Your relationship, my relationship with God is restored, just as if I had never sinned. Through justification, God forgives us of our sin and declares us righteous in sight. Justified, theologically speaking justification happens when God pardons the sins of those who repent and believe in Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour. This morning, if you are in Christ, if you have trusted in Jesus as your Lord and your Saviour, you are able to stand before God as a person who has had their sins forgiven.īecause of what Christ has done for you, carrying the punishment for your sins on the cross, suffering in your place, enduring the wrath of God the Father instead of you, you have been justified by your faith in Christ alone.

In Christ alone, we can stand firm in the midst of all the situations and circumstances, trials or tribulations we may face in this world. The Holy Spirit, the paraclete, the advocate, the Comforter, dwells within you when you are in Christ. In Christ alone can we find true peace, you do not need to be afraid because Christ is with you. When we face difficulty Jesus is with us and we can trust Him to lead us through the fiercest storms of our lives.Īnd with just a word, Jesus can command every storm to be still. Whatever we face, good times or bad our hope is in Christ alone. In every circumstance we can praise and worship our God, he fills our hearts with His love and our lips with songs of praise to Him.Ĭhrist is our Cornerstone, He is the bedrock of our salvation, the world may try to entice us onto shifting or sinking sand but we have a firm foundation in Christ. In Christ alone our hope is found, when we trust in Jesus as our Lord and Saviour we are brought out of the captivity of the darkness of our sin and into God’s marvellous light.

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease What heights of love, what depths of peace Listen to the words of the first verse of the song in Christ alone:įirm through the fiercest drought and storm This morning I want us to consider together the truth that our hope is found in Christ alone.

We continue with our theme for this year of Hope Found Here and this month we are looking at our Hope in Christ.

In christ alone my hope is found