Sermon Outlines for
the book of Galatians
Rev. David P. Horrocks,
Th.M.,
Galatians
1:1-5 (9/7/08) Galatians 4:1-7 (2/8/09)
Galatians 1:6-9 (9/14/08) Galatians 4:8-11 (2/15/09)
Galatians 1:10-12 (9/28/08) Galatians 4:12-20 (2/22/09)
Galatians 1:13-17 (10/19/08) Galatians 4:21-31 (3/1/09)
Galatians 1:18-24 (10/26/08) Galatians 5:1-6 (3/15/09)
Galatians 2:1-10 (11/2/08) Galatians 5:7-12 (3/29/09)
Galatians 2:11-16 (11/9/08) Galatians 5:13-15 (4/5/09)
Galatians 2:17-21 (11/16/08) Galatians 5:16-18 (4/19/09)
The Christology of Paul in
his autobiography (11/23/08) Galatians 5:19-21 (4/26/09)
Galatians 3:1-9 (11/30/08) Galatians 5:22-23 (5/3/09)
Galatians 3:10-14 (12/7/08) Galatians 5:24-26 (5/10/09)
Galatians 3:15-18 (12/14/08)
Galatians 3:19-22 (12/28/08)
Galatians 3:23-29 (1/4/09)
Introduction: “The first American”
What is a holy life?
Suggestions
The model is Jesus Christ
Why should you desire a holy life?
It is the message of the Bible (1:1)
It is the concern of the Church (1:2)
It is a blessing from heaven (1:3)
It is the will of the Trinity (1:4)
It is the reason for Christ’s crucifixion
It is the desire of God the Father
It is the work of the Holy Spirit
It fulfills the eternal plan for our lives (1:5)
MESSAGE:
|“OUR HOLY LIVING IS THE CONCERN OF BOTH HEAVEN AND EARTH
FOR TIME AND ETERNITY.”
Introduction: “Holiness is not a DIY project”
Purpose: To promote holy living God’s way
Three questions
How are we saved?
Who can be saved?
How are we sanctified?
The occasion
The problem (1:6)
Christians are
turning from God
Christians are
turning from the Gospel of grace
The process (1:7)
There are enemies of the Gospel of grace
Satan
(Spiritual warfare)
Sinners
(Cultural warfare)
The conflict is real
Sinners
distorted the Gospel of grace
Sinners
promoted the distorted gospel
Christians
became confused and captive
Paul’s
defense of the gospel met with slander
The prescription (1:8-9)
Always judge
the message first
Always reject the
messengers of rejected messages
MESSAGE:
“HOLINESS WILL BE LOST IF YOU FORSAKE THE LORD
AND FORGET HIS INSTRUCTIONS.”
Introduction: “Young and fast, old and…”
Context: Self-identification
Content: What you should know about the apostle Paul
Paul’s pleasure in life is found in God and Christ
He is devoted
to God by his faith in God’s Word
He is a servant to
Christ by obeying His will
Paul’s message for life transcends flesh and blood
His message is not from man’s reason
His
message is beyond traditions (Culture)
His
message is beyond the classroom (Philosophers)
His message came by divine revelation
He
came to know Christ personally
He
came to understand Christ practically
Five questions
What we learn from revelation
MESSAGE:
“DEVOTION TO GOD AND SERVICE TO CHRIST
MEANS CHOOSING REVELATION OVER REASON
AND CHOOSING JESUS OVER OTHERS.”
Introduction: “A change in government”
God revealed Jesus as Lord and Savior to Paul (13-16a)
Divine encounter 1:15
In hostile territory 1:13
In “religious” territory 1:14
A divine prerogative 1:15-16
Timing is God’s
Selection is God’s
Grace is God’s
Benefit is ours
Paul responded to Jesus as Lord and Savior (1:16b-17)
Personal event
Not a social accomplishment
Not a religious accomplishment
A retreat from an old approach
to life (Acts 9:20-22)
An advance into a new approach
to life (Acts 9:23)
MESSAGE:
“GOD REVEALS JESUS TO SINNERS
SO THAT WE MIGHT ACCEPT HIM
AS THE GOVERNMENT OF OUR L IVES.”
Introduction: “No one accepts blame any more…”
Paul’s gospel is from God through Christ for us (1:11-2:21)
Statement 1:11-12
Proof 1:13-2:21
Paul testified that his gospel was God’s gospel (13-17)
Inconsistent with my former manner of life
Persecutor
of the Church
Zealot
for Judaism
Consistent with my spiritual manner of life
Meeting
Christ on the road to Damascus
Learning
from Christ in the desert of Arabia
Jerusalem concluded that Paul’s gospel was God’s gospel (18-20)
Paul
visited there 3 years after his conversion – too long
Paul
met with Peter and James for 15 days – too short
Judea acknowledged that Paul’s gospel was God’s gospel (21-24)
No
residence – No recognition
Approved
reputation – Great influence
Paul’s example is for us
Personal encounter with
Jesus Christ
It takes time for change
A true message of salvation
and sanctification
Honesty before God and man
Reputation which favors God
MESSAGE:
“THE GOSPEL IS FOR US FROM GOD
THAT WE MIGHT LIVE FOR GOD THROUGH CHRIST.”
Introduction: “The choice for president…”
In defense of the Gospel Paul preached 1:11-2:21
Paul did not produce it;
God did 1:11-17
Jerusalem did not produce it;
God did 1:18-20
Judea did not produce it; God
did 1:21-24
Apostles did not produce it;
God did 2:1-10
Paul, Barnabas, Titus and the apostles
When: 14 years later 2:1
Why: Famine relief visit 2:2a
What: Symposium on world missions 2b-10
The
conference was private 2b
The
topic was the unity of world missions 2c
Conclusion: Gentiles too are righteous by faith 3
Opponents
were discovered and dismissed 4-5
Paul’s
Gospel was received 6
Paul’s
apostleship was received 7-9
Paul’s
help was enlisted 10
Paul’s apostleship and Gospel are from God
In response to the Gospel Paul preached
It must not be modified
Many want to change it
Sinners still need to believe
it
MESSAGE:
“THE GOSPEL FROM GOD WILL SAVE US,
BUT THE GOSPEL FROM MAN WILL SURELY ENSLAVE US.”
Introduction: “The fight of his life…”
Paul’s Gospel is God’s Gospel (1:11-2:10)
Not from Paul, but from God
Not from Jerusalem, but from
God
Not from Judea, but from God
No from the apostles, but from
God
Paul defends God’s Gospel (2:11-16)
The battle of Antioch 2:11
The events prior to the battle
2:12-14a
The Jew and
Gentile were one in Christ
Christian
fellowship was broken by Peter
Social
pressure (bigotry) was on Peter
Peer
pressure (hypocrisy) came through Peter
Leadership
pressure (faith) was wavering in Peter
The battle 2:14b-16
The
charge: Peter distorts God’s Gospel
The case:
There are two peoples
Jews
– Law holders
Gentiles
– Sinners
There is one means of justification
Not
by the works of the flesh
But
by faith in Jesus Christ
In Christ there is one equally-justified people
MESSAGE:
“THE GOSPEL FROM GOD BRINGS UNITY TO THE BODY;
THE GOSPEL FROM MAN BRINGS DISUNITY TO THE CHURCH.”
Introduction: “The White House was in confusion…”
Introduction 1:1-10
Greeting (1-5)
Problem (6-10)
Paul preaches God’s Gospel 1:11-2:10
Statement (1:11-12)
Proof (1:13-2:9)
Conclusion: Paul’s Gospel is from God (2:10)
Paul defends God’s Gospel 2:11-21
Setting (2:11-14a)
Summation (2:14b-21)
There is but one equally justified people (14b-16)
Equal
in need: All have sinned
Equal
in means: Justified by faith in Christ
Equal
in results: Righteous before God
To be IN CHRIST is to be OUT OF THE LAW (17-19)
Out from under the Law is not always sin
The
Law leads to Christ
Once
IN CHRIST the Law is discarded
A
death (separation) has taken place
IN CHRIST but UNDER THE LAW is always sin
IN CHRIST I am ready to live (20-21)
Position: Dead to the Law, alive to Christ
Experience: Physically alive for Christ
Spiritually: Trusting the indwelling Christ
Publically: The gracious God is glorified
MESSAGE:
“BY FAITH IN CHRIST, I AM RIGHT WITH GOD;
WITH CHRIST IN ME, I AM READY TO LIVE.”
Selected from Galatians 1 and 2
Topic: The Christology of Paul in his
autobiography
Introduction: Will Jesus forgive me?
The person of Jesus Christ
He is God and the Son of
God (1:16, 19)
He had at least one brother
(1:19)
He loved with a sacrificial
love (2:20)
He died in place of you and me
for our sins (1:4, 2:20)
Substitution
Vicarious
Volitional
He was raised from the dead
by God (1:1)
He lives in heaven –
Transcendence (1:1)
He is a living force within
each Christian – Imminence (2:20)
The purpose of Jesus Christ
He seeks to draw
individuals to Himself (1:4)
He is the thrust of God’s will
for this age (1:4, 6, 12)
He is the source of a
contented life (1:3)
Personal faith in Him is the
only way to justification (2:16)
Daily faith in Him is the only
way to sanctification (2:20)
The pattern of Jesus Christ
Structured communities meet
in His name (1:22)
He calls all to serve; He
appoints some to lead (1:1, 10)
Meeting Him is a life-changing
event (1:16)
Apart from
Christ, I am dead to God
In Christ, God
sees me as already judged for sin
In Christ, God
sees me as resurrected to life
I must see myself
as God sees me
Meeting Him involves the
divine and the human (1:12, 16)
Identification with Jesus is a
responsible position (2:4)
He will not direct His own
into sin (2:17)
What is true about Him may be
distorted in our teaching (1:7)
What is true about Him may be
distorted in our living (2:21)
MESSAGE:
“THE LIFE THAT IS WRAPPED UP IN JESUS CHRIST
IS THE LIFE THAT IS FULFILLING THE WILL OF GOD.”
Introduction: “Life’s new beginnings…”
Context
Biographical (1:1-2:21)
Paul’s
apostleship is from God through Christ
Paul’s Gospel is
through Christ from God
Paul
the preacher of the Gospel
Paul
the policeman of grace
Doctrinal (3:1-4:31)
Application (5:1-6:18)
Content: The Gospel of God is under attack
Problem of the Galatians
Different
gospel
Altered gospel
Conflicts:
Works
versus faith
Law
versus grace
Passions
of the flesh versus power of the Spirit
The Galatians are
wrong (3:1)
Proofs of their problem (3:2-9)
The Galatians
are witnesses against themselves (2-4)
How
did you become Christians? By
faith!
Why
change now to works?
Have
you learned nothing?
God is a
witness against the Galatians (5)
How
does God give His Spirit? By faith!
How does God give blessings? By faith!
The Old
Testament is a witness against the Galatians (6-9)
Abraham
was justified by faith.
Abraham’s
type are people of faith.
Abraham
is God’s model for faith.
Abraham’s
blessings are to all through faith.
MESSAGE:
“THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST WE ARE APPROVED BY GOD;
THROUGH FAITH IN GOD WE ARE IMPROVED BY CHRIST.”
Introduction: “Bad behavior leads to bad results”
The Galatians are wrong
Faith has faded into a
routine of laws
Heart has been set aside for
flesh
Relationship has been replaced
with rituals
Why the Galatians are wrong
Experience
Conversion by
faith
Blessings through
faith
Old Testament example of faith
The nature of law (3:10-12)
It condemns all
who live by it (10)
All
failures are sin
All
have failed
It cannot
justify any sinner seeking salvation (11)
Justification
is not by works
Justification
is by faith
It does not meet the standard for forgiveness (12)
The nature of grace (3:13-14)
Forgiveness is
by God’s grace through faith in Jesus (13)
Jesus
redeemed us through substitution
Jesus
redeemed us through His death
Blessings are
by God’s grace through faith in Jesus (14)
Salvation
comes to the Gentiles by faith in Jesus
Spiritual
promises come to the Jews by faith in Jesus
MESSAGE:
“LIVE UNDER GOD’S LAW AND FACE CONDEMNATION AND DEATH;
LIVE UNDER GOD’S GRACE AND FIND APPROVAL AND LIFE.”
Introduction: “Twenty-two years in storage…”
Historical section (1:1-2:21)
Doctrinal section (3:1-4:31)
Galatians were converted
through faith (3:1-4)
God blessed them in their
faith (3:5)
Old Testament taught
justification by faith (3:6-10)
The Law condemns, but faith
approves (3:11-14)
The Abrahamic covenant and the
Law (3:15-18)
Human covenants (3:15)
Particular
Binding
Unalterable
God’s covenant with Abraham (3:16-18)
What is it?
Promise of special blessings
Promise of national blessings
Promise of universal blessings
What about it?
Particular people
Abraham and Christ
Only for people of faith
Binding promises
Have not been set aside
Law is not a replacement
Unalterable assurance
Law is not a condition
Promises are still a blessing of faith
MESSAGE:
“YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER
GOD SURELY BLESSES ALL WHO LIVE BY FAITH IN HIM.”
Introduction: “Self-talk…”
Historical section (1:1-2:21)
Doctrinal section (3:1-4:31)
Galatians were redeemed
through faith
God blessed them in their
faith
Old Testament taught
justification by faith
The Law is not of faith
God’s promises are for people
of faith
The nature of the Law
The Law conflicts with the promise
The
Law is fulfilled by works, the promise by faith
The
Law speaks to the flesh, the promise to the spirit
The
Law produces wages, the promise offers a gift
The
Law condemns, the promise approves
The
Law is bi-lateral, the promise is uni-lateral
The Law was
dated material: 1400 BC to Jesus Christ
The Law was a
useful but now partially obsolete tool
The Law was a useful tool
It
revealed God’s nature
It
identified sin as sin
It
was an external influence
The Law is an obsolete tool
The
best revelation of God’s nature is Christ
The
best standard of holiness is Christ
The
best internal control is Christ
The Law is
third hand, the promise is personal
The Law kills, the
promise gives life
The sinner who
believes will be saved
FAIL
IN GOD’S LAW – you need to be saved!
Need salvation – TRUST IN GOD’S SON!
Introduction: “All people grow old, but not all Christians grow up”
Historical section (1:1-2:21)
Doctrinal section (3:1-4:31)
God’s approval and
blessings are by faith
The Old Testament taught
justification by faith
The Law is not of faith
God’s promise is yours by
faith
The Law pointed to faith to
correct a life of sin
Stages of maturity and the
cycles of life (3:23-29)
As a child – Life under the Law (external) 23-25
The
Law was a restraint on children from sin
The
Law was a nurturing influence towards faith
The
Law was a teacher of Christ and justification by faith
The
Law was dismissed when faith in Christ came
As an adult – The faith life of Christ (internal) 26-29
Faith
in Christ characterizes the SONS of God
All of
God’s SONS are viewed as expressions of Christ
There
is no tiered level of SONSHIP
Union
with Christ means heir to the promised blessings
“WHEN
RITUALS TURN TO REALITIES,
WHEN RULES GIVE WAY TO RELATIONSHIPS,
WHEN TOMORROWS’ HOPE BECOMES TODAY’S MOTIVES,
THEN YOU HAVE COME OF AGE IN JESUS CHRIST.”
Introduction: “The Gospel Is…”
Galatians outline
Autobiographical
Theological
Applicational
Galatians 4:1-7
Context
God approves
and blesses faith
The law revealed that
faith was necessary
The faith
relationship supersedes the law relationship
The faith
relationship is God’s will for us in Christ
Content
An illustration to explain the use of law
Laws
are given to control or educate
Relationship
determines the purpose of the law
Laws
which educate are temporary
The application to Christians
We
have known laws as enslavers
Our
relationship to the Lawgiver has changed
This
was God’s doing (grace)
Our
redemption was through Christ (love)
No longer as slaves but
as “sons” (adoption)
The
law as a teacher has ended (faith)
We
are God’s sons with the spirit of God (Indwelling)
We are
God’s sons with the language of Christ (submission)
We are
God’s sons with the blessings of eternity (promises)
BY
GRACE THROUGH FAITH
WE ARE THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD
WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE FOR HIS GLORY.
Introduction: “Missing adults…”
Problem: Underdevelopment
Passage 4:8-11
Before salvation (4:8)
Strangers to
the true God
Strangled by sin
and its consequences
Seeking answers
through religious rituals
Serving nothing
that was divine
Since salvation (4:9-10)
Knowledge of
God by God’s grace
Positioned for a
life of increasing faith
The surprise of
disappointment
Seeking
blessings through religious rituals
Serving
nothing that was divine
Serving
it by choice
Scheduling
God by appointment
Question of salvation (4:11)
Fear enough to
question
Not all who hear
will be saved
Our labor is for
God’s glory
WHERE
THERE IS SAVING FAITH,
THERE SHOULD BE SANCTIFYING FAITH!
IF THERE IS NO SANCTIFYING FAITH,
CAN THERE BE SAVING FAITH?
Introduction: “Evidence That Demands a Verdict”
Context
Introduction (1:1-10)
Autobiography (1:11-2:21)
The evidence (3:1-4:11)
They exchanged
the gospel of God with a message from man
They exchanged
faith in Christ with the works of man
They exchanged
grace with law
They exchanged
God’s Spirit with flesh
They exchanged
freedom with bondage
They exchanged the
new with the old
The verdict (4:12-20)
A call to have
a heart for God (4:12a)
A call to practice
mutual forgiveness (4:12b)
A call to return to
sacrificial service (4:13-15)
A call to combine
truth and love (4:16)
A call to active
cautious discernment (4:17-18)
A call to let
Christ live through you (4:19-20)
Common lessons
The goal of our fellowship
is the example of Christ.
We expect our efforts to meet
opposition.
Godliness means forgiving
others often.
Telling the truth can hurt
more than the truth that is told.
Person to person ministry is
exhausting.
We appreciate those who
faithfully serve us and our families.
THE
MEASURE OF A MINISTRY IS THE DEGREE
TO WHICH CHRIST IS BEING FORMED IN ITS MEMBERS.
Introduction: “This is an allegory…”
Historical (1:1-2:21)
Theological (3:1-4:31)
Summary of Abraham’s life (4:21-23)
Abram at 75
Abram at 86
Abraham at 99
Abraham at 100
Abraham at 103
Two covenants and Abraham’s two wives (4:24-31)
Hagar represents the Old Covenant (Judaism)
Life
of faith in the flesh (Ishmael)
Life
of laws of Sinai
Life
of bondage
1st
century Jerusalem is in slavery
Sarah represents the New Covenant (Christianity)
Life
of faith in the spirit (Isaac)
Life
of faith in God’s promises
Life
of freedom from bondage
Heavenly
Jerusalem is free
Hagar (Judaism) and Sarah (Christianity) cannot live together
WE
WERE BORN INTO THE BONDAGE OF SIN,
BUT WE WERE BORN AGAIN INTO THE FREEDOM OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Introduction: “Defective instructions”
Autobiographical (1:1-2:21)
Paul is god’s apostle
Paul’s gospel is God’s gospel
Doctrinal (3:1-4:31)
Faith in Christ brings
salvation
Faithfulness to Christ brings
sanctification
Applicational (5:1-6:18)
Summary statement of
freedom (5:1a)
Goal: Progressive and practical righteousness
(5:1b)
The way of certain failure
(5:2-4)
Underestimating
your blessings in Christ
Thinking of God as
your Master instead of your Father
Thinking of Jesus
as your Lord, but not your Brother
Seeing yourself as
a slave instead of a son
Trusting in
rituals instead of relationships
The way of sure success (5:5-6)
Treasure the
cross that has set you free
Cultivate living
in the power of the Spirit
Relate to Jesus as
your sanctifying older brother
Believe that you
can be and will be changed
Walk in faith and
serve in love
I
PROGRESS AS A CHRISTIAN THROUGH AN ON-GOING
RELATIONSHIP OF FAITH IN CHRIST WHOSE SPIRIT
EMPOWERS MY LIFE AND CAUSES ME TO RESPOND
TO HIS GRACE IN LOVING SERVICE TO OTHERS.
Introduction: “Lost on the highways of life”
Autobiographical
Doctrinal
Applicational
Summary: We progress as Christians through an on-going
relationship
of faith in Christ whose
Spirit empowers our lives and inspires our hearts
to respond to His grace in
loving service to others.
Progress report
Good start
Weak race
Uncertain ending
Progress protected
God’s charge
Over
Christians
Over
the ungodly
My control
Keep
the gospel pure
Recognize
and reject false teachers
WE
WILL STALL IN OUR PROGRESS AS CHRISTIANS
IF WE ADOPT ANY PERSUASION WHICH MAKES LITTLE
OF THE CROSS OR THE CROWN OF CHRIST.
Introduction: “Looking for loopholes”
Autobiographical: The gospel of the apostle Paul (1:1-2:21)
Doctrinal: Salvation and sanctification are by faith (3:1-4:31)
Applicational: Freedom in Christ (5:1-6:18)
Freedom was attacked by the church (Legalism) 5:1:12
Law as
revelation: Yes
Law as
regulation: No
Freedom was attacked by the flesh (License) 5:13-15
Flesh is
fall humani
e t
n y
When “not under the law” means lawlessness:
Selfishness
results
Sin
results
Self-destruction
results
When “Not under the law” means above the law:
Holiness
becomes a desire not a demand
Flesh
is mastered in loving service to others
WHEN
MY FREEDOM IS SPENT SERVING MYSELF ALONE, IT IS SIN;
BUT WHEN MY FREEDOM IS SPENT SERVING OTHERS ALONE, IT IS LOVE.
Introduction: “Master the possibilities”
Know the possibilities
Living by the Law – Christ is no benefit (Failure of the law)
Severed from
Christ
Fallen from grace
Stumbling over the
cross
Living by license – Holiness is no product (Failure of the flesh)
Conflict of the
soul
Selfishness in
service
Brokenness in
fellowship
Living by love – Positioned to receive blessings (Victory of faith)
Changed by
their faith in Christ
Empowered by the
Spirit within
Lawless but
without license
Choose the best possibility
Make a choice
Know why you made this choice
Freedom was made for:
Law
– external human standards? NO
Flesh
– fallen social standards? NO
Faith
– internal holy standards? YES
The indwelling
Holy Spirit
The example of
Christ and others
The purpose of the
Christian life
Cultivate the choice that you make
CHRISTIANS
OVERCOME OPPOSITION TO GODLINESS
AS WE LIVE BY THE SPIRIT FOR GOD’S GLORY
AND NOT BY THE FLESH FOR OUR OWN.
Introduction: “Happy face – sad face”
Freedom in your life is:
The position of faith
The condition of forgiveness
Lost through laws
Abused through the flesh
Used through the Holy Spirit
The test for abused freedom in your life
Flesh defined by Paul
Flesh described by Paul
Flesh tested by God:
1…immorality: Marriage bond is violated
2…impurity: Intimacy without marriage
3…sensuality: Indecency gone public
Family
4…idolatry: Living for anything but God
5…sorcery: Seeking spiritual in unholiness
Worship
6…enmities: Failure to love others
7…strife: Self-love at the expense of others
8…jealousy: Competition instead of love
9…anger: Love replaced by hate
10…disputes: Campaigning against another
11…dissensions: Promoting isolation of others
12…factions: Permanent barriers established
13…envying: Wishing loss of life or property
Church
14…drunkenness: Escape from responsibilities
15…carousing: Excesses in physical appetites
16…etc.
Society
The way of the flesh is not the way of heaven
ALLOW
FLESH TO RULE ONCE – YOU SIN AGAINST GOD;
ALLOW FLESH TO RULE ALWAYS – YOU LIVE WITHOUT GOD.
Introduction: “You cannot hide the truth”
Context: Godliness through freedom properly used
Content
The Spirit’s power in my life… (Galatians 5:22-23)
Character traits by divine power
The
ability to show God’s love (I Corinthians 13/John 3:16)
Inward
joy regardless of outward events (John 15:11)
Being
at peace in a persecuting world (John 14:27)
Conduct traits by divine power
Patience
with difficult people (I Timothy 1:16)
Kindness
shown in being just (Ephesians 2:7)
Goodness
beyond what is required (Nehemiah 9:27)
Faithfulness
as a reputation (Romans 3:3)
Gentleness
as observed by others (Matthew 11:29)
Self-Control
when tested in life (Isaiah 53:7)
The Spirit’s place in my life… (Galatians)
Begins at
salvation (3:2)
The guarantee of
divine approval (3:14)
The active
influence for worship (4:6)
The active
influence for righteousness (5:5)
The active
influence for holiness (5:16)
The active
influence against self-centeredness (5:17)
Surpasses the
influence of the law (5:18, 23)
The indwelling
power for Christian living (5:25)
A discipline to be
developed (6:8)
THE
HOLY SPIRIT TRANSFORMS YOUR CHARACTER AND YOUR CONDUCT
AS YOU SUBMIT TO THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST.
Introduction: “Preserved for godliness”
Context: Our freedom in Christ
Autobiographical
Paul is God’s apostle
Paul’s gospel is
God’s gospel
Doctrinal
Salvation is by
faith in Christ
Sanctification is
by faithfulness to Christ
Application: Freedom is ours in Christ
Freedom is lost
in the maze of laws
Freedom is abused
by the power of the flesh
Freedom is used by
walking in the Holy Spirit
Content: Our freedom in daily living
Break the power of the law –
say no to legalism
Break the power of the flesh –
say no to selfishness
Say no to the
flesh for it is the opponent of personal holiness
Say no to the
flesh for it is the enemy of our church unity
Break loose the power of the Spirit – Walk in the Spirit
Make certain
that the Spirit is in you
Do not ignore the
Spirit’s presence
Do not resist the
Spirit’s influence
Make certain the
Spirit rules over your rules
Make certain the
Spirit rules over your personal desires
Cultivate your
being in touch with Christ
Give others the
freedom to live freely
GODLINESS
IS A WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WROUGHT IN THE LIVES
OF ALL WHO CHOOSE TO WALK WITH CHRIST.
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