Romans chapter 8 is where we are, ladies and gentlemen.

Romans chapter 8.

Now this is the third week we are in Romans chapter 8, and I don't usually on

Sunday mornings tarry that long in one particular chapter, but I have chosen to remain here

in Romans 8 one more week because there's

one particular verse that I felt led to study with you this morning, and it is one of the most

often quoted and beloved verses in the entire Bible, and particularly in the book of Romans.

However, I think that it is also one of the most misunderstood

or misquoted verses in all of the Bible, that people love when life is good and they

struggle with when life is bad. And it's Romans 828. So if you have your Bibles open, I'm actually going to throw the verse on

the screen because I'd like us to say it all aloud and together. I teach out a new King James

version. And so just for uniformity, if we could all just look at the screen and recite this

aloud and together, many of you know this by memory, but let's say this aloud and together. And we know that all things work together

for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose.

Now, as I said, I had every intention of teaching this last Sunday, and so, you know,

here we are in Miami International Airport, missing our flight, and Terry knew what I was going to be

teaching on, and she turns to me and she says, I guess the Lord wanted you to practice this before

you preached it. You know, all things worked together for good. Here I am. We missed our flight.

You know, we're sitting here in Miami International Airport. What exactly does this verse mean? Is it a principle or is it a promise? And if it is a promise, how come life doesn't always turn out so good every time? And so we're going to pray and we're going to

look at this passage together today. Let's pray first. Father God, thank you for meeting us here.

Thank you, Lord, for hearing our prayers. Thank you that you tell us where two or more gathered.

You're here in our midst. And we pray that everything that you would us where two or more gathered you're here in our midst

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