Main Point: Sin remains within the heart of a believer in this life, producing inner conflict between the God that he loves and the sin that he is still tempted…
Main Point: True freedom of the will was lost in Adam’s fall and can only be restored through God’s grace in Christ, since apart from regeneration all human actions (even…
Main Point: The law unmasks sin’s power in us, preparing us to understand the battle within. Outline: 1. The Law Exposes (7:7a) 2. Sin Exploits (7:7b-11) 3. Sin Executes (7:13)
Main Point: Christians are released from the penalties that God’s Law attaches to sin. Outline: 1. Released from the Law’s Bondage (v. 1-3, 5) 2. Rejoicing in the Freedom of…
Main Point: Every human being is a slave – either a slave of sin, or a slave of Christ. Slaves of sin receive their wages: more sin and death. Slaves…
Main Point: The manger reveals a King whose worth is unshaken by his humility and whose glory is magnified in being worshiped by the lowly. Outline: 1. A King with…
Main Point: The annunciation reveals that the incarnation is wholly God’s work— by His grace, through His Son, by His Spirit, and in His power—for the salvation of the world.…
Main Point: The believer’s union with Christ calls for a fundamental reordering of our relationship to every thought, desire, and action that is contrary to God’s law. Outline: 1. How…
Main Point: The Christian is given a new identity in Jesus Christ – one that has been freed from sin and is now set against a life of sin and…
While all mankind are born “in Adam” and face the death that was promised to Adam in his sin, we are offered the opportunity to be “in Christ” instead.