Revival Weekend 2021: The Crucified Life, Part 4

The Crucified Life, Part 4

The cross is not only the power of God to save us but God’s power to us who are saved! (See 1 Corinthians 1:18)

The Three Crosses of Christianity…

1)The cross on which Christ was crucified for you. Galatians 3:1, “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?”

2)The cross on which you were crucified with Christ. Galatians 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

3)The cross on which the world was crucified to you. Galatians 6:14, “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”

Four Steps of the Crucified Life...

1)Know what God says. Know that as a child of God, your old sinful nature was crucified with Christ so that it no longer has dominion over you! (See Romans 6:6-7)

2)Believe what God says. You appropriate all the promises of God by believing what God says no matter what you see. It does no good to know what God says if you don’t believe it. (See Romans 6:11-12)

3)Submit to what God says. In the heat of temptation, you will either submit to sin or submit to Him. If you will submit to Him, you CANNOT submit to sin. (See Romans 6:12-13)

4)Do what God says. You must learn to “walk out” the crucified life with every decision. It’s not enough to merely believe the Word of God. You must obey the Word of God! (See Romans 8:1-2)

Romans 8:1-2, There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

Chain of Command of the Spirit-filled Life!

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The Spirit-filled life is found in releasing control of your life to God’s Spirit in every decision, thought, and emotion. Galatians 5:16, I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Crucified Life → Spirit-filled Life → Abundant Life