Sermon Tone Analysis

Application: Freedom is Sensational!

When we think of freedom we may think of someone released from prison, someone out of debt, someone free from cancer or disease, or maybe free in retirement.

We are going to see this morning how freedom in Christ is a life of service and living out our calling in Christ.

Everything we have been discussing in one way or the other goes back to the religion of the day view of the law( does it save me) to the new teaching of Paul that Jesus paid it all and freed them from the penalty of the law which is death.

Are you free to do as you wish?

The best way i can describe this to you has happened in the last 20 years and continues to evolve in the life of the church we are apart of today.

The early church used their money and all of it to help the needy, todays church uses their money often for buildings and comforts and maybe 10% goes to the poor.

The early church suffered for their faith, today it is about security, The early church loved the Word of God, today we carry and and all kinds of resources but rarely study the deep things of God.

The early church was connected and the current church is plagued with arguments and disagreements.

The early church was courageous, we are cautious.

The early church had to trust , we want security (KNOW)

The early church had discomfort, we want comfort.

I read articles all the time dealing with the following: dress, pews, pulpits, stages, name changes, time of service, revitalization, and tons of resources on how to grow.

I see things such as flowers, bathrooms, grass, cleaning, colors, stage presence, and you name anything else cause grief and conflict.

The early church had one thing they needed to do.

The present day church is the country club for christians.

If the wrong songs are sung, or the preacher didnt feed the flock, If we didnt get a visit or call, if the time is not right, or the church has no one for me I can cannot with resembles a country club mentality.

The early church had one issue, how can I serve.

The early church was outside focussed and the current church is 80% into singing, preaching, and teaching and may be 10% or less into outside focussed and some of that may be giving money verses going.

What I want from our church is 1 thing.

Tell people about Jesus and invite new people and we will see a fire set flame in our church where everything i mentioned is long gone and we are excited about God’s movement in our church.

Paul’s audience is those who know the law of God.

Example: Marriage “ Do not commit adultery”

death is the only circumstance where someone is free from the law of God.

Otherwise it is to be obeyed.

It does not save but someone who follows the law has a component of evidence of Christ in their life.

(binding only when alive)

The whole application was Paul was saying likewise, (believer) die to the law when you respond to the Gospel.

1.

The Law Cannot Save, It only makes you aware of sin.

Rom

2. Jesus is our hope and sets us free from the penalty of the Law

Penalty= Death

3. Evidence of True Salvation is the fruit we bear.

A. transformation

B. Attitude

C. Action

Attitude is above

Action Below

4. Evidence of Fleshly Living.

A. In The Flesh

Rom

B. Passions- impulse living

C. Aroused by the law- want to do morally wrong things

D. Working to Die- energized to Do Wrong

5. Established to Serve.

Rom 7:

Augustine said this: True freedom is not a choice or lack of constraint but living out what you are meant to be.

Luther said this: A christian man is the most free Lord of all and subject to none (Free From the Law)

He then says: A christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, subject to everyone (Gratitude)

service is not an option.

The closer we conform the freer we are.

There is a love to serve.

Justified By Faith so we find so far we are:

SECURE-

Holy-

Serving -

So if we are not careful and do not hear the whole council of God what we have is very weak believers or deceived false believers roaming around and causing division in the church because they consider their faith the payment for the writes to the church instead of their faith as a story to share to the lost.

It cannot be the church is for me, You are for the church.