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One of the sayings I hated the most when I was in school, was when my high school teacher would ask me to do some school assignment and I would answer “I can’t,” to which she would reply, “Can’t never did anything.” I did not fully understand that response until I had kids of my own. Until I was in the…

15 We are born Jews—we’re not Gentile sinners. 16 However, we know that a person isn’t made righteous by the works of the Law but rather through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. We ourselves believed in Christ Jesus so that we could be made righteous by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works…

Two dangerous paths that God wants believers to avoid. Paul helps us carefully steer a safe course between the errors of legalism on the one side and licentiousness on the other. Legalism - earn or maintain God’s favor by means of my ability to keep his law (vv. 14-15). These kinds of people like to…

“Can’t never did anything!” Common attitude of Christians: I can’t stop sinning. 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Then Paul pointed out the absurdity of a true believer even asking the question, “are…

I. SHOULD WE CONTINUE IN SIN? Romans 6:1–2 (ESV) 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! II. WE HAVE DIED TO SIN. Romans 6:2 (ESV) — 2 …How can we who died to sin still live in it? Romans 6:2b (ESV) 2 How can we who died to sin still live in it? Tim Keller…

Common attitude of Christians: I can’t stop sinning or God’s grace is grater than my sin so I’ll keep on sinning. 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? In vv. 3-5 Paul teaches that our water baptism identified…

Living the Testimony Made for Living 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. Restart Through Forgiveness 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 For with…

Introduction: Man isn’t baptism a beautiful thing? But when it comes to baptism there are all kinds of questions that are raised What exactly is the purpose of baptism Do I have to sprinkled or dunked Does baptism save me Is baptism required of me This morning my goal is to give you an overview of baptism…

--- Title Slide Scripture Intro: Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died…

For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ! The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin…

Introduction One of the greatest changes in animals is that of a worm to a butterfly. It is always on the topic of study as a child because it creates a great wonder of how this happens. I looked it up this week and discovered there are 4 stages of life for a butterfly. Simply put, and I know some of…

It is vital that we understand the main thrust of the last half of Romans 7 being the final vindication of the Law, that its purpose is to drive us continually to Christ Jesus.

Humankind Is Proud 4 though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: In General, We Think We’re OK. 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to…

55 “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work…

I knew it p / Image of man “thinker” in Picasso style / I remember being a teenager and struggling with the call to follow Jesus. I knew following Jesus was no casual, ordinary path, that it was the single most important decision of my life. / I remember considering, weighing what a commitment to faith…

Intro: Who knows what this is? Right a driver’s license, it how we identify ourselves when we drive or you might have a military ID or a state ID. Most of us have a Social Security Card. All ways to Identify ourselves. Isn’t it funny though that none of us carries a Jesus ID? What is it that makes you,…

There is great confusion about what it means to be a Christian today, so here Paul lays it out in a clear and concise manner, and first and foremost it is about Christ Jesus.

What do you think of when you hear the word testament? You are in church, so you are undoubtedly thinking about the Old and New Testaments. The word testament refers to covenant. Everything in the Old Testament refers to an old covenant between God and Israel, while everything in the New Testament refers…

Happy New year everyone! With a new year starting today what is usually on the minds of most people is a chance for new beginnings. “New beginnings don’t start with a turning of a calendar page. New beginnings start with turning to Jesus” Becoming a Christian is not making a new start in life; it is…

Death We are all destined to die. But where we spend eternity is what matters, with God or separated from God which is hell. Before getting to today’s lesson we did not finish the lesson from 11/14/22, in death we live. So, lets finish that before we attempt this one today. How about a few simple questions…

In October 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure became a household name when she stepped into an abandoned water well at her aunt’s house in Midland, Texas. Stuck 22 feet beneath the surface in a slender well shaft, she was trapped in the well for two and a half days as rescue workers struggled to determine…

I want to begin today by apologizing. I meant to call several of you but didn’t. I meant to visit a few of you but didn’t. I have told poor Arielle like for the last 3 weeks I would get art work to her and I haven’t. I didn’t always remember to pray for you. This week I got in an argument at work and…

Imagine you are walking a narrow path between two pitfalls. One the one side is steep ravine with a raging river at the bottom, and on the other side a steep drop filled with jagged rocks. Your task is to safely navigate between the two dangers. There are two dangerous paths that God wants believers…

This week I will start a series on the “I am” statements of Christ found in the book of John and this week will focus on Chapter 6. The statement indicating Jesus was the “bread of life” comes after He has just fed the five thousand. Jesus leaves and travels to the "other side” of the Sea of Galilee.…