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SLAYING YOUR DRAGONS

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SLAYING YOUR DRAGONS

Dragons & Dandelions - Part 2 | April 7, 2024

Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad

Romans 8:31-39


31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? 33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. 34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.

35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Secret:

Believe what God SAYS

Over what you SEE

For Discussion at Home or Group:

  • When you were a kid, were you ever caught in a lie? Jesus said, “the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). How have you experienced the truth setting you free?

  • Read the following passages and discuss how the truth of God’s Word can help you defeat your dragons:

    • 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 - the dragon of “the world”

    • Hebrews 4:12 - the dragon of “the flesh”

    • Ephesians 6:16-17 - the dragon of “the devil”

  • Exercise: Identify one or more problems in your life you are dealing with, and find a promise from the Bible to battle each problem.

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