Key Passage: Romans 6:12-23Verse 12: Sin Wants to ReignVerse 13: Who Are You Continually Presenting Yourself To?Verse 14: Grace Breaks Sin’s DominionVerse 15: Does Grace Lead to Carelessness?Verse 16: You Become the Servant of What You ObeyVerse 17: Grace Changes the HeartVerse 18-19: A New Master and a New DirectionVerse 20: What Fruit Did Sin Actually Produce?Verse 21: The Fruit of Sin (see char...  Read More

Key Passage: Romans 7:13-25Being Lawless says,“Everyone fails sometimes.”Freedom is found in rule ignoring or minimizingBeing Legalistic says, “Obey so God will accept you.” Law is duty.  It’s earning.Freedom is found in rule followingBelonging to Christ “My sin is completely known to me and to God. And yet God has accepted me in Christ; therefore, I am free to obey from a place of love.”Heidelber...  Read More

Key Passage: Romans 7:1-12Romans 7:22Psalm 1:2John 15:4-5Romans 7:4-6 NLT1. We died to the law so we could belong to Christ — Romans 7:1–62. The law is good, but our own sin uses it against us — Romans 7:7–123. The law can reveal sin, provoke sin, and condemn sin — but only belonging to Christ can produce the fruit of new life.    Monday: John 1Tuesday: Leviticus 25, John 2Wednesday: Leviticus 26,...  Read More

Key Passage: Romans 6:1-112 Corinthians 5:17Romans 8:15Galatians 2:201 Corinthians 6:19–20Galatians 4:6–7Philippians 3:12Big IdeaThe gospel doesn't just change your verdict. It changes your bloodline. And your new bloodline changes everything from the inside out.Part 1 — The Old Identity is Gone (Romans 6:1–4)Part 2 — The Old Master is Dead (Romans 6:5–9)Part 3 — The New Master Owns You (Romans 6:...  Read More

Key Passage: Romans 6:12-23YOU ARE ALWAYS PRESENTING YOUR LIFE TO A MASTER—AND THAT MASTER IS FORMING YOU.Sin management: How close can I get without crossing the line?Kingdom advancement: How fully can I give my life to what God is doing?VerseFocusWrong AssumptionPaul’s Correction6:1New Identity“Let’s keep sinning more”You’ve died to sin.6:15New Master“Sin is allowed now”You’re enslaved to God.“T...  Read More

Key Passage: Romans 5:12-21παράπτωμα (trespass) = a false step, a fall, an offenseπαράβασις (transgression) = an overstepping, a crossing of the lineπλεονάζω (pleonazō) — “to increase,” “to multiply”ὑπερπερισσεύω (hyperperisseuō) — “to abound beyond measure,” “to overflow,” “to super-abound”Were you there when they crucified my Lord?Were you there when they crucified my Lord?O! Sometimes it causes...  Read More