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Fear is a part of being human, even though we want to live not with fear but with courage. We fear losing the people we love. We fear failure, uncertainty, illness, rejection, and the unknown. No matter our age or stage of life, fear often shapes the decisions we make and the lives we live. Yet the Christian life is not a life without fear; it is a life lived with courage in the midst of fear.
Writing to the Christians in Rome, a small and vulnerable community living in the heart of the Roman Empire, Paul does not promise an easy life or freedom from suffering. Instead, he offers something far greater and more profound: the assurance that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Even when we do not know how to pray, the Holy Spirit intercedes for us. Even when we feel weak, God remains faithful. Even in hardship and uncertainty, Christ holds us fast.
Paul himself would one day journey to Rome, not as a celebrated missionary but as a prisoner. Yet the confidence he expresses in this letter was not based on favorable circumstances. It was rooted in the unshakable conviction that God's love is stronger than fear, suffering, and even death itself.
This Sunday, we will reflect on what it means to live with Christian courage. Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the confidence to move forward because we know we are held by God's unfailing love. When we trust that nothing in all creation can separate us from Christ's love, we are freed to live faithfully, love generously, and face tomorrow with hope. After all, the courage to live without fear does not come from ourselves. It comes from the God whose love never lets us go.
Roman8:26-39
July 26, 2026
Pastor Jinyong
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Save-the-Date for our Food Drive!
We are currently looking for people to help! There are opportunities to set-up, collect donations as cars drive through, load the food into cars afterward, and deliver the donations to the food pantry.
There will be a sign-up sheet on the table at the back of the sanctuary starting this Sunday.
Please consider helping with this important event that will be run by one of our youth. AND, please plan to donate food the day of the event!
The focus of the Merrimack Valley Food Bank is to help meet a person's most profound need—adequate nutrition and freedom from hunger. Through their six hunger relief programs, they provide nutritious food to food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs that serve individuals and families in 32 cities and towns in MA and NH.