Message Notes

“A Sure Thing”
Pastor Tim Machtel
June 16 & 17, 2007

“So, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation whatsoever to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.  For if you keep on following it, you will perish. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you turn from it and its evil deeds, you will live.  For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.   So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God's very own children, adopted into his family-- calling him "Father, dear Father."   For his Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that we are God's children.   And since we are his children, we will share his treasures-- for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.” 
Romans 8:12-17  (NLT)

Key Idea:

A sure faith produces certain fruit!

“But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

Galatians 5:22-23a (NLT)