SERMON OUTLINE Sunday Feb 4th, 2018
Pastor David Cooke – A New Way To Live
Romans 8: 1-17
• What Just Happened?
Romans 8:2, ESV
• How Did That Happen?
Romans 8:3–4, ESV
• The Right Attitude
Romans 8:5–8, ESV
i) No Self-Driving
ii) The of Life In The Spirit
iii) The Self-Test of Life In The
• Making Room for the Spirit of God
Romans 8:9–11, ESV
• Fitting Into The Family
Romans 8:12–17, ESV
A. Safe To Be A Child
B. A Father You Can Count On
C. An Inheritance You Can Bank On
D. Welcome To The Family!
Answers: Attitudes, Self-test, flesh
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 If you could go on a road trip with any person dead or
alive (besides Jesus), who would you choose and where would you
go?
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 Way To Live” Romans 8:1-17
The Apostle Paul presents God’s solution to humanity’s enslavement to
sin—the Holy Spirit, who empowers believers to overcome the limitations
of the flesh and live in righteousness. Only the power of God’s indwelling
Spirit can free the believer from the law of sin and death.
1. Looking back at your notes from this week’s teaching, was there anything that you heard for the first time, caught your attention, challenged,
or confused you?
2. This weekend Pastor David talked about how the Holy Spirit works in
our lives. As you look back on your life, how has your understanding of
the Holy Spirit changed?
DIGGING DEEPER
Romans 8 contrasts the difference between living a life that is Spirit-led
and one that is led by the flesh.
3. What does it mean to be a Spirit-led follower of Jesus?
4. What do the following verses teach us about relying on the Holy
Spirit’s power rather than our own? (Zech. 4:6; 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Gal. 2:20).
Verse 12 shifts gears to how we are to respond to this contrast between
living Spirit-led versus flesh-led. Relying on God’s Spirit does not mean
we give up personal responsibility to make good choices to live as
followers of Jesus.
5. How can a person balance relying on the Spirit’s power while still
maintaining personal responsibility?
Read Mark 14:32-36. The context of the passage is a heart-wrenching
view of Jesus’ final hours before being crucified seeking his Father’s face
in prayer.
6. What does Jesus’ use of “Abba,” the Aramaic term for “father,” mean to
you?
Verse 14 tells us that those who are led by the Spirit are sons (and daughters) of God. Verse 15 talks about the “spirit of slavery” versus the “Spirit
of adoption.”
7. What does it mean to be adopted with God as our Father? (See also
Gal. 4:6).
TAKING IT HOME
What we choose to focus our minds on has direct consequences for how
we live our lives. How we respond to the Holy Spirit makes a difference.
8. What challenges do you face when trying to tap into God’s power to
live the Spirit-led life?
Pastor David frequently talks about the Spirit nudging us by bringing
someone to our mind for no apparent reason. He encourages us that it is
the Spirit speaking into our life to pray for that person.
9. How have you experienced the Holy Spirit’s presence in your life? Who
or what has the Holy Spirit been “nudging” you about lately?
10. The experience of being Spirit-led is often felt when we take action.
How will you invite God’s Spirit to be with you wherever you are, in whatever you are doing?