Sermon Tone Analysis

Can you save yourself?

Have you ever been told “whatever you set your mind to, you can accomplish?”

Do you think that holds true?

You cannot save yourself, but God has given you what is needed to be saved

What does mindset mean?

(N) the established set of attitudes held by someone

What types of things can we set our mind on?

Are all of them healthy, physically or spiritually?

This morning we are looking at minding our mindset, for when we do we have the mindset of Christ

When we have a new mindset, that of Christ, we have new results, attitude and confidence in our destination.

In Christ there is no condemnation

ROm8:1 “1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

We are free from the spirit of law of sin and death

Rom8:2 “2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.”

The possession, indwelling of the Spirit makes all the difference.

As mentioned before this chapter is all about the Spirit and the Christian.

The Spirit gives the Christian a new mindset when coupled with the Word of God.

This morning we will see what the right mindset does.

Words to remember

It’s all Greek to me, but important words to understand.

Phroneo (verb) “to think, for or hold an opinion, to set one’s mind on, to be intent on (goes with 8:5).

Phronema (Noun) “way of thinking, mind-set, aim, aspiration” (goes with 8:6)

Phroneo (verb) “to think, for or hold an opinion, to set one’s mind on ro, to be intent on (goes with 8:5).5).5).

What you set your mindset on will impact your walking (8:4)

You may look at (Col3:1-4); Set your mind and walk like this

Or when you do this, this will happen (Consider Rom12:2)

(Scriptures used/referenced in introduction: (Php2:5; Rom8:1-2; Col3:1-4; Rom12:2)

Now I think it is time for us to look at the passage and then go from there.

Our Passage (Rom8:5-11)

What do you notice in this passage?

Any key words in this passage?

Any words that we should define?

What is the theme of this passage?

What are the contrasts seen (v.5, 6-8)

Flesh, Spirit

Flesh is death, Spirit is life and peace

Flesh hostile to God; not pleasing to God (well, maybe not a contrast there).

Who is the “you” (vv.

9-11) and in what tense is this written, do you think it matters?

You- Christians

Present tense (active, indicative)

Yes it matters, for this has been in the past, is present now and is to be continuous.

If you do not have the Spirit, what are you (v.9)?

You are dead

If the Spirit is within you, what do you have (v.11)?

You have life through the Spirit who dwells in you.

So, again, do you think what we set our mind on, our mind-set matters?

Learning from the passage

The futility of trying to please God in the flesh.

People can set their minds of the things of the flesh which are contrary to the Spirit.

Paul give an easy way to discern if we are walking in flesh or the Spirit.

How? by your mind-set.

The mind is the strategic battleground where the flesh and the Spirit fight.

Not all things in the battle are overly evil, some have good intentions, but are not God’s intentions, such as with Peter.

Carnally (fleshly) minded brings death; but walking in the Spirit brings life and peace.

The carnal mind is enmity against God.

The carnal wants to look past (Gal5:24)

Spurgeon says it like this, lean in and listen to this quote.

“It is not black, but blackness; it is not at enmity, but enmity itself; it is not corrupt, but corruption; it is not rebellious, it is rebellion, it is not wicked, it is wickedness itself.

The heart though it be deceitful, is positively deceit; it is evil in the concrete, sin in the essence, it is the distillation, to quintessence of all the things that are vile; it is not envious against God, it is envy; it is not at enmity, it is actual enmity.”

Futility: It is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.

How could it be subject?

We can try to live a good life, doing good, being good, but we have the wrong standard.

We think it is we who do it, and not God and the Spirit.

In the flesh we cannot please God

Commentator Newell said regarding (8:7)

“Perhaps no one test of Scripture more completely sets forth the hideously lost state of man after the flesh.”

Christians are empowered to live in the Spirit

You are not of the flesh if the Spirit lives in you.

The Spirit is given to each and every believer when they are baptized for forgiveness of sins.

They are born again, raised to walk in the newness of life.

Again turning to what Newell said on this:

“Many sincere people are yet spiritually under John the Baptist’s ministry of repentance.

Their state is practically that of the struggle of Romans-7, where neither Christ nor the Holy Spirit is mentioned, but only a quickened and undelivered soul in struggle under a sense of ‘duty,’ not a sense of full acceptance in Christ and the sealing by the Holy Spirit.”

Anyone who does not have the Spirit does not belong to Him.

No Spirit, no Christ, no Christ, no heaven, no heaven to eternal life with God.

There is no such thing as “spirit filled” and “non spirit filled.”

Either you are or you are not His.

Scriptures of comfort (Eph5:18; Jn7:37-39)

We are to be filled with the Spirit, not spirits.

He does the filling, not us!

(TURN WITH ME TO JN7:37-39, PLEASE)

We have a little time this morning lets pull from this passage.

What is the instructions from Jesus on the last great day of the feast (v.37)?

What is the results of the one who comes (v.38)?

What is the living water as defined (v.39)?

And if Christ in you, your body (flesh) is dead because of sin.

Jesus through the Spirit lives in you, you crucify the flesh when you are born again, and raised up in a new life.

No longer a slave to sin, but a slave to righteousness

You have been justified (5:1) you are not under any condemnation (8:1) you are raised up to walk in the newness of life (6:3); the old man is gone (2Cor5:17) and the new has come.

The old man had to die, so the new man can be born again and filled with the Spirit!

Mindset matters

God centered interest (Rom6:1-21; 1Pt1:14-15)

Dead to sin, alive to God

So, have the mindset of Christ and be holy in our behaviour

Christ like behavior had concern for righteousness (1Jn3:4-10; Rom6:1-21)

Practices righteousness (you can look up the passage) but in summary

Do not practice sin (used 8 times in that passage)

Knows God sent Christ to take away our sin.

Don’t be of the devil and sin, be of Christ and abide in Him and He in you.