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Sermon Passage: Romans 8:1-4

Sermon Title: No Condemnation

Sermon Big Idea:

Because God has forgiven us and declare us righteous through faith, we are free from condemnation so that we would live by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Sermon Points:

1.    God declares us free from condemnation (Rom 8:1)

2.    God sets us free in Christ (Rom 8:2-3)

3.    God calls us to live in the Spirit (Rom 8:4)

Questions: (Use, modify, be selective according to the needs of your LifeGroup)

  1. Is Romans 8:1 a verse you would say you know or have memorized?  What is so powerful about the message it contains? What are times that you dwell or focus on this verse? How does this free us to admit and confess sin and to avoid discouragement and rumination regarding past failures (1 John 1:9)?

  2. What are wrong ways to understand “there is no condemnation” (we will not one day stand before Christ (Rom 14:10-12; 1 Cor 3:12-15; 2 Cor 5:9-10; 1 John 3:2-3); it doesn’t matter if we sin (John 5:14; 2 Tim 2:19; Titus 2:11-14; Heb 12:4; 1 Peter 1:14-16).

  3. Why was the Law unable to save us or make us righteous? What good purposes did the Law serve, and what could it never accomplish? How does understanding the purpose and limitations of the Law increase your appreciation for what God accomplished through Christ? (Rom 8:3; 1 Tim 1:8; Gal 3:21, 24; Rom 3:20; Heb 10:4; James 2:10)

  4. Romans 8:3 says, "God has done what the law... could not do." What did God do through sending His Son that the Law could never do? How do Christ's death for our sin and His righteousness credited to us give us confidence before God? (Rom. 8:3; Rom 4:3–5, 23–24; Rom 5:19; 1 Cor 15:3; Ezek 36:26–27)

  5. Romans 8:4 says God saved us "in order that" we would walk according to the Spirit. What does it practically look like to walk according to the Spirit rather than according to the flesh? Which fruit of the Spirit do you most need to cultivate, and how can you intentionally "keep in step with the Spirit" this week? (Rom 8:4; Gal 5:16–25; 1 John 5:3)