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First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi Morning Service First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi Morning Service https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/service-index/morning-service A Mind Set on the Spirit David Strain Sun, 17 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/sermons/a-mind-set-on-the-spirit https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/2/4800 A Mind Set on the Spirit A Mind Set on the Spirit A Mind Set on the Spirit Audio of A Mind Set on the Spirit Walking According to the Spirit David Strain This week, we turn our attention to verses 3 and 4 which are really a continuation of Paul’s argument about our transformed lives, about how we are being sanctified. He wants us to understand how it is that God has done and is doing that great work - the grounds and basis for our sanctification. And if you look at verses 3 and 4 with me for a moment you’ll notice immediately that Paul structures his teaching here around the doctrine of the blessed Trinity.  ]] Sun, 10 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/sermons/walking-according-to-the-spirit https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/2/4792 Walking According to the Spirit Walking According to the Spirit This week, we turn our attention to verses 3 and 4 which are really a continuation of Paul’s argument about our transformed lives, about how we are being sanctified. He wants us to understand how it is that God has done and is doing that great work - the grounds and basis for our sanctification. And if you look at verses 3 and 4 with me for a moment you’ll notice immediately that Paul structures his teaching here around the doctrine of the blessed Trinity.  ]] Walking According to the Spirit Audio of Walking According to the Spirit The Law of the Spirit of Life David Strain Today, as we turn to the second verse of Romans chapter 8 the metaphor changes. We’re no longer thinking about a judicial sentence pronounced over us. Now, we’re thinking about freedom from the bondage and the shackles of cruel slavery and that changes the entire trajectory of our lives. Verse 2 says we have been “set free from the law of sin and death.” So verse 1 is about justification. Verse 2 is about sanctification. Verse 1 is about God’s gracious verdict with regard to our legal standing before Him. But verse 2 is about God’s gracious work within us with regard to the way we live before Him. Verse 1 happens in the courtroom of heaven. Verse 2 happens, as it were, in the slave market of our own hearts. Verse 1 is about removing sin’s damnable pollution. Verse 2 is about destroying sin’s debasing power. ]] Sun, 03 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/sermons/the-law-of-the-spirit-of-life https://www.fpcjackson.org/resource-library/2/4780 The Law of the Spirit of Life The Law of the Spirit of Life Today, as we turn to the second verse of Romans chapter 8 the metaphor changes. We’re no longer thinking about a judicial sentence pronounced over us. Now, we’re thinking about freedom from the bondage and the shackles of cruel slavery and that changes the entire trajectory of our lives. Verse 2 says we have been “set free from the law of sin and death.” So verse 1 is about justification. Verse 2 is about sanctification. Verse 1 is about God’s gracious verdict with regard to our legal standing before Him. But verse 2 is about God’s gracious work within us with regard to the way we live before Him. Verse 1 happens in the courtroom of heaven. Verse 2 happens, as it were, in the slave market of our own hearts. Verse 1 is about…