Bethany Community Church - Andrew Mills
Say Yes - A Journey in Romans - Feb. 12, 2023
Locations & Times
Bethany Community Church
1388 Third St, St. Catharines, ON L2R 6P9, Canada
Sunday 8:03 AM
Grace isn't a license to sin but it is the freedom from the power of sin
Sin is not so much what you do or don't do, but a power that distorts all you do.
Grace is not so much a covering of bad actions, but the power in us to live differently
Grace is an amazing, transformative catalyst
Grace is an amazing, transformative catalyst
We can live new lives that are dead to the power of sin
Don't let sin control the way you live, instead use your whole body as an instrument of justice for the glory of God
We are called to be weapons of justice
Standing up for justice is a Christ-like thing.
It is only just living that leads to holiness
Now that you are free from your slavery to sin you have become slaves to justice
Bodies, whether personal, social, or political, are the place where history happens. As bodied beings, we enact obedience or disobedience, work justice or injustice, and love or hate our neighbours.
Douglas Harink
Douglas Harink
”Your body is good. Your body is holy. Your body is the place where you serve God.
Say yes to justice and say yes to faithfulness which is justice.
We need a Jesus-centered justice.
UP -True justice isn't found on the right or left but in the person of Jesus
How can you spend more time with Jesus, allowing him to shape you?
How can you spend more time with Jesus, allowing him to shape you?
WITH- Remember Paul uses communal language
What does it look like to journey together toward justice?
What does it look like to journey together toward justice?
OUT- Where/how can you serve and sacrifice for others regularly?
CHALLENGE
Say yes to justice
Say yes to justice