SERMON OUTLINE Sunday Feb 11th, 2018
Pastor David Cooke – A New Perspective To Keep
Romans 8: 18-30
• It’s Going To Get . (But It’s Hard Now)
Romans 8:18
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
• The Kind Of We Have
Romans 8:24–25
• You’re Not
Romans 8:26–27
• A Truth That Is Much More Than A Spiritual
Romans 8:28
• “It doesn’t get any better than this…”
Romans 8:29–30
Romans 8:18
Answers: Better, Hope, Alone, BandAid
LIFE GROUP GUIDE
We connect in Life Groups to:
• Connect with God and each other
• Connect the Bible to life
• Connect with the community through serving together
ICE BREAKER
What movie can you watch over and over again without ever getting tired
of it?
PRAYER: Our desire is that you give 10% of your time to God in prayer.
Before your sermon discussion, pray together.
THIS WEEK “A New Perspective to Keep” Rom 8:18-30
In this passage, Paul addresses the tension between present suffering
and the hope of future glory, explaining why the redemption of the
children of God and creation itself is only partially fulfilled.
1. Looking back at your notes from this week’s teaching, what caught
your attention, challenged or confused you? How so?
DIGGING DEEPER
2. What is your response to verse 18? How does it apply to you? “For I
consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing
with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” (ESV)
3. All of humanity along with creation longs for freedom from the
suffering of this broken world. What does hope have to do with our
experience in the waiting?
4. How do the following passages help us understanding what Paul is
saying about suffering in Romans 8? 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 and 11: 23-29.
5. What does God’s Spirit have to do with our experience of suffering?
TAKING IT HOME
What a difference it makes to have hope. In fact, it is almost impossible to
keep living without it. As followers of Jesus, we can always have hope,
despite what we’re going through. God is moving things towards
restoration. Creation reflects it. Humanity reflects it. There is a struggle. It
is in the struggle that the Holy Spirit meets us.
6. How do verses 27-30 help us develop and keep the perspective that
our suffering is worth it in the long run?
Verse 28 is a popular verse. But don’t miss the wonder of verse 27. We are
loved by a God who is the Searcher of our hearts! He brings us into his
greater plan as his children: knowing us, calling us, justifying us and
ultimately glorifying us. See also John 17:22 and Hebrews 2:10.
7. When God searches your heart, what does he see?
8. How can the assurance of God’s love and grace help you trust him
with all that is in your heart no matter what?