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Human growth can seem to just happen—genes, care, and nurture set each of us on a trajectory across the lifespan. But how do people actually grow toward wholeness, and is virtue even the point?Psychologists Liz Hall and Todd Hall of Biola University's Rosemead School of Psychology, coauthors of Relational Spirituality, bring psychological science and Christian theology together to answer. The conversation grows out of the Martin Institute's Practice Unto Virtue project, which gathered theologians, psychologists, philosophers, and biblical scholars at Westmont College in spring 2026 to ask how Christian practices like prayer, fasting, and service form Christlike virtue.In this episode, Liz and Todd Hall explain a relational account of human transformation: We are formed in relationship, grow through relationship, and relationship is where growth is headed. Their answer to the workshop's question is direct—virtue alone is not the telos of spiritual growth. The goal is intimacy with God, union with Christ, and practices and virtues matter because they grow out of that union, support it, and make more room for it.They discuss implicit, gut-level relational knowledge, attachment filters and relational contrast experiences, and why willpower, spiritual highs, intellectualizing, and spiritual bypass so often leave the deepest layer of the self untouched. They also take up whether suffering can lead to growth or whether we grow in spite of it, drawing on Crystal Park's meaning-making model, Liz's own cancer diagnosis, the practice of lament, Eleonore Stump on sin as inner fragmentation, and Gordon Smith's picture of human agency nested within God's love.With special thanks to Steve Porter and the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture at Westmont College, and to the Templeton World Charity Foundation, which helped fund the Practice Unto Virtue workshop.Episode Highlights”What we're aiming for is not a self-improvement project of little aspects of ourself that we're building up like a tower of Legos or something.” (Liz Hall)”I wanna be very careful here not to say that suffering is what changes people … because that's making something that's intrinsically bad into maybe something good. We don't wanna go there. But suffering provides an opportunity.” (Liz Hall)”Because of how intrinsically relational we are, the pathways to change are also relational. So the goal is relational. The pathways are relational.” (Liz Hall)”It's not suffering per se that causes growth. It's the processing of suffering in a particular way in the context of relationship.” (Todd Hall)”Our agency operates completely inside the circle of God's love and action and is a response to it and a participation in the life and love of the Trinitarian God.” (Todd Hall)”It's not just to become a better person for the sake of being a better person, which often reduces down to oh, that's gonna promote my own happiness … No, it's for the goal of deeper intimacy with Christ and union with Christ.” (Todd Hall)”They have limitations and sometimes I don't like what comes out of their mouth … but all of that is grist for the mill, isn't it?” (Liz Hall)About Liz Hall and Todd HallLiz Hall and Todd Hall are professors of psychology at Biola University's Rosemead School of Psychology and coauthors of Relational Spirituality: A Psychological-Theological Paradigm for Transformation. Liz, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, researches suffering, meaning-making, and lament; her newest book, with Kelly Kapic and Jason McMartin, is ”When the Journey Hurts.” Todd, a faculty affiliate of the Harvard Human Flourishing Program, is the author of The Connected Life and founder of the Relational Spirituality Academy, which trains Christian leaders in relational approaches to formation. They live in Southern California and have two adult sons.Helpful Links and ResourcesWhen the Journey Hurts, Kelly M. Kapic, Liz Hall, and Jason McMartin: https://ivpress.com/when-the-journey-hurtsRelational Spirituality, Todd W. Hall with M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall: https://ivpress.com/relational-spiritualityThe Connected Life, Todd W. Hall: https://www.ivpress.com/the-connected-lifeDr. Liz Hall, website and resources on lament and meaning-making: https://www.drlizhall.comRelational Spirituality Academy, Todd Hall's training site: https://www.relationalspirituality.co/Practice Unto Virtue, Martin Institute Christian Formation Workshop 2026 sessions (Conversatio Divina): https://conversatio.org/collections/christian-formation-workshop-2026-practice-unto-virtue-the-role-of-christian-practices-in-virtue-formation/Crystal L. Park, ”Meaning Making Following Trauma” (Frontiers in Psychology): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8984472Eleonore Stump, Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering: https://academic.oup.com/book/12824Gordon T. Smith, Called to Be Saints: An Invitation to Christian Maturity: https://ivpress.com/called-to-be-saintsShow NotesIntegrating psychology and theologyPsychological science and Scripture woven into one picture of the person”Theology setting the scope of the good life, psychology fleshing it outSymptom-level change versus deeper relational transformationImplicit relational knowledgeGrowth as expanded capacity for relationship with God and others, not a stack of isolated strengthsPutting ourselves in the path of change through gratitude exercises and spiritual disciplinesControlling change as a way of coping with anxiety and emotional painMisguided approaches: willpower, spiritual highs, intellectualizing, spiritual bypassThe implicit self and gut-level memoryInterpersonal neurobiology and affective neuroscienceAttachment filters from early relationships, running automaticallyRelational contrast experiences as the engine of deep changeAugustine's restless heart and a shared human disconnectionSuffering as accelerant, not a different pathway of changePost-traumatic and stress-related growthSuffering as opportunity for growth, never good in itselfWhen suffering breaks the habitual defenses that kept pain at bayGlobal and situational meaning, discrepancy, and distressCrystal L. Park, ”Meaning Making Following Trauma”: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8984472A cancer diagnosis and the harder question of trusting God with one's own childrenDeep growth as identity-disrupting, so resisted even when desiredUnion with Christ as the goal of formation; human agency nested within divine actionGordon T. Smith, ”Called to Be Saints”Lament, gratitude, and identifying with Christ's sufferingSin as inner fragmentation, and virtue as the healing that frees us for intimacy with GodSanctification and intimacy moving in both directionsGod as both context and goal of growthImperfect church communities as raw material for patience and agape love#ForTheLifeOfTheWorld #SpiritualFormation #RelationalSpirituality #AttachmentTheory #PsychologyAndTheology #Sanctification #Suffering #Lament #ChristianPsychology #FlourishingProduction NotesThis podcast featured Elizabeth Hall and Todd HallSpecial thanks to Steve Porter, The Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture at Westmont College, and the Templeton World Charity FoundationEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Noah SenthilA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“For all of us have a basic, intuitive feeling that once we were whole and well; at ease, at home in the world, totally united with the grounds of our being; and that then we lost this primal, happy, innocent state, and fell into our present sickness and suffering. We had something of infinite beauty and preciousness – and we lost it; we spend our lives searching for what we have lost; and one day, perhaps, we will suddenly find it.”~Oliver Sacks, famed neurologist in his book Awakenings “Union with Christ is in Scripture the most general way of characterizing Jesus' work of salvation. Jesus saves us by uniting us to himself.  …So the Christian life is a life in Christ: he in us and we in him.”~John Frame, an American Christian philosopher and theologian “All saints, that are united to Jesus Christ their Head by His Spirit and by faith, have fellowship with Him in His grace, sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory: and, being united to one another in love, they have communion in each other's gifts and graces, and are obliged to the performance of such duties, public and private, as do conduce to their mutual good….”~Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) “Christ and the Christian are married, faith being the soul's consent to the spiritual marriage covenant, which as it is proposed in the gospel…. [A]nd so he, being joined to the Lord, is one spirit with Him.”~Thomas Boston (1676-1732), Scottish theologian and philosopher “Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth; let his gracious presence and streams of beautiful teaching become in me the spring of water springing up to eternal life…. His living and active word is to me a kiss indeed, not the union of lips, which meanwhile belies the union of souls, but the full infusion of joys, revealing of secrets, a marvelous and somehow inseparable fusion of the heavenly light and the illuminated mind. Clinging to God, it is one spirit with him….”~Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), an abbot, mystic, and Benedictine reformer “It is therefore indeed correct to say that baptism is a washing away of sins, but the expression is too mild and weak to bring out the full significance of baptism, which is rather a symbol of death and resurrection. For this reason, I would have those who are to be baptized completely immersed in the water, as the word says and as the mystery indicates. Not because I deem this necessary, but because it would be well to give to a thing so perfect and complete a sign…. The sinner does not so much need to be washed as he needs to die, in order to be wholly renewed and made another creature, and to be conformed to the death and resurrection of Christ, with whom he dies and rises again through baptism.”~Martin Luther (1483-1546), German reformer in The Babylonian Captivity of the ChurchSERMON PASSAGERomans 6:1-14 (ESV)Romans 5 12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—…. 18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. 19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. 20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. John 15 5 I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 1 Corinthians 6 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be! 16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall become one flesh.” 17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 18 Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

Values Series 2026 | Chris McGarvey

Doctrine Matters - Union with Christ

This devotional explores the Heidelberg Catechism's teaching on the Lord's Supper, clarifying that believers partake in Christ's body and blood spiritually rather than physically. It emphasizes that true faith, empowered by the Holy Spirit, unites the believer with Christ, making his sacrifice personally effective for salvation. The sermon uses the analogy of marriage to illustrate that just as vows require consummation, knowledge of Christ requires a vital, spiritual union through faith. This participation provides assurance that Christ's righteousness is imputed to the believer, contrasting this truth with mere intellectual assent or physical ritualism. Ultimately, the sacrament serves as a tangible pledge of the invisible reality of salvation and eternal life found only in Christ.

Values Series 2026 | Jeff Lewtan

Values Series | Chris McGarvey

I. The danger of not growing, v14. II. The necessity for spiritual growth, v15a. III. The source of spiritual growth, v15b-16a. IV. The manifestation of spiritual growth, v16b.

St. Josemaria described the potential of lay holiness in an interesting way.  He said all Christians can and should be "contemplatives in the middle of the world."  Holy Scripture and Church teaching reaffirm this high ideal.  The Christian is intimately united, indeed identified, with Christ himself.  

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To be a Christian is to be in union with Christ. In today's sermon, Darrell introduced the book of Ephesians and the realities of being in union with Christ. 

Chris, Jo and Alex are back as a trio for episode seven in the Romans series, opening with a read-through of chapter 6 verses 1–14. They set the scene first: Paul has spent chapters 1–4 establishing the universal problem of sin and the inadequacy of the law to deal with it, and from chapter 5 onwards the vocabulary shifts — Jesus is back on the scene, justification language recedes, and life, freedom and reigning take over as Paul moves into the second act of the argument, heading for the crescendo of chapter 8. The chapter's opening question is a piece of Greco-Roman rhetorical technique Paul loves: anticipating your opponent's refutation and defusing it before it lands, necessary in a letter sent halfway across the known world with Phoebe carrying the delivery instructions. The team disagree amiably over how cynical the objection is: Chris and Alex read it as "why bother caring about right and wrong", Jo suspects someone hearing it as a licence to sin deliberately. The first half works through the death/burial/resurrection imagery, picking up the basileia kingdom-and-ruling-power language from chapter 5: sin isn't merely a catalogue of acts but a structural status, a dominion you're either under or dead to. They dig into baptism as both metaphor and action (down into the water and up out of it) and its resonance with the Exodus and the Red Sea, while insisting it's union with Christ, not the rite itself, that does the work (otherwise chapter 4's argument about faith preceding circumcision collapses). Jo highlights the pile-up of Greek sun- compound verbs: buried with, crucified with, raised with, living with; as the grammatical backbone of Paul's "in Christ" theology and, he argues, of a covenantal reading of Romans. There's a detour into what "the glory of the Father" in verse 4 might mean, including the reading that identifies it with the Spirit, and a discussion of Paul's habit of planting hints early that he unpacks chapters later. The pastoral heart of the episode sits in the sinless perfection debate: is verse 7's "anyone who has died has been set free from sin" a description of present moral reality, or a forensic status held in tension with verse 12's "do not let sin reign in your mortal body"? Jo names the two failure modes he's seen — either whatever I do can't be sin, or if I do sin I have to hide it, breeding hypocrisy and shame. Alex pushes the conversation out of the individualistic weeds and back into Paul's big covenantal categories: a new era for the people of God, not a status report on one person's behaviour. Chris nuances the "forensic" label as also sacramental. Alex's question about where sanctification fits gets a deliberate deferral; Paul starts the thought here and doesn't finish it until chapter 8. The second half takes up verses 15–23 and the antinomian objection's second form: if we're not under law, why is sin a problem? They set the slavery metaphor in its ancient context — a lifelong status attaching to the whole person, ownership of the body, exploitation, being counted among assets — with a recommended side trip to Philemon (and a plug for the podcast's own Philemon episode). The key move is that there's no neutral third state: you're a slave to one master or the other, which Jo links back to Jesus on serving two masters, and to the "freedom to, not freedom from" argument of Galatians. Order matters throughout: you're set free first, and obedience is the response, never the means. They touch on the commentators' storm-in-a-teacup over what "the standard of teaching" refers to, the responsibility-without-autonomy of the doulos, and Douglas Moo's phrase for what's happened: a salvation-historical regime change, which Chris gently contests on the grounds that grace was the operative regime all along — only the instrument changed. The chapter closes with Paul mixing his metaphors on purpose: freedom, wages and fruit. Slaves don't earn wages; free people do — so death is the wage sin honestly pays, while eternal life is precisely not a wage but a free gift. Sanctification finally appears by name in verse 22, closing the loop on Alex's earlier question. Next episode: chapter 7, which Jo bills as the genuinely hard one: who exactly is the "I" wrestling with sin? Resources The Epistle to the Romans - Douglas Moo (NICNT) Romans - Thomas Schreiner (BECNT) Romans - Beverly Roberts Gaventa (NTL) The Epistle to the Romans - Richard Longenecker (NIGTC) The Epistle to the Romans - Leon Morris (PNTC) Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

Romans 6:1-14 | Union With Christ | Union With Christ In Sanctification

Download the bulletin below: Rev. John Pennylegion August 23, 2026 Well friends, it is good to be with you this morning. If we haven't met, my name is Penny, and I'm the senior pastor here, and it's great that we can gather and worship and give glory to God if you are a guest or a visitor. We're glad that you're here, and if we haven't had the opportunity to meet, I would love to welcome you, love to formally The post Colossians 2:6-15: Union with Christ appeared first on Christ the King Presbyterian Church.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 22, 1992. Series: Salvation From the Outside In. Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

What does it mean to be united to Christ? Nate Shannon is joined by Dr. Sinclair Ferguson to discuss John Murray's climactic chapter on union with Christ, the fountain from which every saving benefit flows. Along the way, Dr. Ferguson reflects on Murray's remarkable influence as a theologian and teacher, the relationship between doctrine and piety, the Christian's union with the triune God, and the transforming power of communion with Christ from eternity past to everlasting glory. If you've followed this series from the beginning, this conversation brings Murray's vision of salvation to its fitting conclusion: every blessing of redemption is ours because we are in Christ. If you enjoy this episode, you can access tons of content just like this at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wm.wts.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to join us in our mission to train specialists in the Bible to proclaim the whole counsel of God for Christ and his global church, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wts.edu/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for listening!

Our eternal condition is determined by our fundamental identity. 

As Christ's Bride, we are one flesh with him and on that basis share all that is his. 

Paul unveils the realities of a believer's union with Christ. Learn how union with Christ is our salvation by grabbing a Bible and following along in Romans 6:1-14 with our associate Pastor Nathan Williams. Chapters (00:00:00) - Union With Christ(00:02:41) - Paul's Romans 6: What We Have in Christ(00:06:42) - Paul Reveals the Fullness of Our Salvation(00:11:57) - Paul: All Have Been Baptized Into His Death(00:19:26) - Our Identity is Bound Up in Christ(00:26:07) - Paul on Union with Christ(00:34:33) - Paul's Last Words for the Romans(00:43:03) - Reveal

Why does baptism involve getting soaked in front of a room full of people? Dave Rich argues the answer lies entirely in what the ordinance symbolizes.In this topical message from Romans 6, Rich lays out five truths pictured in water baptism, using the memory device history, identity, unity, purity, and duty. Baptism dramatizes the historical death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the convert's identification and union with Christ, the convert's unity with the church, the washing away of sin's penalty and power, and a solemn commitment to fight sin and pursue holiness.Rich works through Romans 6 verse by verse to show that each of these truths flows directly from what Christ actually accomplished in his death and resurrection, not from the water itself. He is careful to note that water baptism does not save or regenerate anyone, but it remains a command every believer is responsible to obey.The message closes with practical clarity on who should and should not come forward for baptism, including guidance for those baptized before conversion or baptized by an unbiblical mode.This is a clear, careful explanation of an ordinance many Christians observe without fully understanding what it means. ★ Support this podcast ★

Why does baptism involve getting soaked in front of a room full of people? Dave Rich argues the answer lies entirely in what the ordinance symbolizes.In this topical message from Romans 6, Rich lays out five truths pictured in water baptism, using the memory device history, identity, unity, purity, and duty. Baptism dramatizes the historical death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the convert's identification and union with Christ, the convert's unity with the church, the washing away of sin's penalty and power, and a solemn commitment to fight sin and pursue holiness.Rich works through Romans 6 verse by verse to show that each of these truths flows directly from what Christ actually accomplished in his death and resurrection, not from the water itself. He is careful to note that water baptism does not save or regenerate anyone, but it remains a command every believer is responsible to obey.The message closes with practical clarity on who should and should not come forward for baptism, including guidance for those baptized before conversion or baptized by an unbiblical mode.This is a clear, careful explanation of an ordinance many Christians observe without fully understanding what it means. ★ Support this podcast ★

Mike Plewniak continues our sermon series, Scripture that Shapes Us in John 15:4-11 with this week's message titled "Our Union With Christ".

Mike Plewniak continues our sermon series, Scripture that Shapes Us in John 15:4-11 with this week's message titled "Our Union With Christ".

What role does baptism play in the life of a new believer and what does it signify? How many times does someone have to be baptized? Are we required to be baptized before we can partake in the Lord's Supper? In his sermon, “United In Death, United In Life: Baptism As the Sign of Union With Christ” centered on Romans 6:1-5, Pastor Alex Trotter answers these questions and more as he shows how baptism is one of the two ordinances of the church, and he explains how believer's baptism is one of the first commandments required of every new follower of Christ.

Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood What if Jesus wants more than your belief? What if He wants your complete union with Him? In Episode 165 of 2 Minute Disciple, we meditate on John 6:52–59, one of the most challenging and misunderstood passages in all of Scripture. As the crowd struggles to understand Jesus' teaching, He does something surprising. He doesn't soften His words. He doesn't explain them away. Instead, He presses deeper. “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you cannot have eternal life within you.” These words shocked His listeners, and they continue to challenge readers today. Jesus is not describing a distant relationship built on admiration, agreement, or occasional spiritual activity. He is describing a relationship as intimate and essential as food itself. Food becomes part of us. It nourishes us from within. It sustains our lives. In the same way, Jesus invites us to receive His life so deeply that His presence becomes the source of our strength, wisdom, peace, and identity. This is the language of abiding. “Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.” The Christian life is not merely following Jesus from a distance. It is living in continual communion with Him. His life becomes our life. His strength becomes our strength. His presence becomes the atmosphere in which we live and move. This passage reminds us that Christianity is not simply about believing truths about Jesus. It is about participating in His life. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why Jesus intensified His teaching when the crowd objected • What it means to “feed” on Christ spiritually • The biblical meaning of abiding in Jesus • How union with Christ transforms everyday life • A practical habit for practicing the presence of God Scripture John 6:52–59 (NLT)

Homily of Fr. Mike O'Connor from Mass on June 7, 2026, at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS. Readings Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a 1 Cor 10:16-17 Jn 6:51-58 If you would like to donate to OLG and her livestream ministry, please go to https://olgchurch.net/give

Union with Christ (1 Corinthians 6:12-20) by Harvest Church

Romans  8:26-30Rev. John Trapp

Rev. Jacob Lee

These messages are from Ocean City Baptist Church in Ocean City, NJ. Visit oceancitybaptist.org for more information.

Death changes things. So why does our death to sin and the law not look or feel like freedom in Christ?

In this message from Romans 6:1-14, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores how union with Christ changes us at the deepest level—freeing us from sin's power and reshaping our motivations from the inside out. Discover why the Christian life isn't about keeping a list of rules but about being drawn to the heart of a God whose grace transforms how we live.Message Summary and Transcript - https://www.orchardhillchurch.com/blog-post/2026/4/13/experience-of-grace-1-union-with-christSubscribe to Orchard Hill Plus! - https://orchardhillplus.buzzsprout.com/shareConnect with Orchard Hill ChurchWebsite | https://www.orchardhillchurch.comMobile App | https://https://www.orchardhillchurch.com/appYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/OrchardHillChurchPAFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/orchardhillchurch/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/orchardhillchurch/Twitter | https://twitter.com/orchard_hill

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This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 19, 1993. Series: Splendor in the Furnace: 1 Peter, Part 1. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.