Second Baptist Church - Houston, TX | The Kidron Valley is arguably the most significant valley in all of ancient Israel because it is layered with history, nuance, tradition, and prophecy unlike any other. And in amazing way, it points to both Jesus and the end of days with absolute hope.

Second Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Romans is the explanation of Genesis to Jesus, answering the long-awaited question, "How can I be right with God?" The reality is, the desire for righteousness is encoded into people's hearts. We all want to be proven 'right' and 'made right' in the deepest of ways. But as Paul shows us, that righteousness can only provided from the outside, from heaven - not manufactured from within or accomplished from around. A rightness with a perfectly righteous God must only come from Him, by grace, which we receive through faith.

Second Baptist Church - Houston, TX | God's deliberate answer to the vicious, destructive cycles in Israel was not another law, a better economy, a greater healthcare system, or more opportunity. It was a king. In the background of national chaos and catastrophe, God was quietly working redemption through a wayward family and broken situation. Through this, King David would one day come. And further down, King Jesus would come to ultimately deliver us from the bondage of vicious cycles.