About this episode
Pastor Mel explores the themes of glory, suffering, and the role of the Holy Spirit in believers as discussed in Romans 8.
This week Pastor Mel takes us through the second half of Romans 8. The sermon opens with a reframe that sets the tone for everything that follows. When Paul talks about glory in Romans 8, Mel argues he is not primarily talking about heaven. He is talking about God's Spirit tabernacling in believers -- the same dwelling presence that was in the wilderness with Israel -- and about the goodness of God's Spirit being manifest through us for dominion in a broken world. Psalm 8 comes in here, and the connection between crowned with glory and given dominion over creation is one of the most striking moments in the message. That leads into the central question Mel keeps returning to throughout: what if God is not saving us from the world, but for the world? Creation is groaning like a woman in childbirth, waiting for the sons and daughters of God to be revealed. And Mel makes the case that every time Summit does teacher appreciation or shows up for first responders, something is happening in the spirit -- the sons and daughters of God are being revealed and a little of the brokenness of the world gets relieved. From there he works through the Holy Spirit interceding for us with groanings…
People in this episode
Host: Pastor Mel
Topics covered
- glory
- Holy Spirit
- suffering
- creation
- dominion
- intercession
Keywords
- Romans 8
- glory
- Holy Spirit
- suffering
- creation
- dominion
- intercession
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Summit, SummitPA
Books & works: Romans, Psalm 8
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