Law and Grace

Sermon. Steve Brown

john 8

- god's law has not been set aside

- not under law but grace (rom 6:1-17)

cant equate knowing about grace to living in grace

- doctrines/propositions are not life

we dont understand law/grace bc we havent seen it personified

- using propositions lead us to a legalistic understanding

-- "how far can i go till i go too far?" "but i cant do anything to make god not love me?"

rom 7

- not a past testimony; paul expressing present reality

- paul articulating the cry of his soul

gotta start at v1

"therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in christ jesus"

- no other place to start

- law/grace is not what i do but who i am

-- a son grows to be like his father bc he is his son, not bc he acts like it

-- i am a son of god not bc i act like it but bc i belong

law/grace is not what i do but who i love

-jesus isnt someone you follow but someone you love

-- that love from our heart will guide our actions

law/grace is not what i do but it's who does it

- have i saved my self? who paid for my sin?

law/grace is not what i do but the freedom w which i do it

- what would i do if i won the lottery?

-- what would i do if i was the son of the god who owned the world?

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what is effective about his communication?

- real

- breaks down the complicated to the simple

- passionate

building blocks to discipleship

- who you are not what you do

- spirit convicts and changes ppl; i must rust this

- loving christ

-- be vulnerable

-- live in grace amidst my sin

-- recognize his great love

- heart vs behavior

-- we do what we love

-- the only thing that changes a love of sin is a greater love!

-- trapped by grace

- importance of brokenness

-- cant make kids broken; thats the holy spirit

-- brokenness/asking for forgiveness is the bridge between grace and sin

-- pointing them to the christ and the cross

how?

- can't force it

- remember im paralyzed

- start w leaders