Life in the Spirit
Romans 8:1-17
Intro Questions
#God #People #Time #Place #Obedient faith #Sin #Key Idea
Life Through the Spirit
8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you[a] free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.[c] And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[d] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[e] his Spirit who lives in you.
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[f] And by him we cry, “Abba,[g] Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
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Series: Our Struggle “Engaging in Spiritual
Warfare”
We are in a battle. Not a battle of politics
or militaries or nations. Our struggle is not against flesh and blood; it is
against the powers of darkness that confront us daily. You don’t need to feel
defeated or discouraged. God has made a way to redeem your struggle and give
you victory!
Title: “The Flesh” (Romans 8:1-17)
Bookmark: Click Here
Opening Thoughts: The primal
drive for self-gratification battles against the influence of the Spirit within
each of us. Scripture helps us understand how to align with the Spirit when we
find ourselves in this constant struggle.
v Who is your enemy? – The Devil
v Sometimes, You are
your worst enemy?
o The battle within THE FLESH “sarx”
v Ephesians 2:1-3 NIV - As for you, you were dead in your
transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways
of this world and
of the ruler of the
kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are
disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the
cravings of our flesh
and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature
deserving of wrath.
o We stand at the crossroads, each minute, each hour, each day, making
choices. We choose the thoughts we allow ourselves to think, the passions we
allow ourselves to feel, and the actions we allow ourselves to perform. Each
choice is made in the context of whatever value system we’ve selected to govern
our lives. In selecting that value system, we are, in a very real way, making
the most important choice we will ever make. – Benjamin Franklin
v Romans 7:18b-19 NIV – “…
I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not
do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on
doing.”
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Text: Romans 8:1-17
Life Through the
Spirit
8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in
Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ
Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set
you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For
what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the
flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful
flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in
order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us,
who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the
flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit
have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The
mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit
is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the
flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do
so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the
flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the
flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God
lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they
do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in
you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the
Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And
if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he
who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal
bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an
obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For
if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the
misdeeds of the body, you
will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of
God are the children of God. 15 The
Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear
again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to
sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The
Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now
if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if
indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his
glory.
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Summarize
the main story: Describe the events of the story in your own words.
v Review and
retell the story.
Reflections
for applications:
v Romans 8:1-8
o
Galatians 5:19-21 NLT - When
you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear:
sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility,
quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension,
division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell
you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not
inherit the Kingdom of God.
o
The biblical
interest in righteousness is replaced by a search for happiness, holiness by
wholeness, truth by feeling, ethics by feeling good about one’s self. The world
shrinks to the range of personal circumstances; the community of faith shrinks
to a circle of personal friends. The past recedes. The Church recedes. The
world recedes. All that remains is the self. –David Wells
v Take Away: If you don’t kill THE
FLESH, it will kill you!
o
THE MYTH: Any denial of self is an inauthentic act of oppression
against your “true self”
o
Luke 9:23 NIV -
Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and
take up their cross daily and follow me.
o
The only way to
overcome the destructive influence of the flesh is to rely on the power of the Spirit.
§ Romans 8:37 NIV - No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us.
v This week’s
challenge: Read Romans 8 each day.
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Digging
Questions:
·
How will you
respond to God “In Our Struggle”? What transformative move needs to be made?
·
What do
these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?
·
What is
God calling us (me and you individually) to do?
Take
Away Challenges
·
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage?
How will you apply it to your life this week?
·
Whom do you know who needs to hear this?
·
What is
God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts or
actions need to be addressed or changed?
Hashtags #Struggle #Flesh #Spirit
Sunday sermon link
https://youtu.be/mPfrSc893To
Kevin’s
Blog Link to more resources: Click here
for Kevin’s Blog Notes
Comments
and resources with some more resources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A1-17&version=NIV
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Series: More than
Conquerors “Powerful Truths from Romans 8-9”
The narrative we often listen to says we are
powerless to overcome obstacles or to be victorious in life. Scripture tells us
a different story. As Romans chapters 8 and 9 fearlessly declare, we aren’t
just conquerors, we are more than conquerors through Jesus! Discover what it
means to be more than a conqueror.
Title: No Condemnation
Bookmark: Click Here
Opening Thoughts: Apart from Christ, our sin condemns us.
With Christ, there is no condemnation, but there is still conviction and
calling. Just as God brought life out of death at Jesus' resurrection, He
brings us into new life.
v New Series
v Guilt Feeling
o
Randy & Brother decided to play
football in the living room with a Nerf football.
o Dread and Guilt
§ Some get a steady diet
of that from parents, preaching, and others.
§ One comedian said
“religions are all the same; guilt with different holidays.”
§ At the heart of
Christianity is freedom and grace.
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Text: Romans 8:1-11
Life
Through the Spirit
8 Therefore, there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives
life has set you[a] free from
the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was
powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[b] God
did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin
offering.[c] And
so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that
the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not
live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
5 Those who live according to the flesh have
their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in
accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit
desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is
death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The
mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s
law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm
of the flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the
flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God
lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they
do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then
even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[d] because of
righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who
raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the
dead will also give life
to your mortal bodies because of[e] his Spirit who lives in you.
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Summarize the main story: Describe the
events of the story in your own words.
v Review and
retell the story.
Reflections for applications:
v Justified = You have been made right with God.
v Condemnation =
o
In Christ
Jesus, there is no condemnation
o
The law of the Spirit has set you free from the
law of sin and death
§ “law of the Spirit” A controlling power or
principle
§ “law of sin and death” is overcome by the law of the Spirit
§ God condemned sin in the
flesh. He cornered it and condemned it. As the prophet has said, ‘the
punishment that brought us peace fell upon him, and by his wounds, we are
healed. – N. T.
Wright
·
Your sin was condemned at the cross so that you don’t have to live as
one who is condemned. God doesn’t want you to live with condemnation but
conviction.
o
2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrow brings
repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow
brings death.
§ Surrendering your life to
Christ produces a different way of life
·
If your religion has not changed you, maybe it’s
time to change your religion.
o
Resurrection
§ The same power that raised Christ from the dead will also raise us up and
give us life!
§ 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 For since death came through a
man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam
all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
§ Galatians 3:26-27 So in Christ Jesus you are
all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into
Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
Digging Questions:
·
How will you
respond in being different? What transformative move needs to be made?
·
What do
these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?
·
What is
God calling us to do?
Take Away Challenges
·
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage?
How will you apply it to your life this week?
·
Whom do you know who needs to hear this?
·
What is
God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts or
actions need to be addressed or changed?
Hashtags #NoCondemnation #Conquerors #
Sunday sermon link https://youtu.be/5nB_M8dBWSU
Kevin’s Blog Link to more resources: Click here for Kevin’s Blog Notes
Comments and resources with
some more resources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Romans+8%3A1-11&version=NIV
Series: More than
Conquerors “Powerful Truths from Romans 8-9”
The narrative we often listen to says we are
powerless to overcome obstacles or to be victorious in life. Scripture tells us
a different story. As Romans chapters 8 and 9 fearlessly declare, we aren’t
just conquerors, we are more than conquerors through Jesus! Discover what it
means to be more than a conqueror.
Title: Children of God
Bookmark: Click Here
Opening Thoughts: God has adopted us as His children, which
means we are led by His Spirit and are heirs of His glorious inheritance. There
is no reason to fear, we are at home with God
v Every family has
its culture, traditions, and identity
o OC families have a
way of working. “Spoken & Unspoken”
§ Expectations, time,
meals, chores, etc.
v In God’s family, there is a culture shaped by the
values of the Kingdom
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Text: Romans 8:12-17
The Holy Spirit’s Ministries
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live
according to it. 13 For if you live according to
the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the
misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of
God are the children
of God. 15 The Spirit you received does
not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the
Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we
cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit
himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now
if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if
indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his
glory.
===============================================================
Summarize the main story: Describe the
events of the story in your own words.
v Review and
retell the story.
Reflections for applications:
v Obligation (vv. 12-13)
o
Our indebtedness to God is not about a
transaction; it is about transformation.
o
We are part of God’s family.
o
Your life will bear witness to your
greatest love.
§ If you want
to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much he makes
of the thought of being God’s child, and having God as is Father…If this is not
the thought that prompts and controls his worship and prayers and his whole
outlook on life, it means that he does not understand Christianity very well at
all. – J.I. Packer
v Echoes of the Exodus (vv. 14-17)
o
Children of God (Exodus 4:22)
o
Led by God
o
Out of slavery
o
Land of promise
§ The children of Israel wanted
to go back.
·
Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore,
whatever belongs to your earthly
nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which
is idolatry.
·
Luke 9:23 “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their
cross daily and follow me.”
§ We have the Spirit’s help
§ We share in his sufferings
§ We share in his glory!
v Romans 8:15 And by him we cry, “Abba,
Father.”
Digging Questions:
·
How will you
respond in being more than conquerors? What transformative move needs to
be made?
·
What do
these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?
·
What is
God calling us to do?
Take Away Challenges
·
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage?
How will you apply it to your life this week?
·
Whom do you know who needs to hear this?
·
What is
God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts or
actions need to be addressed or changed?
Hashtags #ChildrenOfGod #Spirit #Obligation
Sunday sermon link https://youtu.be/TR3okKGLvBk
Kevin’s Blog Link to more resources: Click here for Kevin’s Blog Notes
Comments and resources with
some more resources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Romans+8%3A12-17&version=NIV
Series: Connected “Abiding in
Christ”
In a time of growing isolation and individualism, we are reminded
of how important it is to stay connected to God and to each other. Jesus’
metaphor of the vine and branches calls us into a life of connection over
production as we abide in Him.
Title: “Source of Life” (Romans 8:9-17)
Bookmark: Click Here
Opening Thoughts: Looking
for a better life? Staying connected to God means having the breath of God
(Spirit) breathe through us. With Him, we have abundant life now and eternal life
to come.
v Connection is key to production.
v Source of Life
o
Jeremiah
17:5-8; John 1:3-4; 1 John 1:1-4; Romans 8:9-11
o
Connectivity
on our cellphone
o
Are
you looking for a better life?
§ Ben Rector – Living
My Best Life
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Text: Romans 8:9-17
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the
flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God
lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they
do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in
you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the
Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And
if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he
who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal
bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an
obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For
if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you
put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of
God are the children of God. 15 The
Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear
again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to
sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The
Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now
if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if
indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his
glory.
===============================================================
Summarize
the main story: Describe the events of the story in your own words.
v Review and
retell the story.
Reflections
for applications:
v
Source of Life
o
Physical or Spiritual
§
Jeremiah 17:5-8 NIV - 5 This
is what the LORD says: "Cursed is
the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart
turns away from the LORD. 6 That person will be like a bush in the
wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the
parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. 7 "But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him. 8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its
leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails
to bear fruit."
o
The World
§
John 1:3-4 NIV - Through
him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In
him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
§
Through Jesus
we have fellowship with God
§
1 John 1:1-4 NIV - That
which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen
with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched--this we proclaim concerning the
Word of life. The life appeared; we
have seen it and testify to it, and we
proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to
you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship
with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son,
Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.
v
The Source of
Abundant Life
o
Both Now & Forever
o
Romans 8:9-11 NIV - 9 You,
however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit,
if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit
of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even
though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life
because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the
dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life
to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
Are you looking for a better life?
Revelation 21:23-25 NIV - 23 The city does not need the sun or
the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is
its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth
will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut,
for there will be no night there.
Revelation 21:3-4 NIV - 3 And I heard a loud voice from the
throne saying, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he
will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with
them and be their God. 4 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will
be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things
has passed away."
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Digging
Questions:
·
How will you
respond to making “Connection to Jesus”? What transformative move needs to be
made?
·
What do
these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?
·
What is
God calling us (me and you individually) to do?
Take
Away Challenges
·
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage?
How will you apply it to your life this week?
·
Whom do you know who needs to hear this?
·
What is
God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts or
actions need to be addressed or changed?
Hashtags #Connected #Source #BestLife
Sunday sermon link https://youtu.be/QRW2fLnhoAc
Kevin’s Blog Link to more
resources: Click here for Kevin’s Blog Notes
Comments
and resources with some more resources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A9-17&version=NIV
More than Conquerors: "No Condemnation"
https://youtu.be/Un2dZZC7VSc
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