Romans 8: Our Champion (5- Spirit-Filled Living)

What happens when your prayers falter and words fail you? Romans 8:26-30 reveals an extraordinary truth: the Holy Spirit intercedes on your behalf "with groanings too deep for words," communicating your deepest needs in the language of heaven itself.

This message delves into our spiritual anatomy—body, soul, and spirit—and explores how these three essential components work together to form our complete being. Like an empty glove without purpose, our spirits await the hand of God to fill them and give them meaning. The heart serves as our desire center, constantly being filled with either worldly impulses or spiritual longings, ultimately determining which path we travel—the broad road to destruction or the narrow road to fulfillment.

We unpack the magnificent promise that "God works all things together for good for those who love Him." This isn't a guarantee that everything will be pleasant, but rather an assurance that even in our suffering, God remains sovereign and is actively working toward His good purposes in our lives. The divine "golden chain" of salvation—God's foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification—reveals both His sovereign plan and our freedom to choose.

The apparent tension between predestination and free will dissolves when we understand that God, in His infinite wisdom and power, can maintain both His sovereign plan and our genuine choice. He predestined a way out for humanity before the foundation of the world, but each person must freely accept or reject it.

Join us in discovering the freedom found in the Spirit-filled life, where God's hand fills your spiritual glove with divine purpose and meaning beyond anything this world can offer.

Speaker: Brandon Gilliam