Speaker: Perry Sorensen

Today, we look at the shaping virtue of encouragement and how it’s portrayed in the Bible. Encouragement is not merely patting someone on the back or offering a kind word. Biblical encouragement is lifting up the saints by holding up Christ and His gospel treasure in order to strengthen them for joyful service to him.

Perry Sorensen reads from Romans 7:1-6 to draw out this big idea: Just as death dissolves legal obligation to one’s spouse in a marriage, the Law is dissolved when the Christian “dies” with Christ. Because we have a new “union” with Christ, the Holy Spirit gives us a new status, a new power, and new security so that we can serve God’s Kingdom.

Perry Sorensen will be reading from 1 Peter 1:3-9 while guiding us to see this big idea: Because of the victory of Christ, we have a living hope that allows us to worship in every season of life.

Perry Sorensen gives a message on Psalm 121.