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The Great News of the Gospel – Part 17

June 4, 2023
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God will never bring any charge against you. He is always for you, and the Holy Spirit even prays for you. This is an important message in Romans 8!
But there’s more: God freely gives us everything in Christ. He doesn’t withhold in the slightest. Plus, He even guarantees our growth as He inspires us to be conformed to the image of Christ in our attitudes and actions.
In short, God is good, and you can count on Him. Be encouraged by the simple, powerful truth in this message about how much your Father loves you.
Enjoy!
Discussion Questions for Romans 8:26-39:
1. What do you believe the Spirit prays for you? Give examples.
2. Read verse 28 and react to this statement: All believers (collectively) love God and have a heavenly calling. How is this different from the popular view of predestining (or calling) individuals to believe?
3. Read verse 29 and react to this statement: God knows ahead of time who will believe and He simply predestined every believer to be conformed to the image of Jesus.
4. How does “predestined” in verse 29 provide context for “predestined” in verse 30? Predestined to what? (Hint: Think growth and consider Philippians 1:6).
5. Read verse 31. What does it mean to you that God is “for” you?
6. Read verse 32. What does “freely give us all things” mean? What things?
7. Read verse 33. Who is “God’s elect”? Think in terms of a collective group. Does this support individual selection of some to believe and others having no chance? Why or why not?
8. Read verses 33-39 and react to this statement: God will never bring any charge against you, and you will never be separated from His love for any reason. 

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Dr. Andrew Farley is devoted to helping people better understand the grace of God and helping them live in the freedom that comes from a true understanding of Jesus Christ’s finished work on the cross. He seeks to challenge the way people look at God, and themselves, through practical, scriptural insights about God’s forgiveness, living under grace and what a new identity in Christ really means.

Andrew is the author of Zondervan’s debuted #1 bestseller on Amazon, The Naked Gospel, in addition to serving as lead pastor of Church Without Religion in Lubbock, Texas. He is also the president of The Grace Message. His mission is to help people better understand the grace of God and see them enjoy freedom. He previously served as a professor of linguistics at the University of Notre Dame and Texas Tech University

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