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“When you groan with Christ-exalting desires but uncertainty how Christ might best be magnified, the Spirit prays for you and brings it
to pass.”
- John Piper
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The God Who Is For You
Romans 8:28-39
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“What shall we say about such wonderful things as
these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” (Romans
8:31, NLT)
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WHO WORKS IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE
The God Who Is for You
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“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and
are called according to his purpose for them.” (Romans 8:28, NLT)
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certainty
“And we know that God causes everything to
work together for the good of those who love
God and are called according to his purpose for them.” (Romans 8:28,
NLT)
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hope
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his
purpose for them.” (Romans 8:28, NLT)
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identity
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for
the good of those who love God and are
called according to his purpose for them.”
(Romans 8:28, NLT)
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WHO GIVES YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
The God Who Is for You
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“For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his
Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among
many brothers and sisters.” (Romans 8:29,
NLT)
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“And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having
given them right standing, he gave them his glory.”
(Romans 8:30, NLT)
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His Purpose – His Glory – Your Destiny
• Who are his
God Knows
• To be like Christ
God Chose • Come to
him
God Called
• Standing• Glory
God Gave
“…those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” (Romans 8:28, NLT)
ultimate destiny
basis of relationship
goal
reality of relationship
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“the good” = God’s Purpose -
not our happiness, ease, or material prosperity.
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“The glory of God was, is, and ever will be the great end and purpose of humanity.”
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WHO PROVIDES FOR EVERY NEED
The God Who Is for You
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• Works for Us• Intimately Knew Us
• Chose Us• Called Us• Gave Us
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“Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us
everything else?” (Romans 8:32, NLT)
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The degree to which God went to save us is
evidence of His willingness and capacity
to supply us for the journey.
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WHO DEFENDS YOU AGAINST EVERY ACCUSATION
The God Who Is for You
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“Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last— salvation and power and the
Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the
accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before
our God day and night.” (Revelation 12:10, NLT)
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“Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right
standing with himself.” (Romans 8:33, NLT)
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“Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ
Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and
he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.” (Romans
8:34, NLT)
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WHO LOVES YOU THROUGH IT ALL
The God Who Is for You
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“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or
threatened with death?” (Romans 8:35, NLT)
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“No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.” (Romans 8:37, NLT)
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“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, NLT)
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“No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all
creation will ever be able to separate us from the
love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus
our Lord.” (Romans 8:39, NLT)