Bill Acton :: Romans 8:12-14 - The Holy Spirit Lives in Us

Sermon Outline for Romans 8:12-14

The Holy Spirit Lives in Us

1. The Life He Gives Us – Rom 8:12-13
   1. The exhortation
   2. The explanation
   3. The practical outworking
   4. The precise approach
      1. The realization
      2. The actualization
2. The Leadership He Provides
   1. It includes all believers
   2. It is for the purpose of sanctification
   3. His leadership is constant and continual
   4. His leadership is effective
   5. His leadership guarantees progress
   6. His leadership gives comforting assurance
      1. Deal with sin
         1. Mortify – put to death
         2. Not morbid legalism
         3. Not monasticism
      2. 2C. Thru the Spirit
         1. Draw from him
         2. Count on him
         3. Consult him
         4. Stop – abstain!
         5. I do! – deal immediately at first!
         6. Biblical response to his Word
         7. Sons of God are being constantly led by the Spirit of God
3. The Leadership of the Holy Spirit
   1. For all believers
   2. All sons of God
   3. Belong to Christ
   4. Living according to the Spirit
   5. Not just for some special believers
   6. 6B. No special spiritual attainment
   7. 7B. Fact for all in Christ
4. For the Purpose of Sanctification into Holiness
   1. Paths of righteousness
   2. To overcome sin
   3. The process
   4. Not to escape suffering, trials, dangers, difficulties, pressures
5. To Prove Faith – 1 Peter
   1. The Enabler
6. His Leadership Is Continual
   1. Not sporadic
   2. Not just special occasions
   3. Covers all of life
   4. Physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual
   5. The constant work of God
   6. The Potter
7. His Leadership Is Effective
   1. A powerful influence – not mere suggestions
   2. A conquest – triumph over us to bring us to be…
   3. A powerful control
      1. Leading an animal - tied
      2. Leading prisoners, bound, led
   4. He leads - we walk in response to Him
8. His Leadership Guarantees Progress
   1. The pathway – steep, rough, narrow, difficult
   2. We are aware conscious – we are walking
   3. Battle – conflict
      1. The conflict proves the sonship
      2. The process proves the relationship
   4. No Holy Spirit – no conflict
      1. “Do you care?”
         1. Great – God lives here
         2. His leadership guarantees progress!!