Sermons About Sanctification
The Liberation of the Sinner (Romans 8:2)
Apart from the Spirit, our experience with the law is governed by our sin. Even though we may agree with the law in our minds, our slavery and bondage to sin causes us to disobey the law -- and in fact, sin allows itself to be incited by the law to greater disobedience, leading only to death. However, as those who are in Christ, we have the Holy Spirit at work in us, giving us life and empowering us to overcome sin. The Spirit sets us free from any power other than Christ that would rule over us. Unlike the unbeliever in Romans 7, the Christian is never said to be wretched; instead, the Christian is said to be a new creation, an overcomer, one who is free and victorious. As believers, the reason that we sin is not because we are still in bondage to sin; the reason we sin is because we refuse to walk in and find our strength in the Spirit. We will walk in victory as we walk in the Spirit.
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Make Every Effort to Grow, part 3
In this sermon, we study the remaining Christlike qualities that Peter calls us to cultivate while making every effort to grow...
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Make Every Effort to Grow, part 2
In this sermon we will continue to look at the principle: As you make every effort to grow...seek to have the complete collection of Christlike qualities (2 Pt. 1:5-7). We will specifically look at what the Bible means by moral excellence and knowledge.
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Being Satisfied in God (Psalm 119:57-64)
Most of our spiritual struggles (if not all) come from the fact that we are seeking satisfaction in things other than God; we have competing desires. Are greatest spiritual joys come when find our complete satisfaction in God Himself. When we rest and rely completely on Him, finding in Him the answer to all our hearts desires.
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The Sanctification of our Affliction
The reason I am preaching this passage this morning is so we can come to appreciate and sanctify our affliction that the Lord gives us as we run the race set before us with endurance. From our text, Hebrews 12:5-11, we need to see two very important biblical facts concerning the discipline of the Lord that we need to understand. 1. We must understand that discipline is a fact of the Christian life. 2. We must understand that sanctified affliction brings forth the fruit of discipline.
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The New Life of the Spirit (Romans 7:1-6)
In Christ and through his death we have been released from the law and are now freed to live and serve by the Spirit.
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Where From Here?
What do we need in order to take what we've learned in our study of 1 Thessalonians and actually put it into practice?
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Make Every Effort to Grow, part 1
As you make every effort to grow...seek to have the complete collection of Christlike qualities
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Sin in the City
Sin destroys God's plan and purposes for the City. But Christ came to overturn the curse of sin into a blessing. He works in us to put our sin to death, and through us to stop the spread of sin in the church & City.
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