Edgebrook Church Sermon Podcast · Church of Christ at Edgebrook Lane

Blessed Assurance

March 22, 2026·32 min·3 clips
The preacher concludes that assurance comes not from how well we hold onto Christ, but from how firmly Christ holds onto us.
A sermon exploring whether Christians can have true assurance of their salvation, arguing against a performance-based relationship with God and for one based on Christ's finished work and adoption. The preacher uses scripture, personal reflection, and historical examples to distinguish between healthy assurance and unhealthy presumption or despair.

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Assurance is framed as peace with God, not spiritual probation.

The sermon holds a clear line on assurance: the gospel does not leave believers on spiritual probation. Drawing on 1 John 5, Romans 5.1, and Romans 8.1, it keeps returning to the same center of gravity, namely that peace with God means reconciliation and no condemnation means no…

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When you want assurance without turning salvation into probation.

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