Amen, amen. Across all of our campuses, go ahead and grab your seats. Just a little light reading this weekend.

Man, the last five weeks have been amazing, right? I mean, Romans 8, the text itself is just an incredibly rich text.

And Pastor Jobi has been in his sweet spot. I mean, he's always a great communicator, but over these last few weeks, he's just really found a sweet spot.

And in Romans 8 is amazing.

I mean, it's filled with so many verses that I hope we are committing to memory, you know, starting with there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

to the promise that God is working all things

for the good of those who love him, to this crescendo of the assurance of our salvation,

that nothing can separate us from God. I mean, chapter eight ends and we are rolling.

And then chapter nine comes and hits us in the face like a brick. I mean,

just wham like we walked into a brick wall. Here's what I mean. Let's start with Romans 837. It says,

no, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that

neither death nor life, nor angels, no rulers, nor things present,

nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor death, nor anything in all of creation

will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

Like high fives all around and then Paul says, I am speaking the truth in Christ Jesus our Lord like high fives all around and then Paul says I am speaking the truth in

Christ I am not lying my conscience bears me witness in the holy spirit that I have great sorrow

and unceasing anguished in my heart. That got heavy in a hurry.

Like high fives all around to like frowning faces everywhere.

It's only going to get thicker as we get into chapter nine.

And I think before we dig in verse by verse,

it would be helpful just to remind ourselves of why is Romans 9 here?

Well, in your Roman study journals, one of the first verses that we

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