Free at Last; Free at Last – Romans 8:1

 We begin today to look at one of the greatest chapters in the Word of God. This is not necessarily the most important chapter, the most profound chapter, or the most Heavenly. It may not even be the most important in the Book of Romans. Chapter 5 may exceed chapter 8...

A Declaration of Emancipation – Romans 8:1-2

 I don’t intend to look at this chapter in 39 segments. That would take us until approximately the end of the year. But we do have to take another single verse before we move on with a little more alacrity. Verse 1 sets the tone and character for the rest of the...

Soggy Pot Roast – Romans 8:3-4

 So this is your favorite chapter in God’s Word. You did say that didn’t you, or was that just me? Is this one of your favorite chapters because it is so deep and theological? Most people would much rather have a chapter of encouragement than a chapter of...

Mind Your Manners – Romans 8:5-8

 I read a statement years ago that I thought was cute – as well as true. I have referred to it several times, and I’ll probably continue to use it once in a while. There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who divide the world into two kinds of...

Assuming That . . . – Romans 8:8-9

 Perhaps the greatest blessing of this great chapter of blessings is found in the assurance of salvation. Everyone has different needs, so some might not agree, but this has to be close to the top of the list. The child of God IS a child of God, never to be disowned,...

Spiritual-Mindedness – Romans 8:5-8

 I would like to take our message from last Sunday night, and skew it just a little bit, to give us a different perspective of these verses. Don’t forget, or ignore, what we said last week. Let’s just come at the subject of spiritual-mindedness from a...

Dead Weight – Romans 8:10-12

 The only time that most of us think about cloth is when someone comes along wearing a new kind of clothing. I know that some of you ladies think about it for sewing and other things, but men in particular hardly ever give it a thought. And yet, for thousands of years...

Debtor or Destroyer – Romans 8:12-13

 Do we have anyone here who is unfamiliar with the subject of debt? You may THINK that you know what the debt is in this chapter, but debt in the 21st Century is different from debt in the 1st Century. The Lord Jesus lived in a kinder and gentler society than in the...

Paul’s Doctrine of Pneumatology – Romans 8:1-14

 Let’s pretend that you are young and deeply in love. You have found the person with whom you’d like to spend the rest of your life. You two seem perfectly matched and compatible in every possible way. You have the same kind of faith and the same Saviour...

Divine Relationships – Romans 8:14-15

 I would like to take the message from this morning a small step forward. For a couple of weeks now, I have mentioned the relationship between the members of the God-head. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are one – and yet three. They act in unison and...

Mothers and Their Children – Romans 8:15-17

 Just about every day, grand-daughter Sahalie goes for a walk down to the river. There are at least two parks in our neighborhood and several other little beach areas. And of course, Jackie, Sahalie and Judy are not usually the only people there. Quite often there are...

Led of the Spirit – Romans 8:14

 If I said, “I will give you a thousand dollars, if………………,” you might want me to finish the rest of the sentence. If I said, “You will live a long and healthy life, if you will make just one change in your...

Heirs of God and Joint Heirs with Christ – Romans 8:16-17

 About three months before we started this exposition of the Book of Romans, I preached from these verses. It was a gospel message entitled, “How to Receive an Inheritance.” “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children...

From Suffering to Satisfaction – Romans 8:16-18

 Have you ever read the missionary biography, “Through Gates of Splendor?” I’m not thinking about “To the Golden Shore” about Adoniram Judson. “Through Gates of Splendor” is the account of five relatively modern-day...

Eloped Hope – Romans 8:22-25

 There was once a small, typically American family of four. Dad and Mom had two children, Jim, aged 18, and Hope, aged 20. Mom and Dad loved their children and longed for their very best. So when Hope started bring boys home of whom Mom and Dad disapproved, they...