SUNDAY SERVICE
★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)
Area 1, Garki-Abuja, Nigeria
16th November, 2014
SERMON:
* Speaker: Elder Simon Bunshak
* Topic: Life of Victory
* Text: Romans 6:1-14
* Theme: Knowing the Will of God
* Sub-theme: Blessings of Doing God's will
* Service Leader: Mrs. C. Mangut
* When you are walking with God, the Seed of God is deposited in you. That seed produces the life (fruits of the Holy Spirit) that sets you apart from people who do not walk with God
☆ Effects of Sin in the life of a man:
1 . Sin dishonours the name of God in Your life
2. Sin can rob you of the joy and the power of God in your life
- The joy of the Holy Spirit is the source of your victory
3. Sin destroys your Christian testimony
- Satan's aim is to ensure that you never fulfil God's purpose in your life by being constantly under the bondage of sin
☆ How to overcome sin and live in victory:
- Note: Sin is the primary cause of failure in the life of a man
* Victory is an act of God
- You cannot attain victory on your own or by your own personal effort(s)
* Victory can only be attained by consistently living in obedience to God's Word
★ Deuteronomy 28:1-14
* Jesus has already won the victory for us; that is what we are standing upon
★ 1st John 1:8 → "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
* The victorious life entails:
- Overcoming sin (including the so-called "little sins" such as anger, fault-finding, irritability, complaining, lack of love, wrong thoughts, worry, anxiety,)
* The "small" victories you get by overcoming in "small" areas of your life translates to bigger victories eventually
* There is nothing like a "small sin". Before God, sin is sin and He hates it.
*Every sin is a major obstacle in your quest to attaining victory in Christ
* Many people have overcome the temptations and tendencies of falling into "sign-board" sins (ie, the known "big sins") and neglect the more subtle ones
* The trick of Satan is to magnify the power of sin in your life to such an extent that you are constantly kept in fear and bondage and therefore, fail to be liberated.
* Overcoming the power of Sin can only be possible in Christ Jesus.
* As soon as your faith in Christ dies, genuine victory will always elude you
* When you are defeated in your mind, you cannot attain victory
→ Victory proceeds from a mind that is transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God
* The life of Heaven begins with a life of holiness
* Holiness is the Key to attaining constant victory
* Here on earth, you will constantly struggle with sin, till you get to Heaven where sin and death lose their power
* Three (3) Blessings that accompany a victorious Christian life:
1. Unbroken fellowship with God
→ Genesis 3:8-10
* When sin comes into your life, it breaks your relationship with God
2. The power to do the work of God.
- Sin robs you of the confidence to serve God effectively
- Holiness enables you to receive massages from God and to also deliver them with power and confidence
★ Philippians 4:13 → "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
* You share in the privilege of reconciling people back to God (through evangelism)
3. It opens you up into a life of prospect to the possibilities of being used by God for honourable and noble purposes
* Ephesians 3:20-21
* Victory in Christ is a gift, just like salvation & eternal life
* You cannot get victory in Christ through your merits, achievements and human effort
* Grace is God's omnipotent power working through us, in us, and for us
* Living in constant victory is only possible when you depend upon God's grace to live a holy life
★ Romans 5:17b → "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ."
* How to live a life of victory in Christ:
1. Dedicate your life to Christ totally & allow Him to sustain you
★ 2nd Timothy 1:12 → "That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I’m convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me until the day that he comes."
2. Drop your burdens and challenges at the feet of the Lord
★ 1st Peter 5:7 →"Throw all your worry on him, because he cares for you."
3. You must take Christ as your Victory
4. When you fail, don't accept defeat & remain subdued.
- Anytime there is a challenge, run to the Saviour for support
*NOTE: Victory is not just trying, but trusting
→ 'Trying' is what you do on your own, by your own strength and wisdom (self-sufficiency)
→ 'Trust' entails looking up to God to do for you what you cannot do for yourself
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* HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE
EXHORTATION
* Speaker: Rev. Chrysanthus John Bala
* Text: Luke 22:39-46
* Anguish & pain caused Jesus to prevail in prayer at Gethsemane
* Jesus Submitted Himself to God's will in prayer.
- What He wanted at that point was immaterial because His desire was for God's will to be done in His life
* Today, many Christians tend to 'command' God to do what they wish, whenever they desire. This is not supposed to be so.
* Jesus encouraged His disciples to also pray along with Him in His hour of need & trial. (v. 46)
* NOTE: Prayer is the believer's sheild against falling into temptation
* Temptation will not overtake you if you consistently prevail in the place of prayer
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