God's Surprising Mercy | Romans 9:1-33 | Pastor Scott Lackey

Welcome to Romans Part 13 This series explores the book of Romans through a familial lens, seeing Paul not as a distant theologian but as a pastor helping a divided church live as one family in Christ. In Rome, tensions existed between the “weak” (primarily Jewish Christians who continued observing the Torah) and the “strong” (primarily Gentile Christians who lived with greater freedom and social privilege). Each group judged the other. Rather than reading Romans merely as a theological textbook or a roadmap to heaven, this series frames the letter as a pastoral appeal for unity, where every passage speaks to the weak, the strong, or both. Ultimately, Romans invites us to move beyond division and rediscover what it means to live together as God’s family. Text "info" to 716-403-2999 #Romans #Paul #bookofromans #family #churchfamily #newstorychurch #unity #Jesus #kingjesus