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1 Corinthians 1:30 & Romans 8:18-25 I. You have hope that you will have freedom from death. A. Jesus and you are both redeemed (1 Corinthians 1:30). Jesus did not need to be redeemed from sin. What did Jesus need to be set free from? Death. Hebrews 13:20: “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord…
1 Corinthians 1:30 & Romans 6:1-14 I. You must be holy as a Christian because you are united with Christ. A. Our union with Christ as Christians is stated in 1 Corinthians 1:30. Sanctification in this verse means holiness. Jesus is holy, and because we are united with Jesus, we are holy. The Christians in Corinth had already been…
1 Corinthians 1:28-31 & Romans 4:23-25, 8:31-34 I. Your righteousness in Christ means you can be confident God loves you. A. We Christians are in Christ Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:30). We are united with the resurrected Jesus so that what is true of Jesus is now true of us. One thing that is true of Jesus is that…
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:28-31 & Colossians 2:1-3, 3:1-4 I. Your wisdom is revealed in seeking Christ. A. If Colossians 2:3 is correct that in Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, that tells us who we Christians are to be. We are to be archeologists. We dig for the treasure of wisdom that is hidden in Christ. The…
Scripture: John 2:18-22 and Ephesians 2:18-22 I. You can go into God’s presence through faith in Jesus. A. The Jewish leaders wanted Jesus to give them some great sign to show that He had such authority to cleanse the temple (John 2:18). Jesus says that if you tore down the temple, he could rebuild it in 3…
Scripture: Daniel 7:13-14 / Romans 5:12-19 I. In union with Jesus, you are a victorious king. A. In Daniel 7:13, the prophet Daniel has a vision of one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. The title son of man is used of Jesus in…
Scripture: John:24-29 I. Your union with Jesus means you have eternal life. A. Jesus answers the question right away about how you get eternal life in John 5:24. By hearing the Good News Jesus preaches and believing Him who sent Jesus. God the Father sent Jesus. Jesus and the Father are united as one. They both…
Scripture: Genesis :26-28 & Matthew 28:18-20 I. The great commission means you are to reflect God’s glory. A. A commission is a commandment, and the commandment God gave to Adam and Eve is found in Gen. 1:28. The fact that God had made Adam and Eve in His image (vs. 26) is what would enable them…
Scripture: Isaiah 66 I. You must choose between the glory of God and the disgrace of an idol. A. Isaiah 66 opens with the greatness of God and His creation: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me? He reminds us in vs. 2…
Scripture: Isaiah 65 I. Your Christmas forecast depends on who you are. A. You can answer the question, “Who am I?” in many ways. God speaks first to Gentiles – a nation that was not called by my name (vs. 1). But Jewish and Gentile Christians have the same identity in 1 Peter 2:9-10: “But you are a…
