Creekside Church, Sunday, January 28, 2024
Open to Transformation
Locations & Times
Creekside Church
660 Conservation Dr, Waterloo, ON N2J 3Z4, Canada
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Creekside Church Kitchener
1356 Weber St E, Kitchener, ON N2A 1C4, Canada
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Creekside Church Chatham-Kent
20 Merritt Ave, Chatham, ON N7M 6G9, Canada
Sunday 10:00 AM
Creekside Church Online
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Realities Of A Transformed Life:
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1 (NIV)
We Are No Longer Under Any CONDEMNATION.
We Can Experience FREEDOM Over Sin...
...because "through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit….You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness." Romans 8:2-4;9-10 (NIV)
The Holy Spirit Is Continuing The Work Of Jesus In Our Lives Today.
CHRIST
• Lived among us
• Saves us
• Paid the penalty of sin
HOLY SPIRIT
• Lives in us
• Seals us
• Breaks the power of sin
We Have The Spirit Living WITHIN Us.
We Have Freedom From The PENALTY Of Sin.
We Have Freedom From The POWER Of Sin.
We Experience Transformation In Our Lives When We WALK In The Spirit.
"Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God."
Romans 8:5-8 (NIV)
We Have A MIND Set On The Things Of The Spirit.
Mind set on the Sinful Nature –
Self-will. Self-glory. Self-gratification. Self-righteousness. Self-sufficiency.
Mind set on the Spirit –
God’s Glory. God’s Truth. God’s Righteousness. God’s Love. God’s Justice.
Allow Him To Be In CONTROL Of Every Area Of Our Lives.
"Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live." Romans 8:12-13 (NIV)
“Christ says, ‘Give me all of you! I don’t want a certain amount of your time, a certain amount of your talents and money, or a certain amount of your work. I want you. All of you. I have not come to torment or frustrate the natural man or woman, but to kill it. No half measures will do. I don’t want to only prune a branch here and a branch there; rather I want the whole tree out. Hand it over to me, the whole outfit, all of your desires, all of your wants and wishes and dreams. Turn them ALL over to me, give yourself to me and I will make of you a new self---in my image. Give me yourself and in exchange I will give you myself. My will, shall become your will. My heart, shall become your heart.’ " C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity
Listen To His CONVICTION About Sin In Our Lives.
"And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment." John 16:8 (NLT)
Recognize When We Are Actively Resisting His Influence.
GRIEVE Him.
"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30 (NIV)
QUENCH Him.
"Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good," 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 (NIV)
We Have HOPE Even When We Struggle.
"And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." Romans 8:11 (NIV)
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1 (NIV)
We Are No Longer Under Any CONDEMNATION.
We Can Experience FREEDOM Over Sin...
...because "through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit….You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness." Romans 8:2-4;9-10 (NIV)
The Holy Spirit Is Continuing The Work Of Jesus In Our Lives Today.
CHRIST
• Lived among us
• Saves us
• Paid the penalty of sin
HOLY SPIRIT
• Lives in us
• Seals us
• Breaks the power of sin
We Have The Spirit Living WITHIN Us.
We Have Freedom From The PENALTY Of Sin.
We Have Freedom From The POWER Of Sin.
We Experience Transformation In Our Lives When We WALK In The Spirit.
"Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God."
Romans 8:5-8 (NIV)
We Have A MIND Set On The Things Of The Spirit.
Mind set on the Sinful Nature –
Self-will. Self-glory. Self-gratification. Self-righteousness. Self-sufficiency.
Mind set on the Spirit –
God’s Glory. God’s Truth. God’s Righteousness. God’s Love. God’s Justice.
Allow Him To Be In CONTROL Of Every Area Of Our Lives.
"Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live." Romans 8:12-13 (NIV)
“Christ says, ‘Give me all of you! I don’t want a certain amount of your time, a certain amount of your talents and money, or a certain amount of your work. I want you. All of you. I have not come to torment or frustrate the natural man or woman, but to kill it. No half measures will do. I don’t want to only prune a branch here and a branch there; rather I want the whole tree out. Hand it over to me, the whole outfit, all of your desires, all of your wants and wishes and dreams. Turn them ALL over to me, give yourself to me and I will make of you a new self---in my image. Give me yourself and in exchange I will give you myself. My will, shall become your will. My heart, shall become your heart.’ " C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity
Listen To His CONVICTION About Sin In Our Lives.
"And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment." John 16:8 (NLT)
Recognize When We Are Actively Resisting His Influence.
GRIEVE Him.
"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30 (NIV)
QUENCH Him.
"Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good," 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 (NIV)
We Have HOPE Even When We Struggle.
"And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." Romans 8:11 (NIV)