Ladywell Baptist Church

Doug Scott leads us through Philippians 2:1-11 and helps us consider how much it cost God to save us and what that purchase means for us.

Bill Slack leads us through 1 Thessalonians 2 and shows us the encouragement Paul gives for when life is hard and we are going through the mill.

Jim McFarlane leads us through John 14:15-31 and shows us the blessing we receive from God in the person of the Holy Spirit

Douglas Scott leads us through Daniel chapter 3

Joel Smith leads us through Acts 24 as Paul boldly proclaims the gospel to his accusers.

What is the source of our confidence in day to day life?  Our own ability or skills?  The security of a job?  Our friends or family?  These things can all be taken away or lost.  At the end of Romans 8 Paul tells us where true and lasting confidence really comes from.

God made us to live lives that are holy and pleasing to him. This life should bring us joy, but all too often we wonder if we will ever manage it. God knows and provides help for us every step of the way.

Through Jesus God blesses us with forgiveness for our sins.  As if this wasn’t good enough he will restore the whole of creation and will give us a part to play in this new world.  In Jesus we are heirs of future glory.

What difference does being a Christian make to your life?  Paul tells us in Romans 8 that we no longer live according the flesh, we now live according to the Spirit.  What does this mean though?

As we go through this life striving to be faithful to Christ, we all struggle.  It seems sin, will always be a problem yet Paul offers us encouragement from his own struggle to see sin defeated.