The Webster Bible Church Podcast

From Groans To Glory - Romans 8:18-30

Our present suffering is nothing compared to our future glory.

Anger

Avoidance

Apathy

If you are suffering as a Christian, and because you are a Christian, it is one of the surest proofs you can ever have of the fact that you are a child of God. 

For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
2 Corinthians 4:17

the weight of glory . . .

the wait for glory . . .

1. The Groan of Creation
Romans 8:19-22

2. The Groan of Christians
Romans 8:23-25

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we 
acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14

Our present suffering is nothing compared to our future glory.

3. The Groan of the Holy Spirit
Romans 8:26-27

No one knows a person's thoughts except that person's own spirit, and no one can know God's thoughts except God's own Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:11 NLT

4. The Glory That's Sure to Come!
Romans 8:28-30

a. God foreknew his people
Romans 8:29a

b. God predestined his people
Romans 8:29b

"That ungodly sinners should one day be transformed into the image of Christ by a miracle of grace is one of the most astounding truths of divine revelation."
- William MacDonald

c. God called his people
Romans 8:30a

d. God justified his people
Romans 8:30b

e. God glorified his people
Romans 8:30c

Our present suffering is nothing compared to our future glory.

 

 

 

Children Of God - Romans 8:12-17

Adoption: "An act of God whereby he makes us members of his family."

 

The Holy Spirit assures believers that we are God's children.

 

1. We are debtors to God, not to the flesh.

 

2. We must depend on the Spirit, not on ourselves.

 

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.  Whoever believes in him is not 
condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 
John 3:17-18

 

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. 
John 3:36

 

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 
Romans 8:14

 

3. We are adopted by God and are therefore heirs.

 

"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." 
- Jesus Christ (John 14:18)

 

And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory.... 
Romans 8:17

 

 

 

 

 

Life In The Spirit - Romans 8:1-11

Life in the Spirit entails breathtaking privileges.

 

1. No condemnation from God 
Romans 8:1-4

 

Our pattern of life is proof of our faith.

 

As far as the Christian life is concerned, everything that is a spiritual reality is also a spiritual responsibility.

 

2. The capacity to please God 
Romans 8:5-9

 

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. 
Proverbs 14:12

 

"I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." 
-Jesus Christ John 14:6

 

"If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him." 
-Jesus Christ John 14:23

 

For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. 
Philippians 2:13 NLT

 

For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. 
Psalm 149:4

 

May [God] produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. 
Hebrews 13:21 NLT

 

Through their identity in Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit working in their lives, a believer can live in a way that brings great pleasure to the Lord. Truly, believers will find great joy and spiritual fullness in living to glorify God.

 

3. Our coming resurrection by God 
Romans 8:10-11

 

 

 

 

Freedom In Christ - Part 2 - Romans 7:14-25

Our Failures in Life
Romans 7:14-23

The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
1 Timothy 1:15

"The person depicted in Romans 7 has a deep awareness of his own sin and an equally deep desire to please his Lord in all things. Only a mature Christian could be so characterized." 
- John MacArthur

 

1. The reality of the conflict

 

2. The reason for the conflict

 

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Galatians 5:16-17

 

Left to ourselves, we fight a losing battle with sin.

 

Our Faith in the Lord
Romans 7:24-25

 

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 
1 Corinthians 15:56-58

Freedom In Christ - Part 1 - Romans 7:1-13

1. Our Freedom from the Law Romans 7:1-6

 

The shocking statement in Romans 7:5 is that such desires for sin were aroused by the law.... The typical Jewish view was that the law helped to prevent people from sinning. Paul contends that the law 
aids and abets sin, that sin is provoked and stimulated by means of the law. Jewish history supports Paul's contention, for under the law Israel ended up in exile because of its sins. --Tom Schreiner.

 

2. The Force of the Law Romans 7:7-13

 

a. The Law reveals sin.

 

You have heard the commandment that says, 'You must not commit adultery." But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28 NLT

 

"The tenth commandment makes explicit what the other commandments imply: obedience is a matter of the heart." - Tim Challies

 

b. The Law arouses sin.

 

c. The Law ruins the sinner.

 

 

 

 

Freed From Sin, Slaves To Righteousness - Romans 6:15-23

God frees us from sin so we can serve Him.

Answer to a Question Romans 6:15

ANALOGY OF SLAVERY Romans 6:16-23

God frees us from sin so we can serve Him.

Dead To Sin, Alive To God - Romans 6:1-14

Baptism portrays death to sin and new life in Christ.

1. What happened to us?

2. Why is this significant?

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Titus 2:11-14

3. What do we do now?

Auld Anxiety - Matthew 6:25-34

Outline:
1. The Command Against Anxiety (25)
2. Some Considerations About Anxiety (25-32)
  a. It is Reductionistic
  b. It is Ridiculous
  c. It is Unproductive
  d. It is Unbelief
  e. It is Worldly
3. The Cure for Anxiety (33-34)

Press On - Philippians 3:12 to 4:1

Transforming Truth: Those who press on will receive the promised reward
1. Why We Press On
2. How We Press On
3. Weeping We Press On
4. Hopeful We Press On

Blessed Be The Name - Part 4 - ”Prince Of Peace” - Isaiah 9:6