Strength in Trials
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Since Christians are justified by grace alone, we enjoy assurance and stability in Christ that even life’s trials cannot steal away. From his sermon series in the book of Romans, today R.C. Sproul explains how the gospel gives believers a new perspective on suffering.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | You know what tribulation does. For most people, tribulation breaks their spirit, leads them to despair, |
| 0:09.2 | causes them to abandon all hope, but not so the Christian. Tribulation produces perseverance. |
| 0:27.7 | When life is hard and a trial comes your way, where do you turn? In the face of tribulation, in whom or in what are you trusting? As Christians, we have a hope that is a sure and |
| 0:34.7 | steadfast anchor for the soul, even as the waves feel like they are crashing down. |
| 0:40.6 | Welcome to the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind as we bring you a sermon from R.C. Sprawls' |
| 0:45.8 | extensive series in Romans. Today's message is from Romans Chapter 5. And today only, when you |
| 0:52.8 | give a donation of any amount at Renewing Your Mind.org, |
| 0:56.7 | or by using the link in the podcast show notes, all of your support will be used to fuel the |
| 1:01.2 | military chaplain outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Thousands of copies of Table Talk magazine go out |
| 1:07.3 | to military chaplains and those they serve every month. Tens of thousands of other |
| 1:12.4 | resources have been delivered in the past few years, and since 2021, the number of chaplains |
| 1:18.4 | served has grown by over 200 percent. And to thank you for your generosity, we'll send |
| 1:24.3 | you Dr. Sproles' year-long devotional in Romans, The power of the gospel, based on the sermon series that you're hearing a message from today. |
| 1:32.8 | Thank you for helping bring gospel hope to the front lines. |
| 1:36.9 | So what is your hope? |
| 1:38.8 | Here's Dr. Sprole in Romans Chapter 5. |
| 1:44.4 | Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 1:52.3 | through whom also we have access by faith unto this grace in which we stand and rejoice in hope |
| 2:00.8 | of the glory of God. |
| 2:03.6 | And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces |
| 2:10.6 | perseverance and perseverance character and character hope. Now hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been |
| 2:22.6 | poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. The word of God for the people |
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