Romans | Week 4 | Joshua Paul | Echoes Church

In Week 4 of our Romans series, Pastor Joshua gets real about the war happening within every one of us—the struggle between who we want to be and what we keep doing. If you've ever caught yourself doing the very thing you swore you never would, you're in good company. The Apostle Paul wrestled with this too. Romans 6 and 7 remind us that the battle is real, but it's not fought with willpower, it's won through surrender. The war within isn't a sign that God has left you. It may be the very evidence that He's actively forming you. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe to stay connected with what God is doing through Echoes Church. Scripture References: Romans 7, verse 15 | Romans 7, verses 18-21 | Romans 6, verse 6 | Romans 6, verse 16 | Romans 6, verse 11 | Romans 6, verse 13-14 | Romans 7, verse 24 | Romans 8, verse 1 Message Timeline 0:00 – Welcome & Father's Day Intro 1:37 – Romans 1–5 Recap: The Problem, Reach, Solution, Pattern & Results of Sin 3:09 – The Question We All Ask: Why Do I Keep Doing What I Hate? 6:15 – The War Within Is Real: Paul's Confession in Romans 7 9:10 – David, Peter & Paul: The Bible Is Full of Broken, Surrendered People 11:45 – The Difference Between Looking Transformed and Actually Being Transformed 13:30 – Nearly 50% of Our Actions Are Habitual, Not Conscious 16:00 – The War Within Reveals Competing Desires 18:20 – The War Within Reveals Who Is Ruling You 21:05 – Willpower Will Never Be Enough 24:10 – The War Within Refines You: Resistance Builds Strength 27:00 – Consider Yourself Dead to Sin, Alive to God 29:15 – The War Within Redirects You to the Answer 31:20 – The WWII Intelligence Officer: Fighting a War That Already Ended 33:10 – Victory Was Won at the Cross — Surrender It to Him 34:00 – Closing Prayer & Invitation for Prayer