Kearney eFree Church
“This Changes Everything,” is based in Romans 8. The goal for this series is to take the ideas from this powerful chapter and ingrain them into our minds and hearts, causing a change in identity. This six-week series will help us know who we are outside of Christ, and who we are in Christ. It is often forgotten or never really known how much Christ accomplished when he saved us. Moreover, we forget just how lost we are or how lost we can get when we lose sight of our identity in Christ.
Psalm 5:1-2 ESV
Isaiah 51:11 ESV
God’s Creation groans for deliverance.
Romans 8:22 ESV
God’s Saints groan for wholeness.
Romans 8:23 ESV
God’s Spirit groans in our weakness.
We need not faint, for God will accomplish His promise!
Psalm 12:5 ESV
Romans 8:24-25 ESV
Revelation 22:1-5 ESV
Romans 8:28 ESV
Romans 8:29-30 ESV
LifeGroup Discussion Questions
1) As you reflect on Sunday's message, what encouraged, challenged or even confused you?
2) Have you ever experienced a time of anguish associated with anticipation of something that required prolonged waiting? Describe how you felt. Was the wait worth it?
3) Read Genesis 1. What adjective is used repeatedly to describe God's original creation? What was man's original relationship with creation? Read Romans 8:18-22. How do you think that creation has experienced enslavement? What do you think it would mean for creation to experience deliverance?
4) Are there some areas in your life where you feel less than whole? How does Romans 8:23-25 address this need and concern? For further study, read 1 Corinthians 15:35-55 and discuss what the passage says about the new bodies promised to believers in Christ.
5) Read Romans 8:26-30. What is the big idea? How have these verses personally encouraged you?
6) Slowly read Romans 8:26-30, one verse at a time, by different members of the group. Use this text as a basis for prayers of thanksgiving and intercession.