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Romans 8:26-39 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weak-nesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work to-gether for good to those who love God, to those who are the called ac-cording to His purpose. 29 For whom He fore-knew, He also predes-tined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He pre-destined, these He also

called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who jus-tifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 35 Who shall sep-arate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” 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 prin-cipalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other cre-ated thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Helps: (sunantilambano-mai) “to take hold of the opposite together; together with against”

Intercession: (entun-chano) “to hit the mark or bring to pass; to obtain; secure”

Work Together: (suner-geo) “synergy, to collabo-rate, help, to cooperate; the total effect is greater than the sum of the indi-vidual parts

Purpose: (prothesis) “an intention, a deliberate plan, a design, an ad-vance plan

1. FOREKNEW (God has ALWAYS known you)

Ephesians 1:4 just as He chose us in Him before the founda-tion of the world, that we should be holy and with-out blame before Him in love,

II Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”

Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with loving kindness I have drawn you.

2. PREDESTINED (God has ALWAYS wanted you!)

Ephesians 1:5,11 5 having predestined us

to adoption as sons by Je-sus Christ to Himself, ac-cording to the good plea-sure of His will, 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined ac-cording to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

3. CALLED (God has REACHED out for you)

I Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priest-hood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

4. JUSTIFIED (Jesus paid your debt)

I Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Je-sus and by the Spirit of our God.

Galatians 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

5. GLORIFIED (Heaven is your new home)

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I. God is FOR YOU not against you!

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

II. God has FREELY GIVEN you ALL THINGS through Christ Jesus!

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual bless-ing in the heavenly places in Christ,

II Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

III. The devil is the father of all lies. Condemnation is always a lie from the enemy.

Romans 8:1-2 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk accord-ing to the flesh, but ac-cording to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

John 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

IV. Nothing can ever separate you from God’s LOVE for you!! God’s love makes you more than a conqueror!

MORE THAN CONQUER-ORS: (hupenikao) “super victorious, a person who wins more than an ordi-nary victory, overpower-ing abundant victory”

LOVE: (agape) “when a person looks at a per-son and sees so much beauty, value, and worth they become compelled to love them”

John 16:33 These things I have spo-ken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have trib-ulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

I Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

II Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowl-edge in every place.

I John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.