Grand Parkway Baptist Church

Romans 8:31 -39 1.  God will withhold nothing in taking care of us  2. God will allow nothing to condemn us  3. God will allow nothing to separate us from His love. = = = = = = = = = =  Mental Worship 1. Who do you feel is against you right now 2. What would change in your life if you lived like God is for you? 3. What or who in your life is making you feel condemned right now? 4.What would change...

God is amazingly good Romans 8:26 -30 1. When we are weak the  Spirit intercedes for us 2. God is working all things for our good 3. God has predestined us to follow him    Ephesians 1:4    1 timothy 2:4    2 Peter 3:9 4. God has called us to follow him (His effectual calling)     Acts 16:14     Acts 9:17 -18 Questions: How is your relationship with God right now?  Are you worried that he is angry...

The Groaning and Glory Romans 8:16 -25 1. This Groaning is Universal  2. This Groaning is a Consequence  3.  This Groaning is Personal       A. BODIES WITHOUT THE BADNESS      B. A NEW WORLD  ______________________ What part of glory stirs you with the most excitement: redeemed bodies or a redeemed creative order? Why?  When someone who is not a follower of Jesus groans about the brokenness of the...

Glorious Reminders From The Holy Spirit Romans 8:12 -17  1. A New Identity  2. A New Intimacy  3. A New Inheritance  MENTAL WORSHIP Who do you know that truly has intimate relationship with the Father? What could you imitate about them?  What seasons of your life does prayer tend to be the most natural? How so? Is there any part of your Christian life where the spirit of slavery is prevails over t...

THE LIFE OF THE FILLED  Passage: Romans 8:1-11  1. FILLED PEOPLE ARE FREE PEOPLE     A. THE POSITION IS PERFECT (v. 1)    B. THE WORK IS DONE (v. 2-4) 2. FILLED PEOPLE ASK HIGHER QUESTIONS 3. FILLED PEOPLE HAVE LIFE __________________________ QUESTIONS:  Do you really believe you’re as approved of by the Father as Jesus is? If not, how would your life change if you did?  When do you most feel the...

The Power of Knowing, Part 2 1. We can know freedom from sin, v. 18 forgiveness…freedom…fullness Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one...

The Power of Knowing, Part 1 1. We can know that we have the life of eternity in us, v. 13 Three realities Christians should experience... joy- “to make our joy complete holiness- “so that you will not sin” certainty- “so that you make know that you have eternal life”  Three main reasons Christians do not experience certainty are… uncertainty/doubt about their conversion experience ongoing baggage...

The Most Important Question You Will Ever Answer I John 5:5-12 1. The witnesses, v. 6-8 a) the water- Jesus’ baptism “Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he c...

Birthmarks From Above 1 John 5:1-5 BELIEVING JESUS FOR WHO HE IS John 1:12 -13 Colossians 3:11 Matthew 16:16 Hebrews 7:25 2. A LOVE FOR GOD THE FATHER verses 1 -3 A. “I love Jesus…(but I hate the church)” B. “I’m a believer, just not a follower” James 2:19   3. A FAITH THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD James 1:2-4 __________________ QUESTIONS: Which of the titles of Christ (Prophet, Priest, or King) gives...

The Certainty of Faith and Love I John 4:13 -21 1. The certainty of faith, v. 13-16 “You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jes...

Why God is More Than Love I John 4:7-12 1. A different way to think, v. 7-8 When the Bible says “God is love” it means two things… a) it is the essence of who God is but not the summation of who He is b) it means that anytime God expresses any attribute of his character that He is being motivated by love “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and...

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1 John 3:4-10 1. The nature of sin, v. 4 “lawlessness”- the rejection of God’s authority and the exaltation of the autonomy of the self.  2. The person and work of Jesus, v. 5-8 Sound doctrine is a summary of the Bible’s teaching that is both faithful to the Bible and useful for life.                   -Bobby Jamieson  Two foundational truths... a) the incarnation  b) the sinlessness of God v. 6- ...

I John 2:28-3:3 1. Confidence is born of consistency, v. 28 “Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which...

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John 12:12-36 1. People, v. 12-13, 17-19 John 11:45-57 2. Promise, v. 14-16 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off,...

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1 John 2:18-27 1. Remember there are deceivers among us v.18-19, 26, 22-23 2. Relax, you can spot them, you’re anointed v.20-21, 27 3. Abide! That’s a command and the clutch v. 24-25, 27 Mental Worship Do you know any deceivers? Who are you concerned has left the faith? Are you ignoring that it is the last hour and think you have “plenty of time” to obey in the future? What do you hope is in God’s...

1 Corinthians 11:23 -32 Be sure to follow us: Instagram Facebook Youtube

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John 2:3-11 Have you ever had seasons in your life where you questioned if you really know God?  If you asked God right now "am I your child?" What do you think He would say? How is your heart toward others right now?  Is it marked by love? Do you have anyone in your life that has hurt you in the past?   How much has God forgiven each of us? How is your heart toward people that have hurt...

1 John 1:1-4 What Is Eternal Life? These false teachers emphasized two things… a) matter/flesh was impure, bad b) knowledge was supreme These teachers were known for three things… a) they did not believe in the incarnation, that Jesus came in the flesh b) they believed sin didn’t matter because morality did not matter c) they were not loving, very dogmatic, harsh and divisive 1. This has always be...

James 3:1-12 The M Word:  My Mouth 1. Greater strictness should make preachers intentional, v. 1 2. Must learn to see our tongue in relation to our whole body, v. 2-6 Three word pictures… a) bit- “we guide their whole bodies as well” b) rudder- “so large…strong winds…very small rudder” c) fire 3. Our mouth makes visible what is invisible, v. 4  “…wherever the will of the pilot directs.” words…will...

Colossians 1:15-20  1. We see His relationship with God the Father  Col. 1:15a Hebrews 1:3 John 14:9 2. We see His relationship with creation   Col. 1:15 - 17 “You have a hundred trillion cells in your body. Each one of them, scientists will tell you, is like a complex city—like the city of New York on a cellular level. Every second of every day your cells are operating on a millions of parts and...