Sermon Cloud

"Foundations: It's All About Jesus" 

Big Idea: Grace Changes Everything

"the stewardship of God's grace... was given to me for your benefit"  ephesians3/2nab

Romans 8

Jesus' focus is on our Freedom, not our Perfection

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus"  vs1

*see john8/1>11

Jesus is working All Things together For Good

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.  For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.  And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified."  vs28>30

God will abundantly Bless Me

"What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?  He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" vs31>33

"graciously give" = "abundantly favor; bless" = "charis" = "Grace"

Jesus is Defending Me

"Who then will condemn us? Will Christ Jesus? No, for he is the one who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us."  vs34    cf: romans8/26>27         *see Job

Jesus ensures my ongoing Victory

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?  For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.'  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."  vs35>37

Jesus Loves Me Forever

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  vs38>39