Pastor Brent returns to our Romans series after our hiatus for Advent and the holidays. He begins by once again honoring the life and recent passing of long-time Hastings pastor and chaplain Jim Bzoskie, whose recent funeral featured many public officials testifying to Pastor Jim’s influence on them for Jesus and the gospel through his prayer, pastoral care, and encouragement. Pastor Brent outlined today’s passage in Rom. 4 as “Righteousness Credited” (vv. 1-8) and “Righteousness Received” (vv. 9-12). He asserts that everyone lives by faith; it’s a matter of who and what we put our faith in. Using Abraham and David as examples, Pastor Brent offers a key truth: “Neither were saved because they achieved a righteous status before God, but because they received a righteous status before God.” Saving faith is a trust transfer from ourselves to Jesus.