Dead Man Walking Romans Series Part 2: Redemption Power New Life Assembly Romans 6:1-14 August 8, 2010 AM

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Dead Man Walking Romans Series Part 2: Redemption Power New Life Assembly Romans 6:1-14 August 8, 2010 AM"

Transcription

1 Dead Man Walking Romans Series Part 2: Redemption Power New Life Assembly Romans 6:1-14 August 8, 2010 AM Main Sermon Idea: We who believe follow Jesus on the path from dying to sin to being alive to God s purposes. Introduction Everyone loves getting something new. There s a certain allurement to new things. New things supposedly work the best. It s only as they get older that they develop character, and by that I mean don t work the way the factory made them to work. But there s something else about new things. When I get a new computer, which is what I usually have experience in getting new from time to time, it s amazing how fast it is and how spacious it is and how many programs it can work through! There s something to be said about the new life that every believer has in Christ as well. Turn with me in your Bibles to Romans 6. As we start a new chapter today, we have already discussed the grace that Christ made available to every human being in chapter five, and also how He is different than Adam in that He fixed all of Adam s mistakes. Now, we will come to find today that our new life has some bells and whistles. One of them is that we are not slaves to sin anymore. I. We no longer have to sin in our new life (1-4)! A. Sin is part of the old creation. 1.Sin has been beaten by Christ and by the believer. a. Paul picks right up with a question from the last point that he has made in his argument. If sin increases God s grace, shouldn t we sin a whole bunch so we can see more of God s grace? b. This is a question that his proponents, the Judaisers, would have asked. The Judaisers were a group of Jews who believed that a true believer must not only accept Christ s salvation, but also follow either select Mosaic laws, such as circumcision, or all of them. c. Throughout his life as Paul gets older, he becomes more ambivalent toward this group. Originally in the Jerusalem Council, they resolved certain principles should be followed. One of them is meat sacrificed to idols. Paul later in 1 Corinthians says it s okay to eat whatever meat you want. d. This kind of question makes logical sense, but it is not what Paul was pointing out. He was showing how God s grace is greater, not 1

2 that we can keep on sinning and God will be okay with that lifestyle. e. I must be absolutely clear here, because the New Testament, not just Paul, is crystal clear on this subject. We are not speaking about the occasional sin that believers might commit as they grow strong in their walk with Christ. We are discussing the lifestyle, or behavior of continual sin. That is what Paul responds Absolutely not! to. f. Application: If you call yourself a Christian but are continually in sin, living a lifestyle of sin, and think that God doesn t have a problem with that, then you re not really saved. The new life brings a change in which sin is vile to a believer, not an occasional good time! Sin must be eradicated from every aspect of our lives. We are called to be a holy people to God. If you re playing with sin, get rid of it now! It will grow on you like a cancer! 2.Baptism shows us how we are linked to Jesus in death. a. Paul now gives us in verse two his principle, that since we have died to sin by becoming new creatures and experiencing the new life, we can t live for sin anymore. b. When a person is dead, they do not respond to stimuli that living people respond to. If you cut them, they do not bleed. If you slap them, they will not slap back. c. Illustration: Ravi Zacharias, a Christian apologist, tells a humorous story in which a man is brought in to the doctor by his wife. She tells the doctor the man thinks that he is dead and will not be dissuaded otherwise. She of course, is fed up with him and wants the doctor to fix him. So the doctor argues with the man for several hours. Finally, he convinces the man that dead people do not bleed. As soon as the man agrees with him, he pulls out a giant needle and stabs the man in the arm. The man s arm begins to bleed, to which the man looks up at the doctor in complete shock and responds, Great Scott, doctor, I guess dead men really do bleed! d. Paul uses the image of baptism to explain to us this idea that we no longer need to react to the stimulus of sin. When a Christian is water-baptized, they go under the water, symbolizing dying and being buried with Christ. e. When they come up out of the water, this symbolizes the resurrection that Christ had. That resurrection will be actual in the end times. 2

3 f. Application: We don t have to sin anymore. Sin is no longer part of our programming and we don t need to do it at all. We now have the power in our new life with God to stop sinning. It is a choice we did not have when were slaves to sin before meeting Christ. Don t give sin a chance! B. Newness of life required a death first. 1.The old life was buried with the body of sin. a. When we died with Christ in the water and were buried, it was the image of dying to our former life, the life where we were sinners, strung out on drugs, promiscuous, alcoholics, or whatever God saved you out of. b. To share in Christ s death is to know death to sin. Jesus died because of the weight of the sin of the world upon Him. He made the sacrifice so that our sins were not counted against us. c. Illustration: Get one of the guys in the audience to carry some weights. Load him up with whatever he can carry and then take some of the weights off until all are gone. Then ask him if he can take double what he already had. When he says he can t take it, then say, Well then, why would we take on the weight of sin once again if we enjoy the liberation of Christ? d. Application: When we die to our sins, we don t have to do them anymore. this is part of the new creation, that we don t have to sin. Before God saved us, we weren t concerned with sin. Now, we can live sin-free! The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to live without sin. We don t need it anymore. It is no longer the fuel of our happiness. 2.Jesus resurrection begins our new life in Him, apart from sin. a. Because we are raised back up from death, our resurrection makes us invulnerable to sin. Sin leads to death, as Paul has argued, but if you die and then come back to life, that life does not have a component of sin. b. So in dying to sin and in the act of dying that Christ did, there is a mastery over sin that occurs for someone who has life after death. Spiritually, we kill off sin because we face its ultimate victory, death, and defeat it in the new birth. c. We are deadened to sin and the fallen world and made alive to the power of God and the kingdom of God. We are literally transformed so that we are new creatures with new lives! 3

4 d. Through the power of resurrection, we can experience the new birth as new creatures living a new life. We can live this new life without desiring sin, but rather being repelled by sin. e. Application: We don t fit into this world anymore. Part of saying that this world is not my home is recognizing what is now foreign to us. You wouldn t eat monkey brains would you? That s what some cultures consider a delicacy. We must learn to react the same way to sin of every kind as we do to foreign delicacies. Until we are completely uncomfortable with sin, we cannot say, This world is not my home. II. We mirror Jesus in dying to our sin and living for God (5-11). A. Jesus death was a death to global human sin. 1.Jesus took our sins and our sinful body to the grave with Him. a. In baptism, we show the same death that Jesus died. In this way, we show that whatever came before death, our old life, is no more. Beyond this, we also can be raised to a new life. b. Everyone who believes in Jesus goes through this monumental change that we call the new birth. It is where we are made into new creatures and have a new life with God. c. In our old life, we did not know God. We did not respond to the things of God. We had no hope, as Paul said in chapter five. We were lost and dead and without meaning. d. The reason Paul gives for our death with Christ is so that the body of sin might be destroyed. Scholars argue over the meaning of the body of sin, but we know that it is all that we used to be, all that Adam gave us. This may be a reference back to the section on Adam. e. The weight of our sin is no longer our weight to bear. We were not designed to deal with such a heavy weight. Now we can live in the new life that restores what was lost in the Fall! 2.Jesus broke the bonds of both sin and death. a. Paul has argued previously that sin and death reign together, that they feed off of one another. Spiritual death was passed on from Adam to all human beings, and because of the reign of death, sin was our default action. b. Now sin reigned in the reign of spiritual death, causing more of the same until its reign brought the reign of physical death and the separation was complete, leaving death and sin the victors. 4

5 c. But when Christ in whom sin did not reign, took on the weight of sin and defeated it through holiness and the power of the Holy Spirit, He only died physically, and even that was temporary. d. Three days later, Jesus arose from the grave, defeating the reign of sin, so that both the reign of sin and the reign of death would be annihilated for those who trusted in Him. e. At the cross, Christ defeated sin. At the grave, Christ defeated death. And now He gives to each of us who trust in Him that same opportunity to daily defeat sin, and to defeat the sting of death s victory at physical death. f. Application: We must keep on living the life we are given in the new life. Don t go near death. Don t go near your old life or the old sins you used to do. Walk in the power of the Spirit, defeating death and sin in this life as well as eternal life. Put on God s armor and fight the fight Christ fought. Paul says we died with Christ and are raised with Christ. Let us fight as Jesus did and win also in our personal lives as He has won for the world. B. Jesus death gave us life. 1.Through conquering sin, Jesus made death null and void. a. There is a principle in verse 7 that speaks to the truth of death s reign. If you conquer death, then sin no longer has its sting in death. b. Those who die have experienced their penalty for the sin in their life. Death is the consequence of sin. So if we die with Christ, then sin no longer is our master. Its mastery ends the moment death takes its hold. c. So in dying with Christ, sin has lost its grip on us. But there s still another problem. If we have died, how can we also beat death with Christ? d. This is why Paul says in verse 8 that we must hope in Christ, trust in His sacrifice and in His resurrection. If Christ died and sin has no hold on Him, and that has happened for us as well, then when Christ is risen, we also must rise if we truly follow Him in these ways. e. But this requires trust. It is still hard to trust someone who has gone before us and is telling us that it will all be fine. We have trust issues to begin with, but we fear the unknown. f. Illustration: No matter how convincing, a survivor s word that we will be fine when the same type of tragedy hits does not necessarily increase our trust. We still do not want to even go 5

6 through the ordeal, even if they prove that we will survive. No one likes suffering. That is why we must trust in Jesus because He has gone before and made a way for us. It doesn t me that we will never struggle, but it does mean that He won t let us down. 2.Jesus victory becomes ours through obedience. a. We base our death to sin on Christ s death that brought us life. So also, the life Christ lives, He lives for God s purpose and favor. In our newness of life, we also seek to please the Lord and be His delight. b. Death is the end game that brings life back to us. We often think of death in negative ways, but it does not have to be negative. For believers who are already living their new lives in Christ, we need not fear death. c. Christ died once for all to sin, the ultimate death that brought life to all who could not receive life for themselves. Even if I died for my sins, I still could not live for God. But since Christ, who had no sin, died the innocent death, He has taken on our guilt and beaten death. d. There is a word here that tells us to consider or reckon or count ourselves to be dead to sin and alive to God. That word we have seen throughout Romans. It is the word found in the phrase God counted it to Him as righteousness. e. Application: So we are to accept that Christ s death and life are ours when we are obedient to Him. We must react to sin and to life the way Paul lays out. When sin comes around, we don t react to it, because we are dead to it. But when Jesus is working in us, we react to His will and commands because we are alive to that. f. Illustration: When I was a kid we had this way of ignoring one another. If one of my friends was upset with me, when I would speak to him or try to get his attention, he would look at one of my other friends and ask, Did you hear something just now? Is that the wind? His intention was the same as ours should be toward sin as believers. When we are tempted, we should react as though the a light breeze is blowing. III. We control our actions in righteousness (12-14). A. You re now the boss of sin instead of sin being your boss. 1.Paul s command shows that we can control sin now. a. Paul gives us a command in verse 12 to not let sin reign in our bodies. He would not command this of us if we could not do it as new creatures. 6

7 b. The mortal body speaks of our current state. This isn t a command that has to wait until after we are in our new bodies. But it also tells us that when we let sin reign, it destroys our bodies. c. Because we have the power to defeat sin, as Paul has argued, we must now obey righteousness. It is a choice we have every time that sin comes our way. We choose to pursue sin or righteousness. We didn t do that before we were given new life. d. When we don t resist sin, we are people of passions. This word passions is not positive in this context. It can be positive, like having a passion for Christ and the things of God. e. But here the word speaks of the negative passions, the sinful desires that rage within us. Even as believers we will be tempted to sin, otherwise, why would Paul command us to actively not sin? f. Application: We can only obey one master, either sin or righteousness. If we obey our sin, we let our passions get the best of us and lead us down the same old paths we went with our old person, the body of sin. We must reject our evil passions in favor of passion for the things of God and for holiness! We can do it, or the Bible would not be replete with commands to do so. 2.Our resources and bodies are part of that command to not sin. a. There is an interesting word as Paul describes the members of our bodies. He talks about our members of our bodies as tools or instruments. b. But the master the tools of our body serve is up to our minds. We can choose to use our body and its members to sin or to live righteously. c. When we used to sin and were the old creation, our body carried out the thoughts of our minds and the intensions of our hearts. We wanted to sin, so we did, and a lot. d. Illustration: I have friends on all sides of life, conservatives, liberals, etc. I had one friend that was vehemently against guns. Huge fanatic for gun control. So I asked them a question. I said, What if we take all the guns away? Then how will people kill one another? He responded, That s the point! Then I punched him and responded, If I wish to hurt you, I have a number of weapons at my disposal. I m blind. Can t use a gun legally, but I know how knives work and other weapons. My point was that you must change the human heart, not legislate legal ways to do what is in our hearts. 7

8 e. But we don t have to do those things anymore. We have a new desire. Instead of hurting, we re into healing. Instead of killing, we re into saving. Instead of brokenness, we re into redemption and reconciliation. We fight on a different side than we used to. But how will they know unless they see us putting away our sin and living as we were called? f. Application: What about you? Have you shown that you re into healing and salvation and redemption and reconciliation? What have you done lately to bring these kingdom traits to the table in your world? We must show forth the works of a good God in a depraved world. If you haven t done that in a while, it s time to start, or someone may question your salvation, and it might be an unbeliever before it s one of us. B. Live the dead to sin life! 1.Sin can t touch us because of grace. a. Now Paul restates the issue of law and grace, but this time in a positive light. Before when he argued through chapters 2 and 3, we were under the law, and we were under sin. b. But now we are no longer under those things. The Law does not hurt us because we do not sin. It was made to point out sin. But the law cannot condemn us because Christ has been our sacrifice. c. We are no longer dominated or ruled by sin because we are now ruled by the power of God s grace. We started this section talking about how grace increased in spite of sin, and now we see that it is the master instead of sin now in our new life. d. We have the choice to use our body and our resources, the members of our body as tools to exact righteousness rather than sin in the world now. e. Application: We are called to live differently, to be righteous, to be holy, to demonstrate the difference of the kingdom in each situation we find ourselves in in this world. It is up to each of us to show the world a difference. When we allow sin its former throne in our lives, we show the world that grace is not greater than sin. 2.The Law has no condemnation for us either! a. The legal death sentence is null and void. It has no power over us. It is leveled against sin, and Christ took our sin away! He washed them away by the grace that is in His blood. b. The word for sin ruling over us is the same used earlier for Christ winning against death. If sin has no reign, then the Law cannot point out sin. 8

9 c. Grace and law are not opposed. They work in concert. The Law proves that we are not in sin and grace makes us live for God. The Law cannot condemn because Christ has paid the price the law exacts, which is death. d. Sin and the law are no longer after you because God s grace has made you free from sin and consequently free from the law s requirement of death for sinning. e. Application: We are free! Do we realize what we can do with our freedom? We can say no, but we can also go on the offensive. We can serve the living God who gave us life when we were destined for death. We can show others freedom. We live in a nation that loves freedom. Our nation spreads this freedom, missionaries of democracy. If only we were as on fire about our freedom in Christ! How would each of our worlds look then? Make your world free! Use your every resource for righteousness! Conclusion We have only to begin to tap what it means to be free from sin and freed to do the work of righteousness, to mimic Christ not only in death, but also in life. It s not easy to die for something. But it s even harder to live for something. Dying requires the one effort. Living requires constant effort. So many believers are good at dying to sin once and dying to their old natures, or at least telling people about it. But many are not good at living for God. Let us not be numbered with those who are only half mirroring Christ! Let us be those who not only died to our past and sinful existence, but who also live actively for God and His righteousness! 9

Romans 6:1-4, 12-14, LESSON: RAISED TO NEW LIFE July 31, 2016

Romans 6:1-4, 12-14, LESSON: RAISED TO NEW LIFE July 31, 2016 SYNOPSIS: PITWM VERSE BY VERSE Romans 6:1-4, 12-14, 20-23 LESSON: RAISED TO NEW LIFE July 31, 2016 Chapter 5:1-11 Now since we are actuality justified as a result of faith, we can now have peace with God

More information

-OLOGY SOTERIOLOGY July 17 th, 2016 VIDEO: -OLOGY INTRO SLIDE 1

-OLOGY SOTERIOLOGY July 17 th, 2016 VIDEO: -OLOGY INTRO SLIDE 1 VIDEO: -OLOGY INTRO SLIDE 1 -OLOGY SOTERIOLOGY July 17 th, 2016 INTRODUCTION Good Morning! Welcome to Fox Valley Christian Church! - Online Giving YouVersion Live and www.fvcc.com/give Salvation is more

More information

VICTORY OVER SIN. What habits have you been happy to leave behind? #BSFLvictory QUESTION #1 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 29

VICTORY OVER SIN. What habits have you been happy to leave behind? #BSFLvictory QUESTION #1 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 29 3 VICTORY OVER SIN What habits have you been happy to leave behind? QUESTION #1 #BSFLvictory BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 29 THE POINT Sin is no longer my master Jesus is. THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE I ve been married

More information

Romans 6 Understanding Grace

Romans 6 Understanding Grace Romans 6 Understanding Grace We want to look into Romans 6, but first let s look at Romans 5:2. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of

More information

THE VICTORIOUS LIFE IN CHRIST

THE VICTORIOUS LIFE IN CHRIST THE VICTORIOUS LIFE IN CHRIST by Evangelist Norman R. Stevens THE VICTORIOUS LIFE IN CHRIST Please open your Bibles to Romans chapter six and verse one. I would like to preach a message entitled The Victorious

More information

God s Goal In Me Philippians 2:1-8

God s Goal In Me Philippians 2:1-8 God s Goal In Me Philippians 2:1-8 One of the purposes of the 13 epistles of Paul was to address problems the churches were experiencing. Some of those problems were obvious and the churches needed encouragement

More information

Msg #168 of Scripture Beneath The Surface Your Other Self With Randy Smith (269)

Msg #168 of Scripture Beneath The Surface Your Other Self With Randy Smith (269) Msg #168 of Scripture Beneath The Surface Your Other Self With Randy Smith (269) 763-2114 Preparation Ministries, Inc PO BOX 475 OLIVET, MI 49076 preparationministries@gmail.com (Please feel free to call,

More information

We cease judging others. If anyone could judge, God could but He doesn t judge anyone since Christ died and paid the penalty for all sin.

We cease judging others. If anyone could judge, God could but He doesn t judge anyone since Christ died and paid the penalty for all sin. How Does Grace Live? The Gift of No Condemnation By B. D. Tate We cease judging! We stand in the liberty of forgiveness in the position of righteousness in Christ and then we move to operate in the gift

More information

DEFINITIVE SANCTIFICATION (FREE FROM SIN)

DEFINITIVE SANCTIFICATION (FREE FROM SIN) DEFINITIVE SANCTIFICATION (FREE FROM SIN) Romans 6:1-14 INTRODUCTION I want to preach on sanctification this morning. The word sanctification is related to the word saint; both words have to do with holiness.

More information

Victory over Sin. What habits have you been happy to leave behind? #BSFLVictory QUESTION 1 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE LifeWay

Victory over Sin. What habits have you been happy to leave behind? #BSFLVictory QUESTION 1 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE LifeWay 3 Victory over Sin What habits have you been happy to leave behind? QUESTION 1 #BSFLVictory BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 29 THE POINT Sin is no longer my master Jesus is. THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE I ve been married

More information

DYING IN ORDER TO LIVE (Lesson 3)

DYING IN ORDER TO LIVE (Lesson 3) DYING IN ORDER TO LIVE (Lesson 3) ROMANS 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

More information

VICTORY OVER SIN SESSION 3. The Point. The Passage. The Bible Meets Life. The Setting. Sin is no longer my master Jesus is.

VICTORY OVER SIN SESSION 3. The Point. The Passage. The Bible Meets Life. The Setting. Sin is no longer my master Jesus is. SESSION 3 VICTORY OVER SIN The Point Sin is no longer my master Jesus is. The Passage Romans 6:4-14 The Bible Meets Life As Americans, we pride ourselves on being free people. We parade our rights and

More information

God Forgave You. Do You Forgive Others? Revised

God Forgave You. Do You Forgive Others? Revised God Forgave You. Do You Forgive Others? Revised 8-31-2018 Romans 5:8-9 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been

More information

THE FIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIFE

THE FIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIFE THE FIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIFE Matthew 16:24 (NIV) "Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." John 8:31-32 (NIV) "Jesus said,

More information

The Word No One Talks About Anymore

The Word No One Talks About Anymore The Word No One Talks About Anymore - 1 - Sunday, July 2, 2017 The Word No One Talks About Anymore (A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Text: Romans 6:12-23 Lectionary Texts: Genesis 22:1-14;

More information

LIFE OUT OF DEATH DEATH TO SIN/NEW LIFE IN CHRIST. Romans 6:8-14. May 6, 2018

LIFE OUT OF DEATH DEATH TO SIN/NEW LIFE IN CHRIST. Romans 6:8-14. May 6, 2018 LIFE OUT OF DEATH DEATH TO SIN/NEW LIFE IN CHRIST Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he

More information

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

Romans Chapter 6. Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Romans Chapter 6 In (chapters 6-8), Paul begins to demonstrate the practical ramifications of salvation on those who have been justified. He specifically discusses the doctrine of sanctification, which

More information

Session 9 Transforming Power of Knowing You are Alive to God (Part 2)

Session 9 Transforming Power of Knowing You are Alive to God (Part 2) INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER MIKE BICKLE THE GOSPEL OF GRACE Session 9 Transforming Power of Knowing You are Alive to God (Part 2) I. RECKON YOURSELVES ALIVE TO GOD A. Romans 6 is the main chapter in

More information

THE BELIEVER S CRUCIFIXION

THE BELIEVER S CRUCIFIXION THE BELIEVER S CRUCIFIXION (HOW CHRIST HAS FREED US FROM THE RULE OF SIN) Four Conditions of Victorious Living: Identify with what Christ has done (Romans 6:6) Crucify the flesh and its passions (Galatians

More information

you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live,

you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, Why there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus January 17, 2010 1 Romans 8:1-11 - NIV 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus

More information

We are going through the Freedom From Addiction Workbook, but keep in mind that this is a 200 page biblical workbook and requires a lot of

We are going through the Freedom From Addiction Workbook, but keep in mind that this is a 200 page biblical workbook and requires a lot of We are going through the Freedom From Addiction Workbook, but keep in mind that this is a 200 page biblical workbook and requires a lot of motivation, effort and time. It focuses not only on the truth

More information

Lesson 1 ~ Romans 1:1-17

Lesson 1 ~ Romans 1:1-17 Romans Worksheets 1 Lesson 1 ~ Romans 1:1-17 Verses 1-7 1. How does Paul introduce himself to the Roman Christians? 2. Why do you think he took 6 verses to introduce himself? 3. How was Jesus declared

More information

Sunday Where Sin Abounded Romans 6:1-11; Colossians 3:9; Ephesians 4:22, 23. Salvation By Faith Alone / The Book Of Romans: Lesson 7 Overcoming Sin

Sunday Where Sin Abounded Romans 6:1-11; Colossians 3:9; Ephesians 4:22, 23. Salvation By Faith Alone / The Book Of Romans: Lesson 7 Overcoming Sin 1 Salvation By Faith Alone / The Book Of Romans: Lesson 7 Overcoming Sin Memory Text: For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. (Romans 6:14) Setting The Stage:

More information

Suffering: Pathway to Glory

Suffering: Pathway to Glory Suffering: Pathway to Glory Romans 8: 17-18 November 8 th, 2009 About 18 years ago, Celisa and I were attending the pastor s conference at 1st Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, affectionately known

More information

Your Life and God. Considering the purpose and character of your life, and your relationship to the One who gave you life.

Your Life and God. Considering the purpose and character of your life, and your relationship to the One who gave you life. Your Life and God Considering the purpose and character of your life, and your relationship to the One who gave you life. Orwell Bible Church Dan Greenfield, Pastor P.O. Box 489 Orwell, OH 44076 Cell:

More information

Living Life For His Glory #3 Living in Authority Colossians 1:9-14

Living Life For His Glory #3 Living in Authority Colossians 1:9-14 Living Life For His Glory #3 Living in Authority Colossians 1:9-14 As we continue our series on Living 2017 for God s Glory, I want to talk to you today about "Living in Authority." One of the most powerful

More information

ROMANS LESSON TWO THE RESULTS OF JUSTIFICATION

ROMANS LESSON TWO THE RESULTS OF JUSTIFICATION ROMANS LESSON TWO CHAPTER FIVE THE RESULTS OF JUSTIFICATION This chapter teaches the basic truths of salvation. Several verses here may be used to lead a person to Christ. We also learn of spiritual blessings

More information

THE GOSPEL-CENTERED LIFE PARTICIPANT S GUIDE

THE GOSPEL-CENTERED LIFE PARTICIPANT S GUIDE LESSON 5 REPENTANCE BIG IDEA This lesson deals with repentance. In our culture, this usually sounds like a bad thing like getting called into the boss s office on Friday afternoon. Far from being bad or

More information

Romans Shall we Sin? Never! - Part 2 March 15, 2015

Romans Shall we Sin? Never! - Part 2 March 15, 2015 Romans Shall we Sin? Never! - Part 2 March 15, 2015 I. Introduction A. Romans 6:1-7... What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? [2] May it never be! How shall we who

More information

7/27/2014 Come Home 1

7/27/2014 Come Home 1 "Come Home" Are you one of millions who ve stopped attending worship at church? Hello, I m Phil Sanders, and this is a Bible study In Search of the Lord s Way. Our message today is to encourage you to

More information

Last week we met here around the table of the Lord to worship Jesus Christ and remember what it was that has allowed all of us to be reconciled to

Last week we met here around the table of the Lord to worship Jesus Christ and remember what it was that has allowed all of us to be reconciled to 1Corinthians 11:29-34 "Judge Yourself Rightly Last week we met here around the table of the Lord to worship Jesus Christ and remember what it was that has allowed all of us to be reconciled to the Father.

More information

Doing the Right Things

Doing the Right Things Doing the Right Things Many of us have trouble training our desires so that we desire the right things. What does God want us to do so that we live our lives aligned with Him? Our inability to control

More information

UNDIVIDED LOYALTY TO JESUS September 10, 2017 Morning Service Romans 6

UNDIVIDED LOYALTY TO JESUS September 10, 2017 Morning Service Romans 6 UNDIVIDED LOYALTY TO JESUS September 10, 2017 Morning Service Romans 6 Romans chapter 6. Next week chapter 7. I can t wait. Chapter 7 is such a phenomenal chapter and then chapter 8. Chapter 8 begins,

More information

LIVE ON PURPOSE SESSION ONE HANDOUT: REVIEW BIBLE EXPLORATION READ JAMES 4:13 17.

LIVE ON PURPOSE SESSION ONE HANDOUT: REVIEW BIBLE EXPLORATION READ JAMES 4:13 17. SESSION ONE HANDOUT: LIVE ON PURPOSE REVIEW When has God prompted you to do something for another person? Did you obey? What ended up happening? What are some examples of one day thoughts and dreams? Why

More information

As you prepare for the session, you will find information you need to lead the discussion questions in this Leader s Guide.

As you prepare for the session, you will find information you need to lead the discussion questions in this Leader s Guide. LEADER S GUIDE Course Lecturer: D. A. Horton If you have not already done so, it is important that you first review our Leader s Packet for specifics on how to open, facilitate, and close your group sessions.

More information

What About the Law Romans 7:7-25

What About the Law Romans 7:7-25 January 20-21, 2018 Pastor Ellis White Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church What About the Law Romans 7:7-25 After we returned from our ill-fated trip to the UK, Rachel and I bought a new kitchen gadget. A

More information

VICTORY OVER SIN SESSION 3. The Point. The Passage. The Bible Meets Life. The Setting. Sin is no longer my master Jesus is.

VICTORY OVER SIN SESSION 3. The Point. The Passage. The Bible Meets Life. The Setting. Sin is no longer my master Jesus is. SESSION 3 VICTORY OVER SIN The Point Sin is no longer my master Jesus is. The Passage Romans 6:4-14 The Bible Meets Life I ve been married for over 35 years, and that s been plenty of time for me to mess

More information

Ephesians 6:10-13 Spiritual Warfare. Part 1 (Power and Truth)

Ephesians 6:10-13 Spiritual Warfare. Part 1 (Power and Truth) Ephesians 6:10-13 Spiritual Warfare Part 1 (Power and Truth) READ THE TEXT Ephesians 6:10-14 (NIV) The Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of

More information

CONTENTS. Session One: Live on Purpose Session Two: Transcend the Journey Session Three: Live Extraordinary... 9

CONTENTS. Session One: Live on Purpose Session Two: Transcend the Journey Session Three: Live Extraordinary... 9 LEADER S GUIDE CONTENTS Session One: Live on Purpose....................... 3 Session Two: Transcend the Journey.................. 6 Session Three: Live Extraordinary................... 9 Session Four:

More information

Overcoming Sin. Lesson. Sabbath Afternoon. *November Read for This Week s Study: Romans 6; 1 John 1:8 2:1.

Overcoming Sin. Lesson. Sabbath Afternoon. *November Read for This Week s Study: Romans 6; 1 John 1:8 2:1. Lesson 7 *November 11 17 Overcoming Sin 56 Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week s Study: Romans 6; 1 John 1:8 2:1. Memory Text: Sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under

More information

A Hunger for Holiness - How

A Hunger for Holiness - How REVIEW: We are in week six of our series on holiness. Over the last five weeks we have looked at our problem with holiness - when push comes to shove, are we really known for obeying all of God s Word;

More information

relevance, the significance of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ that will have our attention this morning. We listen to God s instruction on

relevance, the significance of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ that will have our attention this morning. We listen to God s instruction on Lord s Day 17 Dear children of God, brothers and sisters in Christ, and guests, He has risen from the dead and He is king! That s our conviction, that s the truth. And yet, right after it happened, it

More information

El Shaddai Ministries Yeshua our Cornerstone Series

El Shaddai Ministries Yeshua our Cornerstone Series We have found the roots of our faith in Messiah go deep and are on a sure foundation. The foundation is found in the Land of Israel, where Yeshua will reign from, the Torah of Israel which consists of

More information

Servants of Righteousness

Servants of Righteousness Servants of Righteousness Romans 6:14-19 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. 15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By

More information

United to Christ Romans 6:1-7

United to Christ Romans 6:1-7 RPM, Volume 13, Number 33, August 14 to August 20, 2011 United to Christ Romans 6:1-7 J. Ligon Duncan, III Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi If you have your Bibles, I d invite

More information

The Basic Doctrines of Christianity. Baptism

The Basic Doctrines of Christianity. Baptism The Basic Doctrines of Christianity Baptism Why is baptism a doctrine of Christianity? What does baptism symbolise? Hebrews 6:2 [NIV] Instruction about baptisms Note the scripture says baptisms indicating

More information

Pastor Billy Doray. Romans 6:14-23 Series 3: Pathway to Freedom Title: Not a Slave to Sin. Where We Have Been?

Pastor Billy Doray. Romans 6:14-23 Series 3: Pathway to Freedom Title: Not a Slave to Sin. Where We Have Been? Where We Have Been? Series 1 - The Wrath of God Revealed (Romans 1:1-3:20) Sermon 1: Introduction to the Book of Romans: No Excuses Sermon 2: God s Wrath against Unrighteousness: Worship and Sex Exchanges

More information

A Study Guide. Forever His

A Study Guide. Forever His A Study Guide for the book by Marvin Moore Introduction Welcome to this series of study guides for the book by Marvin Moore. We hope you are blessed spiritually as you read the book and reflect on the

More information

Soteriology Lesson 20 Sanctification Part Two

Soteriology Lesson 20 Sanctification Part Two Soteriology Lesson 20 Sanctification Part Two By Dr. David Hocking Brought to you by The Blue Letter Bible Institute http://www.blbi.org A ministry of The Blue Letter Bible http://www.blueletterbible.org

More information

DESTROYING THE DEVIL S WORK. Rev. Robert T. Woodyard First Christian Reformed Church January 13, 2019, 6:00 PM. Scripture Texts: I John 3:4-10

DESTROYING THE DEVIL S WORK. Rev. Robert T. Woodyard First Christian Reformed Church January 13, 2019, 6:00 PM. Scripture Texts: I John 3:4-10 DESTROYING THE DEVIL S WORK. Rev. Robert T. Woodyard First Christian Reformed Church January 13, 2019, 6:00 PM Scripture Texts: I John 3:4-10 Introductions. John is especially interested in encouraging

More information

Consider Yourselves Dead to Sin but Alive to God

Consider Yourselves Dead to Sin but Alive to God Consider Yourselves Dead to Sin Alive to God Q1: What shall we say then? Are we to continue (pres act subj) in sin that grace might increase (aor act subj)? THE RESULT A1: May it never be! (What It Results

More information

In his book Comrades, historian Stephen Ambrose writes about the nature of war:

In his book Comrades, historian Stephen Ambrose writes about the nature of war: SINCE GRACE IS GRACE PT. 5 ROMANS 6:12-14 In his book Comrades, historian Stephen Ambrose writes about the nature of war: Combat requires all the nerves, all the physical attributes, every bit of the training.

More information

Multi-Site Conference The Gospel-Centered Church Dick Kaufmann March 2007

Multi-Site Conference The Gospel-Centered Church Dick Kaufmann March 2007 Multi-Site Conference The Gospel-Centered Church Dick Kaufmann March 2007 To get the most out of this please do the following: 1. Mark what you find especially helpful or important with a!. 2. Mark what

More information

Free From Condemnation 2

Free From Condemnation 2 Free From Condemnation 2 Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and

More information

CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT THE RELIGION BIBLE SURVEY. The Un-devotional. ROMANS 1-8 Week 3

CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT THE RELIGION BIBLE SURVEY. The Un-devotional. ROMANS 1-8 Week 3 CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT THE RELIGION BIBLE SURVEY The Un-devotional ROMANS 1-8 Week 3 Day 15 Extraordinary Love Romans 5:6-11 Have you ever been rescued from death or injury by someone who risked their life

More information

SCRIPTURAL TERMS DEFINED Concerning The Two Natures Paul N. Smith

SCRIPTURAL TERMS DEFINED Concerning The Two Natures Paul N. Smith SCRIPTURAL TERMS DEFINED Concerning The Two Natures Paul N. Smith "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" - II Cor. 5:17.

More information

Dare To Take Your Place

Dare To Take Your Place Dare To Take Your Place I want to dare you, challenge you to take your rightful place as God s righteousness. Righteousness is not what you do. Righteousness is who you are. Righteousness is not a goody-goody

More information

HOW TO STOP SINFUL HABITS By Andy Manning 1 Peter 2:11. There are a lot of Christians who struggle with sinful habits.

HOW TO STOP SINFUL HABITS By Andy Manning 1 Peter 2:11. There are a lot of Christians who struggle with sinful habits. HOW TO STOP SINFUL HABITS By Andy Manning 1 Peter 2:11 The title of this sermon is How to Stop Sinful Habits. There are a lot of Christians who struggle with sinful habits. These are behaviors that you

More information

Week 1: Personal Bible Study Behind the Scenes: Job 1:1-11

Week 1: Personal Bible Study Behind the Scenes: Job 1:1-11 Week 1: Personal Bible Study Behind the Scenes: Job 1:1-11 In my first thoughts about Job I laughed at two huge contrasts. First I thought how God allowed Satan to go after Job because he was so pure and

More information

How Sin is Overcome (Part 1): Romans 6

How Sin is Overcome (Part 1): Romans 6 How Sin is Overcome (Part 1): Romans 6 Ever tried to overcome sin by using will power or determination? If we rely on our own strength, we will never be free from bondage--no matter how hard we try. If

More information

The Power of His Resurrection Philippians 3:7-11 October 19, 2014

The Power of His Resurrection Philippians 3:7-11 October 19, 2014 The Power of His Resurrection FBCOB-SM Philippians 3:7-11 October 19, 2014 Philippians 3:7-11 (NIV) 7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider

More information

Five steps to spiritual progress and growth

Five steps to spiritual progress and growth Five steps to spiritual progress and growth Romans 6:1-14 (NKJV) 1) What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2) Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer

More information

The Crisis of Conviction In the Life of the Lost John 16:7-14

The Crisis of Conviction In the Life of the Lost John 16:7-14 The Crisis of Conviction In the Life of the Lost John 16:7-14 Before Reading the Passage: We have come to the eve of our Lord s crucifixion. It is 10:30 or 11:00 pm. on Thursday night. - Judas has already

More information

Because, well, it s an overused word and as such, has stopped having an impact

Because, well, it s an overused word and as such, has stopped having an impact 1 Acts 15 No more living under the frown of God The word grace Grace. It s a simple elegance or refinement of movement It s what loan collectors might give you if feeling particularly happy that day It

More information

Our Identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection

Our Identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection Our Identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection Romans 6:1 22 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? (Just because Grace is greater than sin doesn

More information

STEPS TO TRUE HAPPINESS!

STEPS TO TRUE HAPPINESS! LESSON 5 STEPS TO TRUE HAPPINESS! Norman Anderson The words happy and happiness are key words in our study. Webster s dictionary defines the happy person as: FORTUNATE, FELICITOUS enjoying well-being and

More information

Jesus is Better My Goal is to Simplify a possibly very confusing passage in the Bible

Jesus is Better My Goal is to Simplify a possibly very confusing passage in the Bible Jesus is Better v My Goal is to Simplify a possibly very confusing passage in the Bible Ø Not that what Paul is actually saying is confusing Rather it is how He says it, or has to say it to make his point

More information

Romans 5 Righteousness from God - Explained 5/23/12 Introduction The Book of Romans The Great Theological City #1 The Courthouse Romans 1-5

Romans 5 Righteousness from God - Explained 5/23/12 Introduction The Book of Romans The Great Theological City #1 The Courthouse Romans 1-5 Romans 5 Righteousness from God - Explained 5/23/12 Introduction The Content of Romans is not hard to understand o As long as you remember it is helpful to compare the content of Romans to a great theological

More information

Romans: The Revealing of Righteousness (part 6 of 9) The Law and Judgment

Romans: The Revealing of Righteousness (part 6 of 9) The Law and Judgment February 16, 2014 College Park Church Romans: The Revealing of Righteousness (part 6 of 9) The Law and Judgment Romans 2:12-16 Mark Vroegop For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without

More information

Only Jesus Can Raise You from the Dead Colossians 2:10-15 I am thankful to know that we have all that we need in Jesus. He alone is the Hope for all

Only Jesus Can Raise You from the Dead Colossians 2:10-15 I am thankful to know that we have all that we need in Jesus. He alone is the Hope for all 1 Only Jesus Can Raise You from the Dead Colossians 2:10-15 I am thankful to know that we have all that we need in Jesus. He alone is the Hope for all of the world. Where can we go for answers to life

More information

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Elementary Lesson Year One, Quarter Four, Lesson Three SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Kings and Prophet AIM: to use the story of David and Goliath to teach my students that if God fights for them, they can defeat

More information

WHY GET BAPTIZED? WHAT ARE SOME BAD THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO?

WHY GET BAPTIZED? WHAT ARE SOME BAD THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO? Preparing a Child for Baptism Page 1. WHY GET BAPTIZED? We read in the Bible about a man named John, who was baptizing people. He was baptizing them in the Jordan River. Many people were coming to John

More information

You know the truth, yet the pain of death rushes over you like waves and it forms a pit in your stomach. Where does death get its power?

You know the truth, yet the pain of death rushes over you like waves and it forms a pit in your stomach. Where does death get its power? 1 Death is a topic that most people avoid. It's the last enemy. We don't want to think about it or talk about it because it is so terrifying. It will be the most difficult battle you will ever fight. Yet

More information

2 Thessalonians: When He Comes

2 Thessalonians: When He Comes 2 Thessalonians: When He Comes We are going to study 2 nd Thessalonians. We are in the 14 th exit into the New Testament as we continue to travel down Route 66. This is Paul s second letter to the church

More information

Unwelcome Resurrection

Unwelcome Resurrection Unwelcome Resurrection Romans 7:18-19, For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the

More information

DEAD BUT ALIVE. Romans 6:1 14. Dr. George O. Wood. died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don t you know that all of us who were baptized

DEAD BUT ALIVE. Romans 6:1 14. Dr. George O. Wood. died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don t you know that all of us who were baptized Romans 6:1 14 Dr. George O. Wood Romans 6:1 14 (NIV) What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don t

More information

Sermon : 10 Terrible Consequences of Sin Page 1

Sermon : 10 Terrible Consequences of Sin Page 1 Sermon : 10 Terrible Consequences of Sin Page 1 Studies in Christianity Christian Living #5 S#1. 10 Terrible Consequences of Sin S#2. Text : Rom. 6: 1-23 S#3. A. Initiating salvation is easy, but it s

More information

Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar Israel according to the flesh

Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar Israel according to the flesh 1 1 Cor. 10:14-22 True Worship Pictured Through the Lord s Supper In John 4 Jesus speaks with a Samaritan woman about true worship. In v. 23 he says to her, But the hour is coming, and is now here, when

More information

Capital Bible Church January 28, 2018 Sermon Notes Pastor AJ Miller Step One, Step Two: Mark 12:28-34

Capital Bible Church January 28, 2018 Sermon Notes Pastor AJ Miller Step One, Step Two: Mark 12:28-34 1 Capital Bible Church January 28, 2018 Sermon Notes Pastor AJ Miller Step One, Step Two: Mark 12:28-34 Step one, Step two Read Mark 12:28-34 Our story begins with one of the scribes coming over to Jesus

More information

AUDIENCE OF ONE. Praying With Fire Matthew 6:5-6 // Craig Smith August 5, 2018

AUDIENCE OF ONE. Praying With Fire Matthew 6:5-6 // Craig Smith August 5, 2018 AUDIENCE OF ONE Praying With Fire Matthew 6:5-6 // Craig Smith August 5, 2018 Craig // Welcome to all of our campuses including those of you who are joining us on church online. So glad you are here for

More information

Having Life Through Death! Scripture: Romans 6:1-11"

Having Life Through Death! Scripture: Romans 6:1-11 1 Having Life Through Death! Scripture: Romans 6:1-11 Last week, I spoke from the last portion of Romans chapter five and mentioned how two men had greatly changed the course of human history. Adam, the

More information

(NOTE: This service has music and teaching woven together. We note, then, the songs used in the service along with the teaching text.

(NOTE: This service has music and teaching woven together. We note, then, the songs used in the service along with the teaching text. Series: Sin Kills Message 4: What hope do sinners have? (NOTE: This service has music and teaching woven together. We note, then, the songs used in the service along with the teaching text.) Song: Welcome

More information

If a person is living in the new age of Christ they are living in the realm of righteousness and life. They are under the power of grace.

If a person is living in the new age of Christ they are living in the realm of righteousness and life. They are under the power of grace. Romans 6:1-14 The Transfer Chapter 6 and 7 continue to reveal that the justified believer has been transfer permanently into a new kingdom. This is a continuation of assuring the believer of their salvation.

More information

WRETCHED! (Romans 7:14-25a)

WRETCHED! (Romans 7:14-25a) WRETCHED! Romans 7:14-25a Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Series A) July 9, 2017 Trinity Free Lutheran Church, Grand Forks, ND The epistle lesson for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost comes from Paul s Letter

More information

Chapter 6 Walk We cannot Stand unless we Walk

Chapter 6 Walk We cannot Stand unless we Walk Chapter 6 Walk We cannot Stand unless we Walk. Our enemy will eat us for lunch. Here are some Scriptures that back this up. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles

More information

Read. Attributes of God Just. Key Verse: In This Lesson:

Read. Attributes of God Just. Key Verse: In This Lesson: Attributes of God Just Attributes of God: In this series, we will strengthen our relationships with God by studying the scriptures to further grasp not only what God does, but who He is. In This Lesson:

More information

What Every Christian Needs to Know Lesson 13 Salvation From the Power of Sin

What Every Christian Needs to Know Lesson 13 Salvation From the Power of Sin What Every Christian Needs to Know Lesson 13 Salvation From the Power of Sin INTRODUCTION You have probably heard the phrase, ignorance is bliss which has been around for years. It basically means that

More information

The Power of Repentance

The Power of Repentance The Power of the Gospel 8 The Power of Repentance In the last few lessons, we ve been focusing on the revelation of the finished work of the Cross the fact that not only was the judgment of sin resolved

More information

The Real. Jesus. A study through the Gospel of Luke. BOOK 5: His resurrection

The Real. Jesus. A study through the Gospel of Luke. BOOK 5: His resurrection The Real Jesus A study through the Gospel of Luke BOOK 5: His resurrection 3 T h e R e a l J e s u s 4 T h e R e a l J e s u s BECOMING A CHRISTIAN In the Bible, God reveals His truth about how to have

More information

If you ve ever known a guy who said, Yeah, Honey, those pants do make you look fat. They are not with us anymore, may they rest in peace.

If you ve ever known a guy who said, Yeah, Honey, those pants do make you look fat. They are not with us anymore, may they rest in peace. Famous Last Words #1 Father, Forgive them Today, and for the next 4 weeks we are going to be looking at the words of Jesus on the cross and I pray that the Spirit of God, through His Word, will speak into

More information

~ Freedom ~ NOTES. In our discussion and in your reading, you ll encounter the word law. What laws? Here are at the two you ll be faced with:

~ Freedom ~ NOTES. In our discussion and in your reading, you ll encounter the word law. What laws? Here are at the two you ll be faced with: NOTES ~ Freedom ~ We celebrate this upcoming Independence Day by rejoicing in our freedom and remembering the sacrifice of so many! As Jesus said, there s no greater love than giving our lives if necessary

More information

Zion Assembly of Harrisburg

Zion Assembly of Harrisburg Zion Assembly of Harrisburg Sermon: Speaker: Abide in My Words Pastor Raleigh Wingfield Date: June 16, 2013 Length: 00:43:50 PASTOR WINGFIELD: I ll tell you guys, what a powerful place this is. I m just

More information

THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE WITHOUT CHRIST Ephesians 2:1-3

THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE WITHOUT CHRIST Ephesians 2:1-3 THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE WITHOUT CHRIST Ephesians 2:1-3 One of the characteristics of Ephesians is the long sentences Paul writes. Ephesians 1:3-14, THE HYMN OF GRACE, is one long sentence that celebrates the

More information

GREAT DOCTRINES OF THE BIBLE

GREAT DOCTRINES OF THE BIBLE GREAT DOCTRINES OF THE BIBLE (Special English Edition) Prepared by William S.H. Piper, D.D. For Rogma International, Inc. Copyright 1989 by Rogma International, Inc. All rights reserved. SIN (WHERE IT

More information

The Love Mercy And Grace Of God

The Love Mercy And Grace Of God The Love Mercy And Grace Of God Ephesians 2:4-7 4... God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit

More information

Romans The Gift of Righteousness (part 5 of 5)

Romans The Gift of Righteousness (part 5 of 5) April 20, 2014 Easter Sunday College Park Church Romans The Gift of Righteousness (part 5 of 5) Justification: The Purpose behind an Empty Tomb Romans 4:23-25 Mark Vroegop That is why his faith was counted

More information

The Full Reward of Grace: Sanctification

The Full Reward of Grace: Sanctification The Full Reward of Grace: Sanctification Gen 2:15-17 NKJV (15) Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. (16) And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of

More information

GOD WANTS A RELATIONSHIP Not a Performance

GOD WANTS A RELATIONSHIP Not a Performance Bible Teaching Resources by Don Anderson Ministries PO Box 6611 Tyler, TX 75711-6611 903.939.1201 Phone 903.939.1204 Fax 1.877.326.7729 Toll Free www.bibleteachingresources.org www.oneplace.com/ministries/persevering_and_pressing_on

More information

Overcoming Addictions

Overcoming Addictions Overcoming Addictions By B. D. Tate The Power of Addiction Comes From Sin Each of us has some areas in our life where we have become addicted. For some it is watching too much Television. For some it is

More information

THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON

THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON I want to ask you a question, because knowing the answer can change your world. Do you understand how to be right with God? Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that

More information