Christchurch Sermons Christchurch Newport

Is Christ worth the pain?
Maybe it’s not a question you’ve asked yet, but if you’re a Christian, at some point you will. We live in a creation  ruined by the fall, and so hurt is inevitable. So why would we add to these inescapable sufferings the pains that accompany following Christ? Is he worth it?
As the Apostle Paul pivots toward application, he answers these questions head on. Listen in as Lewis Roderick takes us to verses 16-22 and shows us the glorious inheritance that awaits the children of God.

Paul takes us higher up the mountain of Romans 8 where we discover how the indwelling Holy Spirit empowers forgiven sinners to live the new life Christ has won for them as adopted children of God.

As we continue our climb to the summit of Romans 8, we stop off at basecamp to rest a while and survey where we’ve trekked already.
As the global church celebrates Pentecost, Lewis Roderick takes us to Acts 2 and Romans 8 to hear the story of the Spirit.

Pete Greasley continues our series in Romans 8 with these three absolute truths:
You belong to Christ
His Spirit is alive in you
His Spirit will raise you as he did Jesus on that day. 

“Today. Right now. If you are a follower of Jesus, something global has taken place. Something magnificent. You have been transferred from life ‘in the flesh’, to life in the Spirit.”
The Bible speaks big about life ‘in the Spirit’, but what does this mean? In this message, Lewis takes us to Romans 8: 4-9 and shows us the profound change that’s taken place in a believer’s life.

How can it be possible that the declaration “there is no condemnation for sinners in Christ Jesus” holds fast despite the believer’s ongoing struggle with sin and failure to love God as required by the law?