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“I am Not Ashamed…” Romans 1:16

“I am Not Ashamed…” Romans 1:16. Sermon #7 “Half Dead”. Living For Jesus. How are you living for Jesus? How does the relationship that you have with Jesus impact you day to day, and long term choices?

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“I am Not Ashamed…” Romans 1:16

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  1. “I am Not Ashamed…” Romans 1:16 Sermon #7 “Half Dead”

  2. Living For Jesus How are you living for Jesus? How does the relationship that you have with Jesus impact you day to day, and long term choices? If Jesus had control over your body for one day, one week, one month, or a one year, what would stay the same and what would he do differently?

  3. Romans Chapter 6 Romans chapter six speaks about our connection to grace, sin, death, resurrection, and righteousness. This week the thoughts about our connection to Sin and slavery continue as we talk about living “half dead.”

  4. Committed but Sinning Can you think of a time, or times, when you really wanted to do the right thing and when it came down to it you made the wrong choice? Can you think of times when you thought you had finally gained control over a behavior or attitude and then it crept up again? Do you see your walk with God as half dead but wanting to fully die to Sin and live for God?

  5. Romans 7:1-6 Page 1755

  6. Romans 7:7-13 God’s Law makes us aware of sin and convicts us of sin. Having the Law identifies sin and it helps us identify our sinful desires.

  7. Romans 7:14-25 The Debate – In Christ or in Judaism? RO 7:14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.

  8. Romans 7:17-20 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

  9. Vs 21-23 RO 7:21 So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God's law; 23 but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members.

  10. Romans 7:24-25 24 What a wretched man I am! The Question:Who will rescue me from this body of death? The Answer: 25 Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

  11. The Challenge: It Can Be Hard To… Live half dead and put to death the other half. Keep fighting our sinful nature. Not settle for “good enough” Not make excuses, rationalize, justify, or become apathetic. Remember that we desire to change because of Jesus.

  12. Taking It Home: Be honest with yourself about your struggles. Get back up and fight again. Focus on progress not victory. Let God’s grace motivate you to keep trying. Be thankful for God’s mercy. Encourage someone who needs it. Offer the good news to others as they see you live a half dead life.

  13. Next Week: Romans Chapter 8 The Work of the Holy Spirit – “Pilot or Co-Pilot?”

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