Children of God
December 14, 2025
Dave Brereton teaches from Romans 8:14–25 that believers are truly adopted as God’s children, not fearful servants, and that the Holy Spirit assures us of this identity by calling God Abba Father. Drawing on his family’s experience with foster care and adoption, he emphasizes that belonging often involves a journey from insecurity to confidence in being God’s beloved.
God’s Everlasting Love
December 21, 2025
Nathaniel Nurse frames Romans 8:31–39 by moving from human weakness and suffering to the unshakable assurance of God’s love revealed in Christ. He emphasizes that the Spirit intercedes for believers in their weakness, that God uses suffering to conform them to the image of his Son, and that nothing in all creation can separate God’s people from his saving love.