Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8:12-17. The Lord never changes, but hes always doing new things ...

Amazing Grace.Awesome God.

Romans 8:12-17

The Lord never changes, but he’s The Lord never changes, but he’s always doing new things …always doing new things …

A new pardon from the king (8:1)A new pardon from the king (8:1) A new friend in the Holy Spirit A new friend in the Holy Spirit

(8:2-4)(8:2-4) A new obsession for Jesus gives us A new obsession for Jesus gives us

a reason for living (8:5-11)a reason for living (8:5-11)

Amazing Grace. Awesome God.

And there’s more …And there’s more …

We follow someone newWe follow someone new We belong to someone newWe belong to someone new We speak to someone newWe speak to someone new We inherit something newWe inherit something new We experience something newWe experience something new


Romans 8:12-13 Romans 8:12-13

We are responsible to the Spirit (12)We are responsible to the Spirit (12) We are reinforced by the Spirit (13)We are reinforced by the Spirit (13)

Be different! Be distinctive!Be different! Be distinctive!

There’s no point in drinking skimmed There’s no point in drinking skimmed milk if you can enjoy full creammilk if you can enjoy full cream


Romans 8:14Romans 8:14

When God does the leading, we do When God does the leading, we do the followingthe following

God will never lead us where his God will never lead us where his grace will not be able to keep usgrace will not be able to keep us

The Spirit of God never leads us The Spirit of God never leads us contrary to the Word of Godcontrary to the Word of God



We are personally chosen by himWe are personally chosen by him We are in his family foreverWe are in his family forever We have access to divine We have access to divine

resourcesresources

The genius of God’s graceThe genius of God’s grace


From a Roman perspective, three From a Roman perspective, three things happened at adoption … things happened at adoption …

The person gets a new fatherThe person gets a new father

The old life is totally erasedThe old life is totally erased

Given a new family name and the Given a new family name and the right to share in the family fortuneright to share in the family fortune



Three things God does …Three things God does …

He adopts wrongdoersHe adopts wrongdoers

He enriches failuresHe enriches failures

He makes rebels his heirsHe makes rebels his heirs



Intimacy with the Almighty Intimacy with the Almighty

We follow divine leadershipWe follow divine leadershipWe enjoy a divine relationshipWe enjoy a divine relationshipWe experience divine worshipWe experience divine worship

‘‘Abba, Father’ … Abba, Father’ …


My God is reconciled,My God is reconciled,His pardoning voice I hear.His pardoning voice I hear.He owns me for his child,He owns me for his child,

I can no longer fear.I can no longer fear.With confidence I now draw nigh – With confidence I now draw nigh –

And ‘Father, Abba Father,’ cry.And ‘Father, Abba Father,’ cry.


Romans 8:16 Romans 8:16

‘‘Blessed Assurance’Blessed Assurance’

God says it – we believe itGod says it – we believe it God’s word is his bondGod’s word is his bond He knows we need to know itHe knows we need to know it


If one should ask of me,If one should ask of me,how can I tell?how can I tell?Glory to Jesus,Glory to Jesus,

I know very well.I know very well.God’s Holy Spirit with mineGod’s Holy Spirit with mine

doth agree – doth agree – Constantly witnessing,Constantly witnessing,

Jesus loves me.Jesus loves me.



Our names can never be erasedOur names can never be erased Think of the benefactor … GODThink of the benefactor … GOD

What have we inherited?What have we inherited?

Everything that God ownsEverything that God owns God himself – the Lord is our God himself – the Lord is our

portion portion



We inherit tough times of trialWe inherit tough times of trial ‘‘Suffering is getting what you do Suffering is getting what you do

not want while wanting what you not want while wanting what you do not get’ do not get’ (J I Packer)(J I Packer)

God will use it …God will use it … Grace today, glory tomorrowGrace today, glory tomorrow


It will be worth it all, It will be worth it all, When we see Jesus.When we see Jesus.

Life’s trials will seem so small, Life’s trials will seem so small, When we see Christ.When we see Christ.

One glimpse of his dear faceOne glimpse of his dear faceAll sorrow will erase – All sorrow will erase –

So, bravely, run the race,So, bravely, run the race,Till we see Christ.Till we see Christ.


take-home message …take-home message …

the hurts will all be the hurts will all be followed by the followed by the

hallelujah’s!hallelujah’s!


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