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Learning to Live In the Spirit of Christ Is all about what it means to come from death to life. It means living out the gift of grace by the Spirit of Christ and finding out what it means to not be the “walking dead” but to be those who walk with the Spirit of Christ, which is also called the Spirit…

We pick up our study through the Letter to the believers in Rome in Romans 8 . Today we will be looking at the first 17 verses. Romans 1:1-17 : This letter is about the Gospel - the righteousness of God Romans 1:18-32 : God’s wrath against mankind who rejected righteousness and God Romans 2:1-3:20 :…

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,…

Introduction New theme for the month of February: The Truth About Salvation Annual theme reminder “Spiritually Mature in Truth” In Spirit and Truth, We Mature; In His Word, We Stand Secure! Days Message of The Cost of Salvation will cover three key points: What is Salvation The Cost of Salvation for…

Revive Us Oh Lord God is looking for those who wish to serve Him. How many of you believe we are in a process. We call it sanctification - moving from glory to glory. How many of you have felt like me, I was in YWAM and i felt like I was lagging behind. It seemed the train was going a hundred miles an…

Well Good Morning. As our year comes to a close I believe that it is so vital for us as God’s children to set some spiritual goals for ourselves. While the world around sets physical goals for themselves we should have some godly goals for the new year. In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 4 Christ gives…

3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to…

If you had to sum up the theme of Romans 8 in one word perhaps the best word you could choose would be the word ASSURANCE. 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Paul’s main aim is to prove to us why there is no possibility of condemnation for the believer. If we…

We are surviving birthday season at our house. Jan 30th was Grace’s birthday. This past Monday was David’s birthday. This week is Valentine’s Day. The following week is my birthday. Crazy season. It’s a time of celebrating what God has done in each person’s life and remembering the journey to this point.…

Last week I gave an invitation for you to find joy and rest in your salvation, in your position of being united to Christ. What truths do we need to understand about grace in order to find joy and have rest for our souls? I. For those who are in Christ there is a binding authority or power at work which…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship Call to Worship see Phil 4:6-9 Prayer Worship through Song Sermon Introduction Let us pray this morning. I hope each of your families had a wonderful time reflecting on the resurrection of Jesus this last week. Before we turned to reflection on Jesus’ journey to the…

Christ is Risen He is still risen! This morning I want to look at a verse that I have overlooked in the past In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? As I read this verse, it got me thinking about where…

Listening to Your Conscience Romans 14:5-9 , 22-23 Introduction Ask for prayers Review of the book 4 reasons you should listen to YOUR conscience 1) Your conscience is a gift from God, so appreciate it ( Rom 1-13 ) Explanation The conscience speaks to us It is part of the image of God, which reflects…

Romans 8:4-27 We continue this morning in our study of the Great Life. God has promised us a life that is abundant, not just routine. Like living in the Promised Land, a land flowing with milk and honey…the Spiritual life is a life full of promise and blessing. We have learned that there are three types…

Introduction What if your were Found Guilty and condemned, but your’e not. I wonder how many of you have read the stories of people wrongly imprisoned for a crime they claim they did not commit? They plead their innocence only to be denied the freedom they claim they should have. Or what about the stories…

Last week: We need the Spirit and the Word to fight temptations Deprivation can increase temptation Memorization can help application God’s commission requires submission. This week vs 5-13. Ministries are still tempted as Jesus was: Materialism: Pragmatism: Sensationalism: And Jesus, full of the Holy…

You Are A New Person As the text for the last regular Sunday of the Lenten season, this will be heard by Christians preparing to join the Palm Sunday crowd in their shouts of welcome and praise, but only to experience a few short days later how shouts of praise are drowned out by cries of “Crucify him!”…

Romans 8:12–17 (ESV) — 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.…

Romans 8:5-13 We are continuing on our journey through the Epistle to the Romans. Last week we looked at the Deliverance of the Spirit Life, and we saw how living in the Spirit delivers us from the Sentence of Sin, the Slavery of Sin and the Susceptibility to Sin. Now in this next section we want to…

Romans 8:1-4 We are now in the eighth chapter of Romans. As we have gone verse by verse throughout this book we have seen Paul remind us that in our natural state we are sinners that were under the wrath of God. He told us we cannot save ourselves through any goodness of our own. He told us the truth…

Adoption into God’s family From wretched sinner to a redeemed saint (7:24-8:1) From walking in the flesh, to live according to the Spirit (8:5-8) From desiring to dwelling (8:9-11) “It is not enough for us to have the Spirit; the Spirit must have us.” - Warren Wiersbe. What does adoption mean? (N) the…

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely…

Introduction: Good morning once again. I'm so glad to get to open the Word of God with you. Go ahead and turn to Hebrews chapter 12. Rick was born in 1962 to Dick and Judy Hoyt. As a result of oxygen deprivation to Rick's brain at the time of his birth, Rick was diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with…

This morning we continue our study in the book of Romans that we started in July of this year. We are in the middle of the the 8th chapter - and this is the chapter that we have said is the victory lap. It is so packed full of Gospel goodness. As many scholars have said “it begins with no condemnation…

Why Did God Command the Destruction of Nations? Part 2 So here are the four doctrines, or topics, that we are looking into to help us understand this passage: The holiness of God Sin (and the dangers it brings) God’s Wrath God’s Sovereignty (In everything, including salvation) We return this morning…