Sin - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org Helping people become Fully Alive in Christ Tue, 26 May 2026 00:59:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://liferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-cross-100x100.jpg Sin - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org 32 32 More Than Conquerors – Week 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/more-than-conquerors-week-3/ Mon, 25 May 2026 00:46:42 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5205 How things should be and how they are do not match up. The reason is sin. Like a crack in a screen, there is a flaw in the perfection of creation. All creation groans, we groan, the Spirit groans for the completion of redemption (⁠Romans 8:18-30⁠). It is not that suffering should not be minimized, it is that the glory of God’s redemption should be maximized (⁠2 Corinthians 4:16-18⁠). God will complete the good work He has started (⁠Philippians 1:6⁠).

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]]> How things should be and how they are do not match up. The reason is sin. Like a crack in a screen, there is a flaw in the perfection of creation. All creation groans, we groan, the Spirit groans for the completion of redemption (⁠Romans 8:18-30⁠). It is not that suffering should not be minimized, it is that the glory of God’s redemption should be maximized (⁠2 Corinthians 4:16-18⁠). God will complete the good work He has started (⁠Philippians 1:6⁠).

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]]> More Than Conquerors – Week 2 https://liferoads.org/sermons/more-than-conquerors-week-2/ Mon, 18 May 2026 01:51:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5200 Romans 8⁠ calls believers to take sin seriously, not by living in fear, but by remembering who they are in Christ. This message explores the battle between the flesh and the Spirit, the call to “put to death” sin by the Spirit’s power, and the incredible reality that through Jesus we are adopted into God’s family as sons and daughters. Rather than being defined by shame or slavery, Christians are invited to live from a new identity as children and […]

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]]> Romans 8⁠ calls believers to take sin seriously, not by living in fear, but by remembering who they are in Christ. This message explores the battle between the flesh and the Spirit, the call to “put to death” sin by the Spirit’s power, and the incredible reality that through Jesus we are adopted into God’s family as sons and daughters. Rather than being defined by shame or slavery, Christians are invited to live from a new identity as children and heirs of God. 

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]]> More Than Conquerors – Week 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/more-than-conquerors-week-1/ Mon, 11 May 2026 05:23:06 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5197 The Gospel is more than a being door opened to a new relationship. It is a relationship with Christ the creator. The Gospel is God transforming us. Paul wrote, maybe, the most encouraging words of what the Gospel is. ⁠Romans 8⁠ tells us our verdict (no condemnation), how we should respond (in thought and action), an how we are empowered (with Christ spirit in us). We are not condemned, we are in union with Christ! So, set our mind on […]

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]]> The Gospel is more than a being door opened to a new relationship. It is a relationship with Christ the creator. The Gospel is God transforming us. Paul wrote, maybe, the most encouraging words of what the Gospel is. ⁠Romans 8⁠ tells us our verdict (no condemnation), how we should respond (in thought and action), an how we are empowered (with Christ spirit in us). We are not condemned, we are in union with Christ! So, set our mind on what Jesus had done, and walk according to His spirit. It is a ‘long and obedient walk in the same direction.’ Christian maturity is not independent strength, it is a dependance on God, more and more.

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]]> Ephesians – Sit, Walk, Stand – Pt.7 https://liferoads.org/sermons/ephesians-sit-walk-stand-pt-7/ Sun, 22 Jul 2018 23:45:24 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=2775 Take sin seriously! It wreaks havoc on our souls. We were created for something much better.

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]]> Ephesians – Sit, Walk, Stand – Pt. 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/ephesians-sit-walk-stand-pt-3/ Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:45:46 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=2755 We were dead in sin, but made alive in Christ. Raised up to be seated with Christ in the heavenly places. A masterpiece! Do you see yourself as Gods masterpiece?

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