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CAN BE AGA INST
IF IS
FOR US WHO
US
GOD
Romans 8:37MY NAME:
what is our passage today?
Sermon Notes
book:
chapter:
verse:
aw what you heardDrtoday!
What did you learn about God from this passage?
Pen
nin
gto
n P
ark
Ch
ildre
n’s
Min
istr
y
LEA
RN
IT!
FIT
IT!
LIV
E IT
! D
ON
’T F
OR
GET
IT!
Serm
on
Ser
ies:
Go
d is
fo
r U
s R
om
ans
8:31
-39
Ro
man
s 15
:4, “
For
ever
yth
ing
that
was
wri
tten
in t
he
pas
t w
as w
ritt
en t
o t
each
us.
Th
e Sc
rip
ture
s gi
ves
us
stre
ngt
h t
o g
o o
n.
They
ch
eer
us
up a
nd
giv
e u
s h
op
e.”
(N
IrV
)
Lear
n it
! T
he
Wo
rd o
f G
od
is h
ow
Go
d h
as c
ho
sen
to
co
mm
un
icat
e to
us
His
peo
ple
. To
kn
ow
wh
at G
od
wan
ts u
s to
do
in li
fe, w
e m
ust
firs
t re
ad a
nd
stu
dy
His
Wo
rd.
1.R
om
ans
8 is
on
e o
f th
e m
ost
scr
iptu
rally
ric
h c
hap
ters
in t
he
wh
ole
Bib
le.
Pau
l is
cele
bra
tin
g th
e H
oly
Sp
irit
’s w
ork
in a
be
lieve
r’s
life,
th
efr
eed
om
th
at c
om
es w
ith
bel
on
gin
g to
th
e fa
mily
of
Go
d, a
nd
th
en t
he
ho
pe
that
we
hav
e in
an
d t
hro
ugh
Ch
rist
fo
r H
is r
etu
rn.
Th
is w
eek,
we
are
stu
dyi
ng
abo
ut
ou
r an
cho
r o
f tr
uth
in G
od
’s W
ord
, de
spit
e o
ur
curr
ent
life
situ
atio
n.
We
are
rem
ind
ed in
th
is p
assa
ge t
hat
no
mat
ter
wh
at is
hap
pen
ing
tod
ay, G
od
is s
till
in c
on
tro
l an
d a
lway
s ke
ep
s H
is p
rom
ises
.
2.Su
nd
ay S
erm
on
No
tes/
Ro
man
s 8
:31-
39a.
Pro
mis
e: I
f G
od
is f
or
us,
no
on
e o
r n
oth
ing
can
sta
nd
aga
inst
us.
(vs
. 31)
b.
Ho
w is
Go
d f
or
us?
1)__
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
gen
ero
sity
to
war
ds
you
(v.
32)
1.G
ene
rosi
ty m
ean
s ab
un
dan
tly
kin
d, w
ith
ou
t n
oth
ing
fro
m a
no
ther
2.G
od
will
giv
e u
s al
l th
ings
3.A
ll th
ings
(w
hat
ever
we
nee
d)
refe
rs t
o:
a.A
ll th
at is
nee
ded
fo
r o
ur
salv
atio
nb
.P
erse
vera
nce
in t
he
fait
hi.
Per
seve
ran
ce m
ean
s en
du
ran
ce, s
tead
fast
nes
s, c
om
mit
men
t, “
stic
k it
ou
t”c.
An
d c
on
form
ity
to C
hri
sti.
Co
nfo
rmit
y m
ean
s m
old
ed, r
efl
ecti
on
, lo
oks
mo
re a
nd
mo
re li
ke2)
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_ o
pin
ion
of
you
(v.
33
-34)
1.U
nch
angi
ng
op
inio
n m
ean
s th
at n
o m
atte
r w
hat
yo
u d
o w
ron
g (c
om
mit
) o
r fo
rget
to
do
(o
mit
) G
od
do
es n
ot
chan
ge H
is lo
ve f
or
you
.2.
His
love
, His
kin
dn
ess,
His
gen
ero
sity
do
es n
ot
chan
ge.
He
love
s u
s, d
esp
ite
us.
3)__
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
love
of
you
(v.
35
-39)
1.U
nw
aver
ing
mea
ns
ho
lds
firm
. R
eme
mb
er t
he
son
g th
at w
e sa
ng
2 w
eeks
ago
He
will
Ho
ld m
e Fa
st.
In t
he
1st
ver
se it
say
s, W
hen
I h
ear
my
fait
h w
ill f
ail,
He
will
ho
ld m
e fa
st, w
hen
th
e te
mp
ter
(Sa
tan
)w
ou
ld p
reva
il (s
ucc
eed
), H
e w
ill h
old
me
fast
. G
od
’s lo
ve d
oes
no
t ch
ange
, eve
n w
hen
we
fail
Him
.H
e h
old
s u
s fi
rm, n
ever
lett
ing
go.
2.U
nse
par
ated
mea
ns
dra
w u
s cl
ose
, no
t p
ull
away
.
04.0
5.20
Se
rvic
e So
ngs
O
pe
nin
g So
ngs
: W
ay
Ma
ker
by
Pas
sio
n 2
020
, Go
d I
Loo
k to
Yo
u b
y B
eth
el, N
o L
on
ger
Sla
ves
by
Bet
hel
•W
aym
ake
r r
emin
ds
us
that
Go
d p
rovi
de
s a
way
, eve
n w
he
n li
fe lo
oks
ho
pe
less
. In
th
is w
eek
wh
en
we
cele
bra
te J
esu
s’s
de
ath
an
d
resu
rrec
tio
n, w
e ar
e re
min
ded
th
at H
e is
ou
r W
aym
aker
. H
e al
on
e d
eser
ves
ou
r w
ors
hip
. Ta
ke t
ime
to p
rais
e H
im f
or
Wh
o H
e is
:
oW
aym
aker
oM
irac
le W
ork
er
oP
rom
ise
Kee
per
oLi
ght
in t
he
Dar
kne
ss
•G
od
I Lo
ok
to Y
ou
rem
ind
s u
s o
f Is
aiah
43:
2-
“Yo
u w
ill p
ass
thro
ugh
de
ep w
ater
s, b
ut
I will
be
wit
h y
ou
. Yo
u w
ill p
ass
th
rou
gh t
he
rive
rs, b
ut
thei
r w
ater
s w
ill n
ot
swee
p o
ver
you
. Yo
u w
ill w
alk
thro
ugh
fir
e, b
ut
you
will
no
t b
e b
urn
ed
. Th
e f
lam
es w
ill n
ot
har
m y
ou
.” (
NIr
V)
•N
o L
ong
er S
lave
s r
emin
ds
us
of
the
sto
ry in
Exo
du
s 14
th
at w
e re
view
ed in
last
ye
ar’s
Go
spel
Pro
ject
cu
rric
ulu
m.
Wh
en
th
e Is
rael
ites
aft
er
esca
pin
g Eg
ypt
sto
od
on
th
e b
anks
of
the
Red
Sea
wat
chin
g th
e Eg
ypti
an a
rmy
clo
sin
g in
, th
ey
be
cam
e fe
arfu
l, fa
ilin
g to
loo
k u
pw
ard
an
d
rem
emb
er G
od
’s d
eliv
eran
ce o
f th
em f
rom
th
eir
slav
ery.
He
mad
e a
way
fo
r th
em t
o p
ass
thro
ugh
th
e w
ater
s, b
eca
use
Go
d is
ou
r
Way
mak
er.
•C
losi
ng
Son
g: T
he
Ble
ssin
g b
y El
evat
ion
Wo
rsh
ip, K
ari J
ob
e, a
nd
Co
dy
Car
ne
s. A
ll th
e b
less
ings
in t
his
so
ng
are
dir
ectl
y fr
om
Scr
iptu
re o
r
insp
ired
by
it.
The
pas
sage
s co
me
fro
m N
um
be
rs 6
:24
-26,
Exo
du
s 20
:6, D
eute
ron
om
y 7:
9.
3.W
eekl
y Fa
mily
Dev
oti
on
s: R
evie
w L
earn
it!
Fit
it!
Live
it!
Do
n’t
Fo
rget
it!
sect
ion
sw
ith
yo
ur
fam
ily, r
ehe
arsi
ng
the
tru
th o
f G
od
’s W
ord
fro
m S
un
day
mo
rnin
g in
toyo
ur
dai
ly li
ves.
Th
ese
sect
ion
s h
elp
us
to le
arn
th
e tr
uth
in G
od
’s W
ord
, ap
ply
it t
oo
ur
hea
rts,
live
it o
ut
in o
ur
dai
ly li
ves,
an
d t
hen
re
mem
ber
th
at G
od
is o
ur
grea
t,ev
er-p
rom
ise
kee
pin
g G
od
.a.
Ro
man
s 8
is o
ne
of
the
mo
st s
crip
tura
lly r
ich
ch
apte
rs in
th
e B
ible
. P
aul i
s ce
leb
rati
ng
the
Ho
ly S
pir
it’s
wo
rk in
a b
elie
ver’
s lif
e, t
he
free
do
m t
hat
co
mes
wit
h b
elo
ngi
ng
toth
e fa
mily
of
Go
d, a
nd
th
en t
he
ho
pe
that
we
hav
e in
an
d t
hro
ugh
Ch
rist
fo
r H
isp
rom
ised
ret
urn
. Th
is w
eek,
we
are
stu
dyi
ng
abo
ut
ou
r an
cho
r o
f tr
uth
in G
od
’sW
ord
, de
spit
e o
ur
curr
ent
life
situ
atio
n.
We
are
rem
ind
ed in
th
is p
assa
ge t
hat
no
mat
ter
wh
at is
hap
pen
ing
tod
ay, G
od
is s
till
in c
on
tro
l an
d a
lway
s ke
ep
s H
is p
rom
ises
. b
.R
ead
Ro
man
s 8:
31-3
9, a
s a
fam
ily.
c.In
ver
se 3
1, w
hat
do
es P
aul r
emin
d u
s? T
his
is a
rh
eto
rica
l qu
esti
on
use
d t
o m
ake
a p
oin
t. I
f G
od
is f
or
us,
co
uld
an
yth
ing
de
feat
Him
? C
ou
ld a
nyt
hin
g ta
ke H
im b
y su
rpri
se?
Co
uld
it b
e o
ut
of
His
co
ntr
ol?
d.
Du
rin
g th
is w
eek
as w
e ce
leb
rate
Go
od
Fri
day
an
d E
aste
r, w
hat
do
ver
ses
32-3
3 re
min
d u
s?e.
Ver
ses
34-3
6 re
min
d u
s ab
ou
t w
hat
Ch
rist
’s d
eat
h m
ean
s fo
r u
s? I
f yo
u a
re a
be
lieve
r, y
ou
are
sav
ed t
hro
ugh
Ch
rist
’s b
loo
d f
or
you
rsi
ns
and
fre
ely
giv
en H
is r
igh
teo
usn
ess
(per
fect
ion
). W
ho
can
co
nd
em
n y
ou
(sa
y th
at y
ou
are
sti
ll gu
ilty)
?f.
Rem
emb
erin
g ve
rses
31-
36, w
hat
do
ver
ses
37-3
9 p
rom
ise
all b
elie
vers
?g.
Bu
ildin
g o
n t
he
Co
rne
rsto
ne:
Jes
us
is b
ett
er b
eca
use
…H
e is
ou
r W
aym
aker
.
Fit
it!
Th
e W
ord
of
Go
d is
livi
ng
and
act
ive
in y
ou
r lif
e to
day
. G
od
’s W
ord
is f
or
you
r lif
e to
o.
Bib
le S
tud
y Q
ues
tio
ns:
1.
Key
: If
Go
d is
fo
r u
s, n
o o
ne
or
no
thin
g ca
n s
tan
d a
gain
st u
s2.
Key
Qu
est
ion
s fr
om
eac
h le
sso
n:
a.W
hat
do
es t
his
less
on
tea
ch m
e ab
ou
t G
od
?b
.W
hat
do
es t
his
less
on
tea
ch m
e ab
ou
t m
ysel
f?c.
Wh
at d
oes
th
is le
sso
n t
each
me
abo
ut
the
go
spe
l? A
m I
seek
ing
to s
har
e th
is g
oo
d n
ew
s w
ith
oth
ers
?d
.H
ow
do
es R
om
ans
8:31
-39
chan
ge y
ou
r vi
ew o
f w
hat
is g
oin
g o
n in
yo
ur
life
righ
t n
ow
? W
hat
tru
ths
do
yo
u n
eed
to
rem
emb
erw
he
n t
hin
gs s
eem
un
kno
wn
or
dif
ficu
lt?
Live
it!
Ho
w w
ill y
ou
live
life
dif
fere
ntl
y th
rou
gh t
he
Bib
le v
erse
s th
at w
e re
ad t
od
ay?
1.
Spe
nd
tim
e p
rayi
ng
abo
ut
wh
at y
ou
lear
ne
d f
rom
Go
d’s
Wo
rd t
his
wee
k.2.
Pra
y fo
r yo
ur
fam
ily p
raye
r re
qu
est
s an
d p
rais
es.
3.W
rite
do
wn
yo
ur
fam
ily’s
“I S
PY
GO
D”
mo
men
ts, n
ot
just
wit
h y
ou
r fa
mily
bu
t in
th
e ch
urc
h, i
n y
ou
r sc
ho
ol,
in y
ou
r n
eig
hb
orh
oo
d.,
and
aro
un
d t
he
wo
rld
. M
emo
rize
Go
d’s
ch
arac
ter
as a
fam
ily.
This
wee
k, s
eek
to u
se t
he
wo
rds-
Way
mak
er, M
irac
le W
ork
er, P
rom
ise
Kee
pe
r,Li
ght
in t
he
Dar
kne
ss.
Reh
ears
e th
ose
tru
ths.
Can
yo
u s
py
Go
d w
ork
ing
in y
ou
r fa
mily
, pro
vid
ing
for
you
, sh
ow
ing
you
ligh
t in
dar
k ti
mes
,ke
ep
ing
His
pro
mis
es f
aith
fully
, or
wo
rkin
g m
irac
les-
sm
all o
r la
rge?
Do
n’t
fo
rge
t it
!
No
thin
g ca
n s
epar
ate
us
fro
m G
od
’s lo
ve-
this
is G
od
’s p
rom
ise
to u
s in
Ro
man
s 8:
38-3
9. H
ow
can
we
tru
st t
his
? B
ecau
se G
od
is G
od
, an
d w
e ar
e n
ot!
G
od
alw
ays
kee
ps
His
pro
mis
es.
He
did
no
t ev
en s
par
e H
is S
on
fro
m d
yin
g o
n t
he
cro
ss t
o p
ay f
or
ou
r si
ns.
Bec
ause
of
His
pro
mis
es, n
o o
ne
can
de
clar
e u
s “g
uilt
y”, b
eca
use
ou
r si
n h
as b
een
pai
d.
If G
od
is f
or
us,
wh
o c
ou
ld b
e a
gain
st u
s?
BIB
LE V
ERSE
S/ C
OLO
SSIA
NS
1:15
-20:
Jes
us
is t
he
imag
e o
f th
e in
visi
ble
Go
d, t
he
firs
tbo
rn o
f al
l cre
atio
n.
Fo
r b
y h
im a
ll th
ings
wer
e cr
eate
d, i
n
he
aven
an
d o
n e
arth
, vis
ible
an
d in
visi
ble
, wh
eth
er t
hro
nes
or
do
min
ion
s o
r ru
lers
or
auth
ori
ties
—al
l th
ings
wer
e cr
eate
d t
hro
ugh
him
an
d f
or
him
. A
nd
he
is b
efo
re a
ll th
ings
, an
d in
him
all
thin
gs h
old
to
geth
er.
An
d h
e is
th
e h
ead
of
the
bo
dy,
th
e ch
urc
h. H
e is
th
e b
egi
nn
ing,
th
e fi
rstb
orn
fro
m t
he
de
ad, t
hat
in e
very
thin
g h
e m
igh
t b
e p
ree
min
en
t. F
or
in H
im a
ll th
e fu
llne
ss o
f G
od
was
ple
ased
to
dw
ell.
An
d t
hro
ugh
Him
to
rec
on
cile
to
Him
self
all
thin
gs, w
he
ther
on
ear
th o
r in
Hea
ven
, mak
ing
pe
ace
by
the
blo
od
of
His
cro
ss.
BIG
IDEA
QU
ESTI
ON
S (n
ew u
nit
s in
bo
ld):
•
Wh
o is
Go
d?
Go
d is
ou
r C
reat
or
and
Kin
g
•W
hy
can
we
tru
st G
od
? H
e is
fai
thfu
l, an
d H
e d
oes
eve
ryth
ing
for
His
glo
ry a
nd
ou
r go
od
.•
Do
es G
od
alw
ays
keep
His
pro
mis
es?
Go
d al
way
s ke
eps
His
pro
mis
es, b
ecau
se H
e is
fai
thfu
l.
•Is
th
ere
anyt
hin
g G
od
can
no
t d
o?
Go
d c
an d
o a
ll th
ings
acc
ord
ing
to H
is c
har
acte
r.
•W
hat
is G
od
like?
Go
d is
ho
ly, g
oo
d, a
nd
lovi
ng.
•W
hat
is w
ors
hip
? W
ors
hip
is c
eleb
rati
ng
the
grea
tnes
s o
f G
od
.
•W
hat
do
es it
mea
n t
o s
in?
To
sin
is t
o g
o a
gain
st G
od
an
d H
is c
om
man
ds.
•H
ow
can
we
glo
rify
Go
d?
We
can
glo
rify
Go
d b
y lo
vin
g H
im.
•W
hat
is r
epen
tan
ce?
Rep
enta
nce
is t
urn
ing
away
fro
m s
in a
nd
tu
rnin
g to
Jes
us.
•Is
an
ythi
ng
or
anyo
ne g
reat
er t
han
Go
d?
No
, Go
d is
gre
ater
th
an e
very
thin
g an
d ev
eryo
ne.
•H
ow
is J
esu
s th
e p
erfe
ct K
ing?
Jes
us p
erfe
ctly
ru
les
over
th
e u
nive
rse
as K
ing
of K
ings
.•
Wh
at d
oes
Go
d k
no
w?
Go
d kn
ow
s ev
eryt
hin
g ab
ou
t th
e p
ast,
pre
sen
t, a
nd f
utu
re.
•H
ow
man
y go
ds
are
ther
e? T
her
e is
on
e tr
ue
Go
d w
ho
alo
ne
des
erve
s w
ors
hip
.
•W
hy
sho
uld
we
ob
ey G
od
? W
e sh
ou
ld o
bey
Go
d b
ecau
se H
e m
ade
us,
He
love
s u
s, a
nd
His
pla
ns
are
goo
d.
•H
ow
did
Go
d p
lan
to
fix
wh
at s
in b
roke
? B
efo
re H
e cr
eate
d t
he
wo
rld
, Go
d p
lan
ned
to
sen
d th
e M
essi
ah t
o sa
ve s
inn
ers.
•W
hy
do w
e p
ray?
We
pra
y b
ecau
se w
e tr
ust
Go
d, a
nd
we
kno
w H
e h
ears
us.
•H
ow
is J
esu
s th
e P
erfe
ct P
rop
het
? J
esu
s p
erfe
ctly
rev
eals
Go
d t
he
Fath
er a
nd
fu
lfill
s w
hat
th
e p
rop
het
s sp
oke
.•
Wh
o is
in c
on
tro
l of
ever
yth
ing?
Go
d is
in c
on
tro
l of e
very
thin
g in
Hea
ven
an
d o
n e
arth
.
SON
GS
FOR
MO
NTH
OF
AP
RIL
: N
oth
ing
Ever
by
Cit
izen
s W
ay a
nd
Ris
en b
y Is
rael
Ho
ugh
ton
.
