Amazing Grace Awesome God Romans 8 12 17

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 12 -17

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. The Lord never changes, but he’s always doing new things … w A new pardon from the king (8: 1) w A new friend in the Holy Spirit (8: 2 -4) w A new obsession for Jesus gives us a reason for living (8: 5 -11)

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. And there’s more … w We follow someone new w We belong to someone new w We speak to someone new w We inherit something new w We experience something new

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 12 -13 w We are responsible to the Spirit (12) w We are reinforced by the Spirit (13) w Be different! Be distinctive! w There’s no point in drinking skimmed milk if you can enjoy full cream

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 14 w When God does the leading, we do the following w God will never lead us where his grace will not be able to keep us w The Spirit of God never leads us contrary to the Word of God

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 15 w We are personally chosen by him w We are in his family forever w We have access to divine resources w The genius of God’s grace

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. From a Roman perspective, three things happened at adoption … w The person gets a new father w The old life is totally erased w Given a new family name and the right to share in the family fortune

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 15 Three things God does … w He adopts wrongdoers w He enriches failures w He makes rebels his heirs

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 15 w Intimacy with the Almighty We follow divine leadership We enjoy a divine relationship We experience divine worship w ‘Abba, Father’ …

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. My God is reconciled, His pardoning voice I hear. He owns me for his child, I can no longer fear. With confidence I now draw nigh – And ‘Father, Abba Father, ’ cry.

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 16 w ‘Blessed Assurance’ w God says it – we believe it w God’s word is his bond w He knows we need to know it

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. If one should ask of me, how can I tell? Glory to Jesus, I know very well. God’s Holy Spirit with mine doth agree – Constantly witnessing, Jesus loves me.

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 17 w Our names can never be erased w Think of the benefactor … GOD What have we inherited? w Everything that God owns w God himself – the Lord is our portion

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8: 17 w We inherit tough times of trial w ‘Suffering is getting what you do not want while wanting what you do not get’ (J I Packer) w God will use it … w Grace today, glory tomorrow

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. It will be worth it all, When we see Jesus. Life’s trials will seem so small, When we see Christ. One glimpse of his dear face All sorrow will erase – So, bravely, run the race, Till we see Christ.

Amazing Grace. Awesome God. take-home message … the hurts will all be followed by the hallelujah’s!