The Webster Bible Church Podcast

Freed From Sin, Slaves To Righteousness - Romans 6:15-23

God frees us from sin so we can serve Him.

Answer to a Question Romans 6:15

ANALOGY OF SLAVERY Romans 6:16-23

God frees us from sin so we can serve Him.

Dead To Sin, Alive To God - Romans 6:1-14

Baptism portrays death to sin and new life in Christ.

1. What happened to us?

2. Why is this significant?

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Titus 2:11-14

3. What do we do now?

Auld Anxiety - Matthew 6:25-34

Outline:
1. The Command Against Anxiety (25)
2. Some Considerations About Anxiety (25-32)
  a. It is Reductionistic
  b. It is Ridiculous
  c. It is Unproductive
  d. It is Unbelief
  e. It is Worldly
3. The Cure for Anxiety (33-34)

Press On - Philippians 3:12 to 4:1

Transforming Truth: Those who press on will receive the promised reward
1. Why We Press On
2. How We Press On
3. Weeping We Press On
4. Hopeful We Press On

Blessed Be The Name - Part 4 - ”Prince Of Peace” - Isaiah 9:6

Blessed Be The Name - Part 3 ”Everlasting Father” - Isaiah 9:6

BLESSED BE THE NAME: Part Three: "Everlasting Father" Isaiah 9:6-7

 

And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and 
behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
Matthew 3:16-17

1. Jesus Christ is the founder and head of the household of faith.
 

Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 
Isaiah 53:10

 

 2. Jesus Christ is the benevolent protector and provider for his people.

 

"I was a father to the poor and assisted strangers who needed help." 
Job 29:16

3. Jesus Christ will never let us down.

 

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?" 
Hebrews 13:5-6

Blessed Be The Name - Part 2 - ”Mighty God” - Isaiah 9:6

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

BLESSED BE THE NAME: Part Two: "Mighty God" Isaiah 9:6

"Mighty God" on Earth

I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 1:19 NLT

"Mighty God" in Heaven

Look to Jesus as the "Mighty God" and live accordingly.

1. He is able to save us Hebrews 7:25

2. He is able to keep us 2 Timothy 1:12

For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 2 Timothy 1:12 NKJV

"For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day." - Jesus Christ John 6:40

3. He is able to help us Hebrews 2:18

Look to Jesus as the "Mighty God" and live accordingly.

"Mighty God" in heaven and on earth together

He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and be marveled at among all those who have believed. 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10

Blessed Be The Name - Part 1 ”Wonderful Counselor” - Isaiah 9:6

BLESSED BE THE NAME: Part One: "Wonderful Counselor" Isaiah 9:6

"The book of Isaiah is a vision of hope for sinners through the coming Messiah, promising for the 'ransomed' people of God a new world where sin and sorrow will be forever forgotten." - Ray Ortlund, Jr.

Matthew 4:12-13 12 Now when he heard that John [the Baptist] had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali....

Matthew 4:14-17 14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles- 
16 the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned." 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, 
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given....

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. ... If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:34, 36

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life. John 8:12

"A church is a group of Christians who assemble as an earthly embassy of Christ's heavenly kingdom...." - Hansen and Leeman, Rediscover Church

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder....

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

1. He possesses absolute wisdom.

Jesus Christ is the Wonderful Counselor.

2. He speaks to us as friends.

I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15

I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. Romans 15:14 

Thank God, Grace Reigns - Romans 5:12-25

 Christ gives us far more than we lost in Adam.

 

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the 
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." Genesis 2:15-17

 

"The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy - the Son of God." 
Luke 1:35

 

Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. Still, everyone died -from the time of Adam to the time of Moses - even those 
who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. 
Romans 5:13-14 NLT

 

15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded 
for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man 
Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:15-17

 

For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. Romans 5:19

 

He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of 
his might. 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 NIV

 

For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man 
Jesus Christ.

 

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be 
received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness.... Romans 3:23-25

 

Christ gives us far more than we lost in Adam.

 

 

 

A Cause For Celebration - Romans 5:1-11

Being reconciled to God gives us reasons to rejoice.

 

Being reconciled to God gives us reasons to rejoice.

 

1. Because of where we stand, we rejoice in our future glory.

 

For through him [Christ] we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. 
Ephesians 2:18

 

In him [Christ] we have boldness and confident access through faith in him. 
Ephesians 3:12

 

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. 
Hebrews 4:16

 

When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 
Colossians 3:4

 

2. Because of what we know, we rejoice in our present sufferings.

 

a. Suffering produces endurance.

 

b. Endurance produces character.

 

c. Character produces hope.

 

d. Hope does not put shame.

 

3. Because of God's great love, we rejoice over a past event.