The Origin, Development & Endurance of Our Hope part 1

On today's program, we begin a new series from pastor Lloyd, titled "Essential Christianity". The scripture we are going to study in this series is Romans, chapters five through eight. The book of Romans has been hailed by many biblical scholars as the most important book in the bible. It's been called the "Magna Carta" of Christianity. Those are some pretty lofty descriptions, but as we go through this series, I think you'll agree that Paul's words to the Roman church are amazing, challenging, and inspiring. Let's begin in chapter five, verse one, with a message pastor Lloyd has titled "The Origin, Development & Endurance of Our Hope".