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More Than
Conquerors
Text: Romans 8:37
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• Confronted with political corruption.
• Confronted with moral corruption.
• Confronted with an entertainment driven
society.
Did they feel that the world was
• Confronted
doctrines
in the church.
winning?false
Were
they fighting
a battle
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Christians in 57 AD
against all odds? Odds are they did not
feel much like conquerors.
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• Confronted with political corruption.
• Confronted with moral corruption.
• Confronted with an entertainment driven
society.
• Confronted
doctrines
in the church.
Feel like false
the world
is winning?
Are we
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Christians in 2013 AD
fighting a battle against all odds? Odds
are we do not feel much like
conquerors.
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• Romans 7, Paul spoke of the time when he was
under the Law. The Law which is holy, righteous and
good identified sin. When Paul fell to the passions of
the flesh he was enslaved to sin. Since the Law
offered no help and no true means of forgiveness
Paul looked to Christ (7:24) for liberation from sin.
• Romans 8, Paul begins the chapter by reminding us
that there is no condemnation for those who are in
Christ, and he concludes it by saying there is no
separation from God for those in Christ. Paul never
says there is no tribulation for those in Christ.
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Context:
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• WE MUST HAVE BATTLES TO FIGHT AND TRIALS
TO ENDURE TO BE CONQUERORS.
• The term conqueror implies one who has
fought and overcome.
• To be conquerors we must fight battles and
overcome trials. (James 1:2; 2 Tim. 3:12; 2
Cor. 11:23-28)
• Joseph illustrates that we must endure trials
to conquer. (Gen. 37-50)
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• WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH
DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
• Providence comes from the Latin meaning to
foresee. God has the ability to know the end
from the beginning (Isa. 46:10) and to act but
in a way that accomplishes that plan.
• Provide is in the word providence. (Rom.
4:17; Gen. 15:1; Gen. 26:24.
• Esther is a wonderful example of God
delivering by His providence.
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• WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH
HIM WHO LOVED US.
• We are more than conquerors through Christ.
(Romans 8:36-37)
• With Christ we win
• Without Christ we lose
• Thus, we conquer when we see our need for
the Lord in our lives. (2 Cor. 12:7-10)
• Gideon is a powerful example of one who
conquered because of the Lord. (Judges 6)
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• Romans 8:37—But in all these things we
overwhelmingly conquer through Him who
loved us.
• Joseph illustrates that we must endure trials
to overcome.
• Esther illustrates God’s providence delivers
us.
• Gideon illustrates that we overcome through
utter dependence upon God.
• Jesus is the ultimate conqueror and He
defeated Satan by using God’s word.
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• The next time that you feel like:
• The world is winning
• We are fighting a hopeless fight
• We are not able to overcome
• Remember:
• No one can separate us from the love of God.
• No outward enemy can rob you of victory.
• God’s love is too strong.
• God’s gifts are too great.
• No matter what your circumstances are in life you
can succeed and yes CONQUER through a
relationship with Christ.
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• WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH
OUR CONTINUED USE AND FAITH IN GOD’S
WORD
• Jesus is the ultimate conqueror. (Rev. 3:21)
• Jesus defeated Satan and defeated him
without sinning. (Heb. 4:15)
• When confronted with Satan Christ relied on
the word of God. (Matt. 4:1-11)
• The word is living and powerful and our
primary weapon today. (Eph. 6:17; Heb. 4:12)
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