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Sermon Notes - Romans 7 - Littleby Baptist Church - November 17, 2024

1.         Romans chapter 6 is one of those great chapters of the Bible. a.         From telling us that we are no longer slaves to sin. b.        To encouraging us to embrace being slaves to God. c.         Moving from being an involuntary slave to what condemns us. d.        To being a slave to our God who has given us the most amazing gift. e.         The thing is we have to choose to follow God. f.           Then fight each day to pursue Him. g.         We are going to be slaves to one thing or another. h.         One option holds us down and leads to a horrible eternity. i.           The other sets us free and we get to spend forever with our God. j.           We have to choose. 2.         Romans 7:1 a.         It sounds like Paul is targeting the Jewish audience. b.        But it is believed that the Roman gentiles had a decent understanding of the OT Law. c.         In this case, Paul is writing to the whole church in Rome. d.        Jew and Gentile

Sermon Notes - Romans 6:15-23 - Littleby Baptist Church - November 10, 2024

1.         Paul has been driving home some solid points that the church in Rome needed to hear and as well as each of us. a.         As a believer in Jesus our old self is gone. b.        Our old self was crucified with Christ. c.         It is powerless over us. d.        We are new creations. e.         Creations that have been raised with Jesus. f.           Given new life through Christ’s resurrection. g.         We are no longer slaves to our sin. h.         We have received grace from our Lord Jesus Christ. i.           More Grace than we need. j.           More than we can possibly ever use. k.         It does not mean we should continue in our sin. l.           We are to live as the new creation that we are. m.      Seeking God and His will. 2.         Romans 6:15 a.         A question we answered last week. b.        God has given us more grace than we can possibly use through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. c.         But that is no reason