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Worship Leader: Mike Culbert
Speaker: Matt Carter
Scripture: Romans 7:14-25
Title: A Gift to Groaning and Growing Christians

Notes:

1. Paul discusses the biggest barrier to our Christian growth
A. We believe God's standards are very good
B. We grieve as we recognize how far short we fall of those standards

2. Paul is talking about himself as a Christian in this passage
A. How Paul describes his pre-Christian life is different from how he describes himself here
B. Paul expresses genuine delight in God's law throughout this passage
C. Paul uses the present tense when describing his conflict with sin

3. The gift in the passage
A. Every Christian experiences conviction over their sin

4. The struggle with our sinful nature
A. We delight in the nourishment we get from scripture
B. As we grow in our relationship with Christ, we begin rejecting what He despises
C. As scripture reveals the depths of our sin, we grieve our revealed predicament
D. Christ's sacrifice on the cross is enough to atone for all our sins, not just the sins we're currently aware of
E. Through Christ's sacrifice, we are made righteous. Our sinful nature is now foreign to us

Benediction: And now, may the love of God the Father who sent his Son so that you could be made perfect in him. May the love of Jesus Christ, who's cross is sufficient to cover every failure: past, present, and future. And may the sweep presence of the Holy Spirit who takes these things and makes them fully yours be with you all. Amen

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