ROMANS TRANSFORMED – THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION
ROMANS 5:1-11
- REFLECT ON WHAT IS OURS IN CHRIST: PEACE WITH GOD
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.” Romans 5:1-2
- UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD IS DOING NOW – THIS IS ABOUT TRANSFORMATION
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Romans 5:3-4
- CLARIFY THE POWER AND WORKING OF THE GOSPEL
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6, 8
All the religions of the world are about man’s attempt to reach God. Christianity is about God’s attempt to reach man. ~ Greg Laurie
CONCLUSION – 3 RESPONSES:
- SURRENDER
- PERSEVERE
- WORSHIP