ROMANS 8:28

THE POWER OF A SINGLE VERSE [series]

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. NOTE, FIRST OF ALL, THE CERTAINTY EXPRESSED IN THE VERSE

No guesswork, no uncertainty, no hedging, no namby-pamby shillyshallying here.

1. We Know God Cannot Fail [Deuteronomy 31:6-8, Joshua 1:5]

2. We Know God’s Word Cannot Fail [Lk 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.]

3. We Know God’s Specific Promises Cannot Fail [Isaiah 34:16]

II. NOTE, SECONDLY, THE CONDITION EXPLAINED IN THE VERSE- “to them that love God”

Many people who have no right to this verse try to claim it, others try to apply it to people it doesn’t fit]

1. To Love God One Must Know God [1 Jn. 4:6-15]

2. Just Saying You Love God is Not Enough [1 Jn. 4:20-21]

3. The Proof that you Love God is to Obey Him [1 Jn. 5:1-5, John 14:15, 15:10]

III. NOTE, LASTLY, THE CHALLENGE EXPOSED IN THE VERSE- “to them who are called according to His purpose”

1. The Unbelievers Are Called to become Believers [Is. 1:18, 28:12; Mt. 11:28, 23:37; Acts 17:30; 2 Peter 3:9]

2. The Believers Are Called Saints [1 Corinthians 1:2, 9]

3. The Saints Are Called to be Conformed to God’s Purpose [Rm. 1:1, 6-7, 8:28-30]