After a month on a missions focus the children at Shiloh begin digging back into the book of Romans! We begin Romans 9 this coming Sunday… here are the handouts for Romans 8:18-27.
Romans 8:18-27
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
19 For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.
20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves,waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Have you considered what it means for you to suffer with Jesus? Well let’s begin to think about this by looking at Romans 8:18.
Read Romans 8:18. What does Paul tell us about the sufferings of this present time? Are they worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us? Circle your answer.
Yes No
Read Romans 8:19. What does creation wait eagerly for?
the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of the sons of __ __ __
Read Romans 8:20-21. What do you learn about the creation?
it was subjected to __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
it will be set free from its __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Look up and read Genesis 3:17. What do you learn was cursed when Adam and Eve sinned?
the __ __ __ __ __ __
Read Romans 8:22. How does the creation respond to its slavery and corruption?
it __ __ __ __ __ __ and __ __ __ __ __ __ __
THINK ABOUT IT…
When God created the heavens and the earth they were good. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God sin did not just enter them, it entered the whole world. The serpent, Eve, the ground, and Adam were all cursed because of sin. The earth was created to glorify God and to provide the needs of mankind. After sin came, the earth began to die. Today we have tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts, and fires. Today trees die, flowers die, and crops die. Today animals attack, bugs bite, and fish eat each other. This is not the way God created it to be. So even the earth groans and suffers and longs to be free from death and be made new.
Read Romans 8:23. Who else groans?
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ groan within
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ , waiting eagerly
What are we waiting eagerly for?
the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of our __ __ __ __
Read Romans 8:24-25. How do we wait?
with __ __ __ __
Read Romans 8:26. Who helps us while we wait?
the __ __ __ __ __ __
Read Romans 8:26-27. Let’s pay close attention to what we learn about the Spirit of God in this passage. How does He help us and why does He help us? There is chart below. Finish filling in the “How” and the “Why”
| HOW | WHY |
| helps our __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ | we are not yet in our new bodies (Romans 8:23) |
| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ for us | we do not know how to __ __ __ __ as we should |
| searches __ __ __ __ __ and intercedes for the __ __ __ __ __ __ | He knows what the __ __ __ __ of God is |
THINK ABOUT IT…
How awesome is it that when we belong to Jesus, the Holy Spirit comes and lives inside of us and helps us. He helps us pray and He helps us hope. He helps us while we wait to get our new bodies to go with our new heart. Jesus promised us that He would send us a Helper and He always keeps His promises.
Take a moment to look up and read John 14:16-17. Then take a moment to tell Jesus thank you for keeping His promise.
That’s enough for today.