The Life I Now Live
A. POWERFUL VERSE DEMANDING SELF-SACRIFICE.
B. WHAT DOES THE SACRIFICE DEMAND?
C. ON WHAT BASIS DOES GOD DEMAND IT?
A. CRUCIFIXION OF SELF.
1. We live this life in flesh, an earthly tabernacle( 2 Cor. 4:7; 2 Pet. 1:13-14 ).
2. Our days come to an end soon enough( Ecc. 8:8; 12:7 ).
3. Willingness to die( 2 Cor. 4:7-12 ).
4. Living Sacrifice( Rom. 12:1 ).
5. Sacrifice of wills( 1 Pet. 4:1-2; Luke 22:42 ).
B. FAITH IN THE SON OF GOD.
1. What is faith?( Heb. 11:1, 6 ).
2. Where does faith come from?( Rom. 10:17; John 20:30-31 ).
3. Gal. 5:6. How does faith work?( James 2:14-26 ).
4. Faith without works of obedience( John 12:42-43 ).
5. My life and thoughts must be consistent with my faith( 2 Cor. 5:7 ).
A. "WHO LOVED ME" - THE LOVE OF GOD AND JESUS.
1. Our place in God's creation( Gen. 1:26; Psa. 8 ).
2. God's care and sustenance( James 1:17; Psa. 37:25; Matt. 10:29-31 ).
3. It was God who reconciled( 2 Cor. 5:18; 1 John 4:9-10 ).
B. "AND GAVE HIMSELF UP" - THE EXTENT OF HIS LOVE.
1. John 15:13; John 3:16. Action( Rom. 5:8 ).
2. 1 John 4:9-10, 19.
3. Not pleasant, but necessary( Rom. 3:23-26 ).
4. He died for us, in our place( 1 Pet. 2:21-24 ).
C. Eph. 3:17-19. BEYOND OUR COMPREHENSION.
