Mar. 22, 2026
The Conduit of Hope
1. The Spirit Makes the Difference in Us (vs. 26, 27)
A. Our Weakness
B. Insight into the Work of the Holy Spirit (v. 27)
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2. We Know (v. 28)
A. We Know
B. For Those Who Love Him
“Love for God can be commanded, but it cannot be coerced, compelled, or engineered in advance, or else it loses its character as love.” Ben Witherington, Paul's Letter to the Romans
C. All Things
The Book of Job
3. It Is His Work (vs. 29, 30)
“Whom”
A. Assurance in the Work of God
B. God’s Purpose: Being Conformed to the Image of Christ
“God sovereignly decreed that man should be free to exercise moral choice, and man from the beginning has fulfilled that decree by making his choice between good and evil. When he chooses to do evil, he does not thereby countervail the sovereign will of God but fulfills it, inasmuch as the eternal decree decided not which choice the man should make but that he should be free to make it. If in His absolute freedom God has willed to give man limited freedom, who is there to stay His hand or say, ‘What doesn’t thou?’ Man’s will is free because God is sovereign. A God less than sovereign could not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so.” AW Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy
C. Is There Still Hope for Me?
God is Able!
Reflection:
How have you experienced the Holy Spirit conforming you into the image of the Son?
So much of today’s passage is about hope through assurance. Do you need to allow the Spirit to sure up your confidence in the mighty work of God?
Follow UP in the Word through the Week…
Monday:
Read: 1 Corinthians 4:5
How does Paul describe God in this passage? What here gives you confidence in who the Lord is?
Tuesday:
Read: Genesis 50:20
As you read the words of Joseph, how does all that he went through in life help you to better understand the “all” in Romans 8:28 and “all” that you have been through?
Wednesday:
Read: Deuteronomy 32:4
When considering the “all” of Romans 8:28, how does this verse in Deuteronomy help us to see that God is not the author if sin or evil?
Thursday:
Read: Philippians 2:12-13
How would you explain what Paul is saying in these verses? How have you seen this working out in your own life?
Friday:
Read: 1 Corinthians 15:20-24
The hope of the Resurrection also is the complete working of the purpose of God in our lives as described by Romans 8. How does the fact of the future Resurrection help to fuel your hope as you live today?
Saturday:
Read: Philippians 1:6
Take hope that God is able to complete what He has started in you.
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