First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi Morning Service First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi Morning Service https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/service-index/morning-service The Unseen Battle Ed Hartman Sun, 21 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/sermons/the-unseen-battle https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/2/4838 The Unseen Battle The Unseen Battle The Unseen Battle Audio of The Unseen Battle The Firstfruits of the Spirit David Strain Our passage today, Romans 8:17-25, is all about that. It’s all about suffering and finding hope. It’s about understanding the design of God in suffering, seeing beyond our suffering, and learning to wait in patience in the midst of suffering for the glory that is yet to be revealed in us. So this is a passage, in my judgment, that we really need in these days. There are tools here that we’ve got to learn to use as we try to make sense of the days in which we are presently living. And to help us get at Paul’s teaching, we’re going to think about suffering and glory under two broad headings. First of all, suffering and glory in union with Jesus Christ. Suffering and glory in union with Christ. ]] Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/sermons/the-firstfruits-of-the-spirit https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/2/4831 The Firstfruits of the Spirit The Firstfruits of the Spirit Our passage today, Romans 8:17-25, is all about that. It’s all about suffering and finding hope. It’s about understanding the design of God in suffering, seeing beyond our suffering, and learning to wait in patience in the midst of suffering for the glory that is yet to be revealed in us. So this is a passage, in my judgment, that we really need in these days. There are tools here that we’ve got to learn to use as we try to make sense of the days in which we are presently living. And to help us get at Paul’s teaching, we’re going to think about suffering and glory under two broad headings. First of all, suffering and glory in union with Jesus Christ. Suffering and glory in union with Christ. ]] The Firstfruits of the Spirit Audio of The Firstfruits of the Spirit The Spirit of Adoption David Strain If you look at the text with me for just a moment, I want you to see Paul highlighting three aspects of our adoption in particular. Verses 14 through 17, three blessings that are entailed in the fact that we have become the children of God. First, verse 15, he says because we are adopted children of God we enjoy the blessing of access. We have access. We can come boldly to God and call Him Abba Father. Access. Secondly, in verse 16, because we are adopted children of God we can enjoy the blessing of assurance. The Holy Spirit testifies with our spirits that we are, indeed, God’s children. And then finally in verse 17, because we are adopted children of God we enjoy the blessing of a glorious future inheritance. We are heirs of God and coheirs with Christ since we are God’s children now. Access, assurance, and inheritance - because we are the children of God.  ]] Sun, 07 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/sermons/the-spirit-of-adoption https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/2/4829 The Spirit of Adoption The Spirit of Adoption If you look at the text with me for just a moment, I want you to see Paul highlighting three aspects of our adoption in particular. Verses 14 through 17, three blessings that are entailed in the fact that we have become the children of God. First, verse 15, he says because we…