Category Archives: Series: The Struggle

Death to Self Part 4

Make It a Daily Decision Rom 5:12 12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves … Continue reading

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Death to Self Part 3

Put It Into Practice Rom 6:11 11Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. -How do we make this practical? This concept of being crucified with Christ is … Continue reading

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Death to Self Part 2

Understand the Finished Work of Calvary Rom 6:7-8 7For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, -Death frees us from sin. The point … Continue reading

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Death to Self Part 1

Settle It In Your Mind Rom 6:6 6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. -It all starts up … Continue reading

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Free From Me Part 3

We Depend On Christ For Our Deliverance Rom 7:24 24O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? -We begin to understand the place of complete dependence we have been brought to. This struggle … Continue reading

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Free From Me Part 2

We Must Recognize Our Own Reality -Paul has come to a reality that we must share. His declaration in Rom 7:24 is so much more than what we see at face value. He calls himself wretched. It is the evidence … Continue reading

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Free From Me Part 1

Rom 7:24-25 24O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25I thank God–through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh … Continue reading

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End of Effort Part 4

We Must Allow Ourselves To Give Up -That seems so contrary but it is key. It is the moment when we can go no further, the moment when our strength fails, the moment when we give up that Simon shoulders … Continue reading

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End of Effort Part 2

Self-Effort Cannot Overcome the Struggle -There is a point here that will liberate you if you can see it. There came a point where Christ could carry the cross no longer. Whether it was the weight of the beam, the … Continue reading

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End of Effort Part 1

The Struggle Will Strain You -The Cross can certainly be heavy. Scripture calls Jesus the author and finisher of our faith (Heb 12:2). He is the beginning the end and everything in between. We can look to his example in … Continue reading

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