7th July 2019 - Freedom From Slavery, Fear And The World - Bro Ian Robson
7th July 2019 - Freedom From Slavery, Fear And The World - Bro Ian Robson. For more sermons please visit https://www.cfcindia.com/
Summary
The message emphasizes God's unwavering faithfulness and the transformative power available through Jesus Christ. It draws from Romans 8 to explain that believers are freed from the bondage of sin and death by the Spirit of life in Christ. This new power resolves the internal conflict between desiring to serve God and being pulled by sin.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
What is the answer to the dilemma of Romans 7?Paul describes the wretched state of wanting to serve God yet being pulled by sin, but the arrival of Jesus resolves this by introducing a new power.
Living according to the spiritBelievers have an obligation not to the flesh, but by the Spirit are to put to death the deeds of the body so they can live as sons and daughters of God.Romans 8:12
The spirit of adoption instead of slaveryWe have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear, but a spirit of adoption by which we cry out Abba Father.
Guarding against the deceitfulness of sinBelievers are exhorted to encourage one another daily so their hearts do not become hardened by unbelief when facing trials and difficulties.
The report of the spies in Numbers 13Ten spies saw themselves as grasshoppers before the giants, while Joshua and Caleb trusted God and saw the giants as their food because God was with them.
Overcoming fear by faithGod has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power, love, and a sound mind, enabling us to trust that He is in full control.
God's promise in Ezekiel 36God declares under the New Covenant that He will give His people a new heart, put a new spirit within them, and cause them to walk in His statutes.
The contrast of trusting mankind versus trusting the LordJeremiah describes the cursed state of trusting in mankind and the flesh versus the blessed state of trusting in the Lord like a tree planted by water.Jeremiah 17:5
We must ask God to do itAlthough God promises to do this heart surgery, He explicitly states that He lets His house of Israel ask Him to do it for them.Ezekiel 36:37
Not receiving the spirit of the worldBelievers receive the Spirit who is from God rather than the spirit of the world, so they may know the things freely given to them by God.1 Corinthians 2:12
Changed as we behold the glory of JesusWhen a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away, and as we continually see the glory of Jesus, we are transformed into His likeness by the Spirit.
