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You in 5 Years Sermon: You – A Transformed Life Romans 8:28-30 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that God works toward a specific purpose in our lives. He works every circumstance toward that end. We will be like Jesus. Our text this week is one of the most well-loved verses in the Bible. But it is often misunderstood and misquoted. Paul does not say “all things are good.” In fact bad things happen. We will have trouble in this life (John 16:33). He does not even say “all things work together for good.” In fact, all things on their own don’t work toward good. The idea here is that God works all things for the good. He is the subject of the sentence. Without him, all things work toward chaos. Paul defines for us what that “good” looks like in verse 29. It is the purpose for which he has called us. It is the image of his dear son. Our greatest good is to become like Jesus. Not only to act like him but to be motivated by what motivated him. This is the best kind of life. It involves taking on his char