The Spiritual Law That Sets Us Free
July 17, 2022 · 2:22:20 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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Summary
The service opens with a call to come to God with a clean heart. Drawing on Matthew 5:23-24, the worship leader reminds the church to first be reconciled with one another before bringing the gift of praise to the altar, and to come hungry so that God can pour out his Spirit.
Two young missionaries then share testimonies from month-long trips - one to Tanzania, one to Nepal. In villages, schools, and markets they preached the gospel, prayed for the sick, and saw many give their lives to Jesus, even where sharing the faith was forbidden.
The central message, from Romans 8, describes three spiritual laws: the law of sin that constantly drags us down, the law of death waiting at the bottom, and the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus - the law of salvation. Like a skydiver who prepares everything but forgets his parachute, no human effort can stop our fall; only Jesus can. Whoever calls on his name, believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth, is saved. The service closes with the reminder that seed sown in the Spirit will bear fruit in God's time.
Key Points
- Before offering worship, make peace with your brother and clear your heart (Matthew 5:23-24).
- Come to God hungry, and he will pour out his Spirit and his anointing.
- The law of sin keeps dragging every person down, no matter how hard we try to resist.
- Like jumping without a parachute, no preparation or good works can save us from the fall.
- The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus is the only law that frees us from sin and death.
- Salvation is simply calling on the name of the Lord - believing in your heart and confessing with your mouth.
- Sow in the Spirit and trust God; in his time the seed will bear fruit.
Devotional
Ask yourself honestly today: am I trying to save myself by my own efforts, my own rules, my own good intentions? Like the skydiver who packed everything except his parachute, all our striving cannot stop the pull of sin. Jesus alone lived a sinless life, died, and rose on the third day so that anyone who calls on him would be caught and set free. Turn to him now, not trusting your own strength, and let his Spirit carry you toward the Father.
You can prepare for everything and still forget the one thing that saves you - your parachute.
We are dragged down by the law of sin until something stops us, and only Jesus can.
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
