From the Red Carpet to the Red Sea // Pastor Greg Despres // Romans 8:14-17
Have you ever said, “I am not religious I have a relationship with Christ?” I did but didn’t know what it meant to have a relationship with Jesus. Religion is man’s attempt to find God, but Christianity is a relationship where God pursues man. This morning I want us to understand how to get Closer to Jesus by looking at our Freedoms and Responsibility from Romans 8:14-17.
Often times we may know we are children of God but live more like
Background of Romans 1-8
1. Ch. 1-3) The Problem we face-
2. Ch. 4-5) God’s Answer to man’s problem-
3. Ch. 6) The way the Christian life was__ meant__ to be lived
4. Ch. 7) The way the Christian life is
5. Ch. 8) The way God helps us live the life we were meant to live
Our Amazing
(vs. 14-16)
a. Where does the Spirit lead?
- We have “
- Apply to your life- Take advantage of going to God anytime. All other religions in our world have distant so-called gods. We have a God who came near and bids us come.
b. How does the Spirit lead?
- The word “Cry” here is the same word in Luke 19:40 where Jesus says, “If these were silent, the stones would cry out.” There is no need to be quiet or passive or distant when approaching God.
- The Spirit always leads us to relationship -
- The Word of God is a huge tool in our Freedom.
- Apply to your life- Set up times with God that affect your heart, soul, mind, and strength (reading and journaling and praying). No better time than the beginning of a New Year.
Responsibility that comes with our Freedoms (vs. 17)
a. Blessing of Inheritance: Jesus can’t accept His__** inheritance**
b. What is the main thought and its significance?
c. II Tim 3:12, Phil 1:29
Where there is no relationship with God there is