Romans - Week 8: Romans 4:13-25

Romans - Week 8: Romans 4:13-25

From SummitPA Sermon Audio by summitpa.church

March 22, 2026 · 52 min

About this episode

Pastor Kim's sermon explores the theme that God's promise is received by faith, using Romans 4:13-25 to illustrate the significance of faith over performance.

Pastor Kim’s sermon on Romans 4:13–25 unpacks the Big Idea that God’s promise has always been received by faith, not performance—and that same faith available to Abraham is still available to us today. She opens by showing in Point 1 that the promise cannot be earned: the law only brings wrath and curse (Romans 4:15; Galatians 3:10–11), so trying to obey it to earn what God freely gives is pointless and exhausting. In Point 2 she declares the promise is for everyone—a free gift (Romans 4:16; Ephesians 2:8–9) that makes Abraham the father of all who believe, granting new status, new family, and new future in Christ regardless of background. Point 3 celebrates Abraham’s persevering faith: he anchored himself in the God who raises the dead and creates out of nothing (Romans 4:17), chose God’s word over what his eyes could see (vv. 18–19), and let his faith grow stronger until it glorified God (vv. 20–22), proving that imperfect faith in a perfect God still counts. Finally, in Point 4 she shows that this story was written for us (Romans 4:23–25), so that by believing in the God who raised Jesus our Lord, we too are counted righteous—fully convinced that what God promises, He…

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Kim

Topics covered

  • faith
  • God's promise
  • Abraham
  • righteousness
  • grace
  • spirituality

Keywords

  • faith
  • God's promise
  • Abraham
  • righteousness
  • grace
  • spirituality
  • New Testament
  • sermon
  • Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans, Galatians, Ephesians

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