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By Apostle Corey Douglas

The School of Higher Learning
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Romans 8:20

Sion MinistriesMay 12, 2024

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Romans 8:20

Romans 8:20

20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope…
May 12, 202430:26
Romans 8:19

Romans 8:19

19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
May 09, 202431:45
Romans 8:18-19

Romans 8:18-19

18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
May 05, 202431:50
Romans 8:17

Romans 8:17

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
May 02, 202431:32
Romans 8:15-16

Romans 8:15-16

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God…
Apr 28, 202430:40
The Cross - Say Goodbye

The Cross - Say Goodbye

Jesus challenged all humanity, even his disciples with the truth. We cant trick people into the kingdom Jesus said ( If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:26 ) We have a call that God wants us to finish. We have to count up the cost from the beginning in order to finish the work. Our sure ground for victory is in the revelation of our commitment to live by the truth of the Cross.

Apr 25, 202401:05:19
Romans 8:15

Romans 8:15

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Apr 25, 202430:25
Romans 8:14-15

Romans 8:14-15

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Apr 21, 202431:27
The Cross - Love Not The World

The Cross - Love Not The World

What we love we begin to look like, our affections are not for the worlds system. If we we fall in love with the things of the world we will surely become a slave to the ruler of the system and the god of this world. Satan wants to steal our affections with the things that are not eternal, he wants to replace. When our affections are set on this world there's a blindness that comes that keeps us from seeing the beauty of the gospel. We must choose to detach from the world that we may see the glory of the Son of God, love not the world that we may preserve Him!

Apr 18, 202401:16:57
Romans 8:11-13

Romans 8:11-13

11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Apr 18, 202435:11
Romans 8:10-11

Romans 8:10-11

10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Apr 14, 202432:37
The Depth Of The Cross - Relationships

The Depth Of The Cross - Relationships

Confessing Jesus before men is deeper than just a public confession, we have to stand in Christ and with Christ at all times. We cant sell Him out, He loved us to the degree that He shed blood and was tortured for us, He demonstrated His love for us fully and completely, identifying with Jesus over anyone else should be our desire because not one person on this earth has died the death and paid the cost to prove their love to the degree that He has. He is worthy our love and loyalty!

Apr 11, 202401:13:42
Romans 8:8-9

Romans 8:8-9

8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Apr 11, 202431:31
Romans 8:5-8

Romans 8:5-8

5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Apr 07, 202431:40
The Cross - Self Same Life

The Cross - Self Same Life

As believers it is not about having it all together, it's about willing to expose ourselves willing to bring the real us before the real God. Exposure to death is necessary and the Cross of Jesus Christ is an instrument of death, when we choose the Cross we are embracing death to the flesh, we are choosing to kill the flesh intentionally. We are choosing to live a life by the spirit and as we do that the flesh dies and it weakens. The truth is that our flesh can long for something out of this world. Our flesh can long for God and desire the presence of God. We have to choose life over darkness and live our best life through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Apr 04, 202401:18:21
Romans 8:4

Romans 8:4

4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Apr 04, 202430:45
Romans 8:2-3

Romans 8:2-3

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh…
Mar 31, 202430:21
The Cross - Death To Self

The Cross - Death To Self

Following Christ requires us dying to ourselves taking up our cross in order to follow Him. There is no life in self, anything that originates in self is an abomination to the Lord. Our greatest enemy is the nature of self. We have to willingly choose to take up our cross and follow Him! When we forsake we gain and following Christ is not cheap but Jesus is worth it and He proved His worth by willingly laying down His life for us!

Mar 28, 202401:14:58
Romans 8:1

Romans 8:1

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Mar 28, 202431:38
Romans 7:23-25

Romans 7:23-25

23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Mar 24, 202431:07
The Cross - Self Preservation

The Cross - Self Preservation

The greatest thing that becomes a hindrance to be in full surrender to God and to walk in obedience is the fear of death. Self preservation is rooted in the fear of death. Self preservation is offensive to the will of God. Self has to die, self will never be able to conquer self. There is only one remedy to overcome self and that is to bring self to the Cross and to allow the power of the Holy spirit to destroy the self life. Jesus Christ took the power of death, He took the keys and set the captives free. You and I, He took the authority over our greatest fears. He is Lord over all!

Mar 21, 202401:22:43
Romans 7:18-22

Romans 7:18-22

18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man…
Mar 21, 202431:00
Romans 7:14-17

Romans 7:14-17

14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Mar 17, 202431:50
The Cross - Sons And Daughters

The Cross - Sons And Daughters

Our foundation should be built on the eternal truth that is found in Gods word. Sound doctrine keeps us sound, sound doctrine keeps us grounded. We have an inheritance as sons and daughters however, the relationship and commitment is to His Lordship.

Mar 14, 202401:39:18
Romans 7:7-13

Romans 7:7-13

7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
Mar 14, 202436:27
Romans 7:6

Romans 7:6

6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Mar 10, 202431:02
The Cross - It's Supposed To Hurt

The Cross - It's Supposed To Hurt

Surrendering is painful, but it is worth it! When you can surrender it all from the beginning, you can be free indeed in every area. Jesus Christ paid a great price for our salvation, He was tempted in every point yet without sin. God requires your life from the very beginning, this truth is vital in order to experience the fullness of the power of God in our life. It might hurt because it's supposed to but it is worth letting go, and as we do we should be honored to be counted worthy of suffering for His sake!

Mar 07, 202401:15:52
Romans 7:5-6

Romans 7:5-6

5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Mar 07, 202430:57
Romans 6:23 - 7:4

Romans 6:23 - 7:4

6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

7:1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Mar 03, 202431:23
Behold The Love Of The Cross Pt.2

Behold The Love Of The Cross Pt.2

We love Christ because He first loved us. All love for God must be biblically proven. As much as He values affections and sentiments even more so than soulish expressions towards Him - The greatest act of worship we can give Him is our heartfelt willing obedience. It is impossible for us to truly love Him without first understanding to what degree He first loved us. The motivation that we should have to take up our cross and follow Him daily is the love that He has for us.

Feb 29, 202401:45:55
Romans 6:20-22

Romans 6:20-22

20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Feb 29, 202431:33
Romans 6:17-19

Romans 6:17-19

17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
Feb 25, 202431:11
Behold The Love Of The Cross Pt.1

Behold The Love Of The Cross Pt.1

Beholding the love, understanding the Cross and the profound sacrificial love revealed through the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ, who carried the weight of our sins, willingly embraced the Cross and became obedient unto death. He conquered sin and death, offering us redemption and eternal life. His suffering should inspire us to deeply appreciate the magnitude of His love and the extent to which He was willing to go for our salvation.

Feb 22, 202401:59:19
Romans 6:17

Romans 6:17

17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Feb 22, 202432:12
Romans 6:16

Romans 6:16

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Feb 18, 202430:41
Romans 6:14-16

Romans 6:14-16

14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Feb 15, 202431:57
Romans 6:12-13

Romans 6:12-13

12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Feb 11, 202432:41
Romans 6:10-11

Romans 6:10-11

10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Feb 08, 202432:18
Romans 6:6-10

Romans 6:6-10

6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Feb 04, 202432:17
Romans 6:6

Romans 6:6

6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Feb 01, 202431:20
Romans 6:4-5

Romans 6:4-5

4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection…
Jan 28, 202430:35
Romans 6:3

Romans 6:3

3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Jan 25, 202430:22
Romans 5:21 - 6:3

Romans 5:21 - 6:3

5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Jan 21, 202430:36
Romans 5:18-20

Romans 5:18-20

18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound…
Jan 18, 202430:45
Romans 5:17

Romans 5:17

17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.
Jan 14, 202431:21
Romans 5:15-16

Romans 5:15-16

15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
Jan 11, 202431:00
Romans 5:11-14

Romans 5:11-14

11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
Jan 07, 202430:54
Romans 5:10

Romans 5:10

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Jan 04, 202431:27
Romans 5:5-9

Romans 5:5-9

5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Dec 31, 202332:17
Romans 5:4

Romans 5:4

4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope…
Dec 28, 202332:17