And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. Romans 8:38 In the messiness of your life, do you believe that God will work in the middle of it? Have you ever seen God work in your life and wonder how it is all going to work out? The next point is God works with the messy parts of life for the good of those who love Him. Let’s read this passage of Romans 8:26-30.…
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Our Future Glory
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. Romans 8:38 Read Romans 8:18-39. The book of Romans sure does have a lot of good nuggets to learn how to live a life for God. In today’s passage, we learn three things about daily living. Life is messy in the here and now, but we can look forward to the future. God works with the messy parts of life for the good of those who…
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Surrendering To God
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. Romans 8:38 Are you or do you know of anyone who is controlling? If we are all honest with ourselves we all like to control things in our lives. When we choose to follow Jesus, we have to give up our control and surrender it to the Holy Spirit. Read Romans 8:5-17. According to verses 5-8, our flesh and sinful nature love control. Our flesh/sinful nature…
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Not Condemned When Struggling
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’ s love. Romans 8:38 How often do you struggle in your Christian walk? Do you feel condemned when you fail to obey God’s word? As believers, we will have one foot in heaven and the other here on earth. We are free from the penalty of sin through Christ, yet we will battle our flesh every day over sin. We will be battling temptation. WE are justified…
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Freedom
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God‘s love. Neither death nor life, nor angels nor demons, Neither our fears for today or our worries about tomorrow- not even the powers of hell can separate us from God‘s love. Romans 8:38 How many of you celebrate our countries freedom? Americans celebrate by camping, bbq, community activities, water event, and fireworks. We end the day with a huge firework display. We celebrate the birthday of our freedom. We celebrate our countries freedom because we have freedom to worship, work, and live. Read Romans 6:1-23. Let’s do a little review of what we read. You have died…
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The Gift
But God demonstrates his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Have you ever doubted God’s love for you? Do you know of anyone that doubts God’s love for them? How about these questions, “How could God let His Son die for his enemies?”; “Well, if God loves me so much, why does he allow bad things to happen?” What other questions have you asked or heard of? What do you know about justification? The truths we know about justification is that Christ died for us. We are forgiven. We have hope and peace. We are justified by faith. We…
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Our Hope In Christ’s Life
. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners. Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Read Romans 5:6-11 Let’s read Romans 5:8 in a few translations. The NIV, states it this way, “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. The HCSB says, “For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly. The KJV, “for when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Do you see all the keywords from these different translations? “Just the right time”, appointed moment, in due time. Jesus…
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The Power
“For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes – the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by Faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life. ” Romans 1:16-17 Read Romans 1:1-17. What comes to mind when you hear or see the word power? Are there times in your life when you feel powerful and at times you don’t? God is power. We serve a powerful God, who has…
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Continuously After God
The humble shall see this and be glad; And you who seek God, your hearts shall live. Psalm 69:32 Do you desire to seek God? How has God changed you? Where are you spiritually? Are you listening to all that the Holy Spirit is saying to you? Whatever is blocking you from having a personal, deep relationship with God keep seeking God and let him help you to break that barrier. Keep seeking His truth. Let the Holy Spirit guide you. Keep going back to the foundational principles again and again. Memorize them into your mind, heart, and life. Keep doing a spiritual check on where you are and…
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Seeking Our Triune God Daily
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. Psalm 27:4 How would you describe having a personal relationship with God? Each day that we spend with God, we will have spiritual growth. We develop a deep awareness of His love for you and your love for him. As we grow more in God, we have more freedom from sin. As our personal relationship with God grows, the fruit of the Spirit will be more prominent…