The Struggle

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The struggle is real! We as beleivers will constanly struggle with our sinful desires as we grow in Christ.

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THE STRUGGLE

Opening:
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A rookie baseball pitcher who was struggling trying to get his pitches over the plate, so the catcher walked out to have a talk with him. "I’ve figured out your problem," he told the young southpaw. "You always seem to lose control at the same point in every game." "When is that?" asked the kid. "Right after the National Anthem."
Intro
Last weeks message - A dead man cant be charged with a crime - we are dead to our sin, its the only way out
This week- The stuggle
are you struggling in your walk?
have you or do you sometimes?
Do feel that, that is wrong?
What if i told you it is normal? The closer we get the more will battle
The Law reveals to us our sin, so that we might draw closer to life
Holman New Testament Commentary: Romans B. The Value of Law (7:7–13)

SUPPORTING IDEA: God uses a holy thing (law) to reveal an evil thing (sin) so that a necessary thing (death) might result in the most important thing (life).

THE FEAR (7-12)

Fearing Sin—vv. 7–8. Quote from Exodus 20:17.
The Law shows us the evil of sin
It shows us the control of sin
It Shows us the M.O. of sin
Fearing Self vv. 9–10
When self is alive, there are desires to sin.
ignorance isn’t always bliss
Warnings often encourage the action
fire (Dont Touch)/ what do your kids do?
Prohibition - Lead to more drinking
The Law leads to death- because its perfect and were not
Fearing Seduction—v. 11. Quotes from John 10:10 & Genesis 3:13
Beware of Satan’s tricks.
Sin knows the weakness of our flesh
Satan and his demons lie in wait to get us CF. (John 10:10)
Sin Deceives us - CF. (Genesis 3:13)
Sin uses the law to seduce us
so is the Law bad?- NO!
Faithfully Surrendering—v. 12. Quote from 1 Peter 1:14-16
Obeying God’s laws.
The law is Holy- we must be holy CF. (1 Peter 1:14-16 )

THE FAILURE (13–20)

Perversion—v. 13.
The law was misused.
Sin Uses the Law to entice us
but the Law shows us sin in all it darkness
The Law shows to be Good because it illuminates our sin
Satan Misuses the Law as a trap
But God uses the Law to accomplish His purpose of Showing us our sin and points us to his perfection (Remedy)
Prisoner—v. 14.
Breaking God’s law makes us prisoners.
When Paul sinned- he became a prisoner of sin
Flesh- The fallen nature
Problem—v. 15.
Wanting to do good, but sinning.
Paul is conflicted
Being dragged away against your better Judgment
As believers we struggle with fulfilling Gods desires or Ours
When we go after our own- We know we shouldn't be doing it but we do it anyway
Power—vv. 16–17.
Sin enslaves man.
Sin is more powerful than we understand
only christ can break the power of sin
When we sin- we show the Law to be righteous
we failed to be righteous
Sin dwells with in us
Our body is encapsulated in a sinful flesh
It has a strong control over our movements - only Christ can set us free
We sin-
sin deceives us, but we are the one who performs the action
Performance—v. 18.
Evil comes from the heart.
even after conversion - there is no part of a human that is sinless
we (humanly) lack the ability to be Good (The Perfect Law))
We will not be perfect until we reach eternity
Our bodies will remain sinful until they die
The only Good we have in us is the Holy spirit
Its the only power we have
Without it we are powerless
Powerless - vv. 19–20.
Powerless without God’s help ‘
Humanly, we lack any way to stop sin
it controls us
But once we give in, it becomes our choice

THE FACTS (21–25)

Shame—v. 21.
Thinking of sin and evil of past.
Sin is always waiting to seize an opportunity
Sincere—v. 22.
Desire to do God’s will.
The Holy Spirit prompts us to follow Gods will
A True believer will truly desire to Follow Gods path
doesn't mean we always fallow through
But we have the right desire in our deepest being
Sin—v. 23.
Sin working in the life and mind of the Christian.
Sin is an alien force - waging war within us
Its daily working to enslave us to its encampment
Saviour—vv. 24–25.
Only Christ can help us to overcome the sins of this life.
Our bodies will only be made perfect in christ
In Christ we are being sanctified
Romans: An Introduction and Commentary 3. The Conflict within (7:14–25)

Believers are perfect as to their justification, but their sanctification is only begun. It is a progressive work. When they believed in Christ, they knew but very little of the fountain of corruption that dwells in them. When Christ made Himself known to them as their Saviour, and the Beloved of their souls, the carnal mind seemed to be dead, but they found out afterwards that it was not dead. So some have experienced more soul trials after their conversion than when they were awakened to a sense of their lost condition. ‘O wretched man that I am!…’ is their cry till they are made perfect in holiness. But He that hath begun a good work in them will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Closing:
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Eugene Peterson in A Long Obedience in the Same Direction writes, “It is not difficult in our world to get a person interested in the message of the Gospel; it is terrifically difficult to sustain the interest. Millions of people in our culture make decisions for Christ, but there is a dreadful attrition rate. Many claim to have been born again, but the evidence for mature Christian discipleship is slim. In our kind of culture anything, even news about God, can be sold if it is packaged freshly; but when it loses its novelty, it goes on the garbage heap. There is a great market for religious experience in our world; there is little enthusiasm for the patient acquisition of virtue, little inclination to sign up for a long apprenticeship in what earlier Christians called holiness.”
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