1. Romans 8: Born to Change the World Romans 8:14 – 38 (ESV)

2. Romans 8: Born to Change the World 1.GOD IS OUR DAD, AND HIS CREATION IS OUR INHERITANCE! Ephesians 1:22 (NIV) And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church

3. Romans 8: Born to Change the World 1.GOD IS OUR DAD, AND HIS CREATION IS OUR INHERITANCE! Romans 4:13 (ESV) For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

4. Romans 8: Born to Change the World 1.GOD IS OUR DAD, AND HIS CREATION IS OUR INHERITANCE! Galatians 3:16 (ESV) Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.

5. Romans 8: Born to Change the World 1.GOD IS OUR DAD, AND HIS CREATION IS OUR INHERITANCE! Romans 8 VERSE 19 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

6. Romans 8: Born to Change the World 2.CREATION CAN’T WAIT FOR THE SONS OF GOD TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT. Global warming will be better dealt with Land will be stewarded better Animals will be looked after better Our rivers and oceans will be cleaner This is why creation is longing for you and I to step into our inheritance. Because children of God are good stewards!

7. Romans 8: Born to Change the World 2.CREATION CAN’T WAIT FOR THE SONS OF GOD TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT. Proverbs 12:10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel. Matthew 25:20…

8. Romans 8: Born to Change the World 3.GOD HASN’T PREDESTINED THE FUTURE, WE CHOOSE OUR OWN FUTURE - GOD JUST TURNS CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND FOR OUR GOOD! Psalm 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

9. Romans 8: Born to Change the World 3.GOD HASN’T PREDESTINED THE FUTURE, WE CHOOSE OUR OWN FUTURE - GOD JUST TURNS CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND FOR OUR GOOD! Genesis 1:28-29 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit.

10. Romans 8: Born to Change the World Romans 8:31 – 39 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. …… 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 4.WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS BECAUSE THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE LOVES US UNCONDITIONALLY!!