Romans 10:1–21: Someone Was Sent to You
From Thy Strong Word from KFUO Radio by KFUO Radio
June 8, 2026 · 55 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how faith is communicated through the Word of Christ and the importance of preaching in the Christian faith, as explored in Romans 10:1–21.
People often talk about faith like it is something you find inside yourself if you look hard enough. Paul reveals just the opposite. Faith comes from outside you––from the Word of Christ spoken into your ears by someone God sent to speak it. That is how it reached you, and that is how it has reached every Christian who has ever lived. Paul traces the chain all the way back from the believer to the preacher to the one who sent the preacher, and it changes how you think about every sermon you have ever heard. The Rev. James Helms, Jr., pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Greenbelt, MD, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Romans 10:1–21. To learn more about Holy Cross Lutheran Church, visit myholycross.com. Why does doing the right thing sometimes feel impossible? Why do feelings of guilt follow us even when we've been forgiven? These aren't new questions. St. Paul wrote his letter to the Romans for a church he had never visited, and yet he addressed the struggles every Christian knows firsthand: the weight of the law, the persistence of sin, the sufficiency of what God has done in Christ. Romans covers enormous ground. Paul moves from the universal problem of sin through…
People in this episode
Host: Rev. Dr. Phil Booe
Guest: Rev. James Helms, Jr.
Topics covered
- faith
- preaching
- Christianity
- Romans
- justification
- law and sin
- baptism
Keywords
- faith
- preacher
- sermon
- Romans 10
- Christian struggles
- justification by faith
- law
- sin
- baptism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Holy Cross Lutheran Church, KFUO Radio
Books & works: Romans
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