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Sunday School Special : Romans - Lesson 49

Text: Romans 8:37-39
16 June 2024

SENIOR SUNDAY SCHOOL 16 June 2024

Text: Romans 8

Subject: “More than conquerors”

37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,

39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:37-39

A QUICK REVIEW OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGY (Romans 8)

1. Romans 8

a) Highly theological
b) Many aspects of Biblical Theology highlighted:
i) God as Father (Doctrine of God as Father)
ii) Christology (Doctrine of Christ)
iii) Pneumatology (Doctrine of the Holy Spirit)
iv) Hamartiology (Doctrine of Sin)

2. Many practical ramifications

a) Dealing with sin
b) Living for the Lord Jesus
c) Cultivating a life of prayer

A PERSONAL TESTIMONY

1. Paul concluded Romans 8 with a personal testimony

2. He wrote that he was personally “persuaded”

a) Convinced
b) Certain

3. It is possible to live a significant life of faith for the Lord Jesus

FEATURES OF A SIGNIFICANT CHRISTIAN LIFE

1. More than a conqueror

a) There are many problems in life
b) We can overcome all obstacles
c) We can become “more than conquerors”

2. How may this be made possible?

a) Through the Lord Jesus Christ
b) Through the love of God

THE PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIFE

1. Addressing Needs

a) A deeper knowledge
b) A stronger faith
c) A more meaningful prayer-life
d) A living relationship with the Lord
e) A greater love for the Lord

2. Obvious weaknesses

a) Shallow or limited knowledge
b) A poor prayer-life
c) A stagnant faith
d) A worldly lifestyle
e) A life not filled with the Spirit of God

These problems result in a defeated Christian life

OUR CHALLENGE

1. To candidly ponder the quality of our life

2. To contemplate the significant life of the Apostle Paul

a) Filled with knowledge
b) Full of the Holy Spirit and power
c) Full of strength derived from the grace of God bestowed

3. To make changes in our life

a) Personal
b) Practical
c) Permanent