We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Romans 6:6-7
My Lord and Savior, I’m free in You. To get free I had to die.with You. I’m no longer sin’s slave. I’m free. My lusts no longer need to be my boss. I’m free. May I never be a freedom abuser. May I use my freedom to serve You.Amen
8:00 P.M. –“In His Presence” – All Church Prayer Meeting
8:00 P.M. – DIVAS and CHAMPIONS – Groups for young women and men from Junior High to Senior High School
12:00 P.M. – Tutoring for Students of PS 44
9:00 A.M. – Worship Celebration – “My Personal Hope” – Colossians 3:1-4
10:15 A.M. – Angie and Liz’s Connection Café
Life Groups
Youth Life – Teens
THRIVE – Young Adults
BLAST – Adults
11:15 A.M. – Worship Celebration – “My Personal Hope” – Colossians 3:1-4
Our 11:15 A.M. Worship Service is streamed live at www.calvarychapelsi.org and is also carried live on 570AM The Mission and at http://www.wmca.com and http://www.iheartradio.com, beginning at 11:30 A.M.
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The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself – 2 Timothy 2:11-13
Lord, my Lord, I have died with You so Your promise is that I will live with You…forever. Thank You as well that I’ve been promised that if my faith fails, if I am weak and falter, You will remain faithful to me in my faithlessness. This is true because I am united with You and You cant deny Yourself. My destiny is guaranteed in You.
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. – Hebrews 12:3-4
Lord, when I am tired in the midst of struggling against unrighteousness may I consider You. When I’m weary in my own struggles with sin may I consider You. When my heart gives out from the battle for Your kingdom may I consider You. As I consider You I need to remember a few things. You resisted sinful man unto death, dying unjustly. You resisted sin unto the cross, dying to make us just. My resistance is but a fraction of Yours. I’ve an endured a fragment of what you’ve endured. May I gain courage and inspiration as I consider You. In Your name I pray. Amen.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV
Today Lord I’m focusing on You. I’m in a race, a marathon. There are a cloud of witnesses who have run the race before me. I’m dropping the weights and sin that trips me up. I see You at the finish line. You are the goal. And you are my Perfect Example. You endured the cross though You despised the shame. Now You are rewarded with the seat at the right hand of Your Father. So as I run this race I look to You. I’m not looking to my right or left at the other competitors. I look to You. I’m not focusing on the fatigue or distant to the end. I look to You.
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. – Isaiah 53:4-6
My Lord, The ugliness of this season is all to clear. Isaiah speaks primarily not of Your seen suffering of the wrath of man but of Your unseen suffering of the wrath of God. Being smitten by God, being pierced for our transgression and being crushed for our iniquities speaks of a nearly unbearable pain. As we read that Your punishment brought us peace and Your wounds brought us healng we are reminded of why You needed to do it. The mess that is us. Like stinky directionless smelly sheep we have gone astray. Everything that was wrong with us was loaded on to You. We are now standing in grace and forgiveness. Wow. What a Savior You are.
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. – 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 ESV
Lord please forgive me when I am not contrained or controlled by Your love. I tend to live for myself rather than for You, the One who died for me and rose again. I have a propensity for selfishness, to seek only what I want. My sinfulness expressed by my selfishness has caused my life to have the problems it has. My mess is caused by my messiness. I need more than just forgiveness. I need deliverance. May I live out the words “therefore all have died” everyday this week by counting my sinful self dead and thus powerless to dominate me. In Your name I pray. Amen.
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