Colossians 2:11-15 - "In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross."
***Every person lives by faith in what they believe to be true
***Do you believe that Jesus' life, death and resurrection is sufficient for salvation?
***The symbol of His shame has become our symbol of victory in Him
***Jesus has given us life...(v 13-"When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,...")
***Jesus has cancelled our debt of sin...(v 14-"having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross."
2 Peter 3:9 - "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
***Our sin was nailed to the cross....how does that make you feel?
***Jesus disarmed evil powers...(v 15-And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.)
***When Christ forgives your sin, He frees you from the unrelenting power of sin
John 3:15-18 - "...that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son."
***It is not enough to 'believe'...it must be lived out in daily life
***Does Jesus Christ have absolute power in your life? If so, you can overcome anything
***Does your life reflect what you say you believe about Christ?
***Do you pray as if God answers prayer?
***Does your life demonstrate that you believe in Jesus Christ?
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Alive in Christ
Colossians 2:13 - "When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,"
***Satan has been good at keeping us from understanding what happened on the cross
Romans 5:6 - "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."
***Death is not primarily about our body, it is the plight of our soul
***Jesus referred to death as 'sleep' because He could bring people back to life...He used 'death' differently than we do
***Jesus came from eternity and His perspective on life and death is much different than ours
John 8:51 - "I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
John 6:35 - "Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."
John 5:24 - "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."
***He didn't come to save us from 'sleep,' but from 'death'.....spiritual death
***On that awful hill called Mt Calvary, we see the Savior 'sleep,' we do not see him 'DIE'!
***Christ died for the ungodly; He tasted death for all mankind
Romans 8:1-2 - "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death."
***The Christian will never die - he may 'sleep,' but will never experience eternal death
1 Corinthians 15:55-57 - "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
***Satan tries to make us feel sorrow and agony for Christ's beaten body
***Unforgiven sin keeps us from eternal life
***All the concerns of our lives are changed because of the resurrection
***The primary concern of Jesus was to secure our soul in eternity
***Physically, we're born and live until we die...we progress toward physical death; Spiritually, we're all dead until we're made alive in Christ...we progress toward spiritual life
***What is the condition of your soul? Are you dead in sin or alive in Christ? Are you moving toward death or eternal life?
***Satan has been good at keeping us from understanding what happened on the cross
Romans 5:6 - "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."
***Death is not primarily about our body, it is the plight of our soul
***Jesus referred to death as 'sleep' because He could bring people back to life...He used 'death' differently than we do
***Jesus came from eternity and His perspective on life and death is much different than ours
John 8:51 - "I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
John 6:35 - "Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."
John 5:24 - "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."
***He didn't come to save us from 'sleep,' but from 'death'.....spiritual death
***On that awful hill called Mt Calvary, we see the Savior 'sleep,' we do not see him 'DIE'!
***Christ died for the ungodly; He tasted death for all mankind
Romans 8:1-2 - "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death."
***The Christian will never die - he may 'sleep,' but will never experience eternal death
1 Corinthians 15:55-57 - "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
***Satan tries to make us feel sorrow and agony for Christ's beaten body
***Unforgiven sin keeps us from eternal life
***All the concerns of our lives are changed because of the resurrection
***The primary concern of Jesus was to secure our soul in eternity
***Physically, we're born and live until we die...we progress toward physical death; Spiritually, we're all dead until we're made alive in Christ...we progress toward spiritual life
***What is the condition of your soul? Are you dead in sin or alive in Christ? Are you moving toward death or eternal life?
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Complete in Christ
Colossians 2:6-12
Colossians 2:6-12 - " So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead."
Deuteronomy 10:16 -"Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer."
***Baptism is a picture of our complete salvation
Matthew 3:1-17 -"In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' " John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. "I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire." Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
***Jesus was baptized to please the Father - not because he had to be - it ws an act of obedience
***He wanted to identify with the humble - those He would save
***He wanted to make a public declaration to do the Father's will
***Baptism was a foreshadow of His life, burial and resurrection
***Jesus was not primarily concerned about physical death, but about spiritual life
***All who are buried with Christ in baptism and raised to new life are complete in Him
Romans 6:3-11 -"Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus."
***He could not provide our salvation unless He first assumed our position
***Thru baptism, Christ identified with us....thru baptism, we identify with Him
Colossians 2:9-10 - "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority."
***When you put your faith in Christ, you are complete in Him
***Baptism doesn't save you....It is a symbol of our union with Him
***Are you right in Christ? Are you complete in Him or are you still struggling with your sin?
***In Christ you are complete - Apart from Him, you have nothing
Colossians 2:6-12 - " So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead."
Deuteronomy 10:16 -"Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer."
***Baptism is a picture of our complete salvation
Matthew 3:1-17 -"In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' " John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. "I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire." Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
***Jesus was baptized to please the Father - not because he had to be - it ws an act of obedience
***He wanted to identify with the humble - those He would save
***He wanted to make a public declaration to do the Father's will
***Baptism was a foreshadow of His life, burial and resurrection
***Jesus was not primarily concerned about physical death, but about spiritual life
***All who are buried with Christ in baptism and raised to new life are complete in Him
Romans 6:3-11 -"Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus."
***He could not provide our salvation unless He first assumed our position
***Thru baptism, Christ identified with us....thru baptism, we identify with Him
Colossians 2:9-10 - "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority."
***When you put your faith in Christ, you are complete in Him
***Baptism doesn't save you....It is a symbol of our union with Him
***Are you right in Christ? Are you complete in Him or are you still struggling with your sin?
***In Christ you are complete - Apart from Him, you have nothing
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