The Spirit Groans Within Us Romans 8:26-27

April 12, 2015

Series: Romans: How Can Imperfect People Ever Be Right Before A Perfect God

Category: Mission Testimony

Passage: Romans 8:26-27

Speaker: Daniel Sweet

  1. Context: The Spirit in Us Verifies We

   Belong to Him, Romans 8:9, 14-16

 

  1. The Anxious Longing of the Creation,

    Romans 8:19-22

 

III. The Anxious Longing of the Children of God

     Romans 8:18, 23-25

 

  1. The Anxious Longing of the Spirit of God,

     Romans 8:26-27

  1. "In the same way..."
  2. As hope sustains us, Romans 8:24-25

          2.The Spirit sustains us, "helps our weakness"

             see John 14:26

  1. The Spirit prays for us
  2. We don't know how to pray as suffering,

              sorrow, disappointment, disillusionment,

              and frustration hinder our prayers

  1. The Spirit intercedes for us
  2. With groanings too deep for words
  3. The content of the Spirit's groans on our

          behalf

  1. God searches the hearts of believers
  2. God knows perfectly the mind of the Spirit
  3. The Spirit knows perfectly the will of God
  4. Therefore the Indwelling Holy Spirit

               communicates perfectly within us with God

               even when we cannot even offer a prayer

               in our struggles

  1. Therefore we know something about God

              Romans 8:28

 

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