March 29, 2015Passage:  Romans 7:14-25Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  The sin nature is at war with the spiritual but God has a plan. I. There is a battle within me.  (14-17)            A. The law is spiritual but the flesh is not.            B. This is proven by my struggle.            C. The behavior is explained but not excused.…

March 22, 2015Passage:  Romans 7:7-13Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  God uses His law to lead us to Himself. I. The law exposes sin.  (7-8)            A. The law is a test revealing a rebel heart.            B. Without the law sin remains hidden. II. The law condemns the sinner.  (9-11)            A. Without law the sinner thinks he is…

March 15, 2015Passage:  Romans 7:1-6Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Our union with Christ results in fruitfulness of great worth. I. Marital law illustrates how death affects a covenant.  (1-3)            A. Law only governs the living.            B. The covenant of marriage ends with death. II. The believer is now in union with Christ.  (4-6)            A. Death ended…

March 8, 2015Passage:  Romans 6:15-23Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  No longer slaves of futile dreams, we serve the God of grace. I. We can be slaves of the ideas that seize us.  (15-16)            A. To understand grace we must understand ourselves.            B. Slavish devotion is still slavish. II. The new center of our heart is the…