July 24, 2022 (Pastor Zell) - Romans 8:31-39 - "God Is For Us"

This past week we had the privilege of welcoming many children from our congregation and community to our first ever Youth Sports Camp. It was an awesome week for playing soccer, basketball, football, and other games; for meeting new friends; for having a lot of fun; and—most importantly—for learning about our good and gracious God. This year’s Sports Camp theme: “Our God is for us.” These words come from a question asked in Romans 8 -- “If God is for us, who can be against us?” The answer provided by Holy Scripture is obvious, that if God is for us, no one and nothing more powerful can stand against us. So, this past week we talked about some of the things that threaten us, such as our own weaknesses, the evil threats of this world, the lies of the devil, even death itself. Our enemies are many, and they are strong. Thankfully, our God is for us. As a result, no enemy and no evil can stand up against him. Even death doesn’t stand a chance! This morning we are honored to have some of the campers and their families with us to celebrate the conclusion of this wonderful week.