy is receiving something that you don't deserve. If you deserved it, it would not be "mercy"; instead it would be justice. So, if God doesn't owe anyone mercy, we can't say it is unfair for Him not to show it to someone. Paul uses the example of Ex 7:3-4 where God hardened Pharaoh's heart. We read this as if it is God's "fault". We must read the whole story because we see that Pharaoh hardened his own heart first. This is the intersection of God's sovereignty and human responsibility. They are woven together. His sovereignty doesn't excuse our responsibility, and we cannot isolate one from the other. We can't fully explain both but we can accept both. God's hardening of Pharaoh's heart was a "giving him over" to his own stubbornness.
      When God hardens someone,He doesn't create the hardness;He allows the person to gohis or her own way.
      to read more, go to: https://carmelbaptist.org/carmel-sermon/romans-91-33/

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    • Romans 8:31-39

      Romans 8:31-39
      Feb 10 2026
      This last section of Romans 8 is such an encouragement to those who have faith in Jesus Christ. Paul raises several questions and gives five statements to prove that there can be no separation between the believer and the love of God, and that a believer is completely secure in Christ.
      Question 1 - What shall we say to these things? In other words, how should we think and respond in light of all the things God has done?
      -There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ (v1)-We have been set free from the law of sin and death (v2)-The Spirit of God dwells in us (v9)-We have been adopted into God's family (v15)-As HIs children we are heirs of God (v17)-We have received the Spirit (v23)-God called you, justified you, and glorified you (v30)
      Question 2 - If God is for us, who can be against us?
      Notice that the list of things above do not depend on us. They depend on God Himself. So no one can be against us! He goes on to say "He who did not spare HIs own Son but gave up for us all". The word "spare" is used only one other place in the Old Testament, and it is when Abraham is about to sacrifice Isaac on the alter (Gen 22:12). The word "withheld" is the same word translated "spare" in v 32. God did NOT spare His own Son, and by giving Him over to death, He proved His unconditional love for us. (John 3:16)
      Question 3 - Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.
      Through the sacrificial death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, God declares the believing sinner "justified". That declaration never changes. Even when we accuse ourselves, or others accuse us, there is no ground for eternal charges. (Rom 6:1-2)
      Question 4 - Who is to condemn?
      "Christ Jesus is the one who died - more than that, who was raised - who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us." Jesus is the One who died for our sins, and He is at the right hand of God interceding for us. Jesus, who alone has authority from God to judge and condemn, cannot and will not condemn His own who are in Him by faith. That is how secure we are in Christ.
      He is interceding for us. He is our High Priest who gives us the grace we need to overcome temptation. He is our Advocate with the Father. Jesus has you covered! (Heb 7:25; Heb 4:14-16; 1 John 2:1)
      Question 5 - Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
      He lists 7 physical things that are real world issues for us living in a fallen world...tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, and sword (death). This list increases with intensity, and all of them would be very hard to deal with physically and emotionally. Paul dealt with these things personally. (2 Cor 11:23-38) (Rom 8:17-18)
      We will all suffer, but we can have hope. We can trust in the promises of God that no one or nothing will be able to separate us from the love of Christ. Suffering is nothing new, and has historically been the experience of God's people. (Heb 11) (2 Cor 4:7-11)The purpose of our suffering is so that the life of Jesus may be seen in us through the hard times in a way that shows the surpassing power of God at work in us. This is how we are "more than conquerers" (v37). We can only do this through His power. We have the confidence that God is ever present in our trials, and this assurance is an anchor for us when we do experience those things. God loves us and He is for us.Paul concludes this section by reminding us that there is no one and absolutely nothing that can ever separate us from the love of Christ and from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all keeping you eternally secure. You can't get more loved and secure than that!

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    • Romans 8:19-30

      Romans 8:19-30
      Feb 3 2026
      Romans 8:19-30Senior Pastor Alex KennedyOne way to expose ourselves to the Spirit is to think about the extravagant love of Christ. We must "put to death" sin. Through the Spirit, we must fight violently against sin. When we do this, we can love what He loves. Remember, we do not fight sin to "earn" the favor of God. You are already His child!
      Verse 15 speaks of adoption. Immediately upon Roman adoption:
      1. Old debts and legal obligations are paid in full
      2. Receive a new name and identity
      3. Father becomes instantly liable for all debts
      4. There is an understood obligation to honor a please the Father

      This is the how we should see our adoption to God. There is security in this because even today a judge will say, "Do you realize that this adopted child is 'more yours' than any biological child you could have?" The reason for this is that an adopted child cannot legally be disinherited while a biological child can. Your security as God's child is secure!
      Verse 16 says that the Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. This happens through our changed life (conviction over sin, hunger for God's Word, etc..) We live differently.
      Paul goes on to teach how we share in what Christ has: heirship, suffering, and glory. Heirship and glory are eternal, but suffering is only temporary (2 Cor 4:16-18).
      Three Groanings
      1. Creation (v20) - Through original sin, creation longs to be set free from bondage and obtain freedom.
      2. Ourselves
      3. The Spirit on our behalf

      We live in weakness, but the Spirit prays for us, even when we do not know the words to say (v26-27). Be encouraged that both Jesus and the Spirit intercede for YOU!
      Romans 8:28 is one of those verses that is often taken out of context or said to encourage...but can hurt. It doesn't say, "all things are good". It says that all things He works together in His understanding of the "big picture" for good.

      If we love God for what He does for us,we will quit.If we love God for who He is,we can endure the suffering.

      Suffering can make us bitter or better. We must get to a place to be able to say, "I don't understand it, but I trust You."
      Verse 29 shows us that "the good" He is working is conforming us into the image of His Son. It is our sanctification. WE are made in His image (Imago Dei) on purpose.
      Paul wraps up this section with a powerful "not yet" Truth. He uses past tense language to speak reality of not only what has happened, but what will happen. He says, "He also glorified" us. It is sure because God always finishes what He started. (Phil 1:6)
      Questions to Consider:
      1. How is being God’s child different from being God’s employee or servant?
      2. When do you most forget that you are God’s child?
      3. What is an area of suffering for you today? Do you trust God enough to ask, "What do you want me to learn from this?"
      4. Is there a situation in your life that feels hard to believe God is working for good?
      5. How can you rely more on the Spirit instead of just trying harder?


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