Introduction:
A. "Have We Been
Crucified?"
B. Crucifixion was a form
of death as you recall in the Ancient
World! It was the way Christ was killed!
C. Paul says he was
crucified with Christ! Are we?
Trans. Let's look today
and see!
Prayer
Gal. 2:19 & 20
I. What does Paul mean:
Crucified with Christ?
A. He couldn't have
literally meant he had been killed
with Christ.
1. We know that it
was two thieves who were killed with Christ.
2. We know Paul was
alive here when he writes this!
B. Could it be that he
meant, as a Christian, the old
self had been Crucified, and now, he had risen to walk in
a new life with Christ. "Old things
are passed away, behold all things . . . ."
II. To Crucify our old
selves, since we are made up of many parts,
we must Crucify many parts.
A. We must Crucify our
feet!
1. A Christian
shouldn't go the same places as before.
2. But a Christians
new feet should take them to the house of God and to the business of
God!
a. visit the
sick
b. help others
c. visit the
unchurched
B. We must Crucify our
hands!
1. A Christian's
hands shouldn't be used to hurt people.
2. They should be
used to help people as Christ helps through them.
3. They should be
used to fold in prayer.
4. They should be
used to work for the Lord.
C. We should Crucify our
ears!
1. We need to watch
what we listen to!
2. Christian's
shouldn't, as much as is in their power, listen to things that are
against Godly principles!
a. Dirty jokes -
Do we bend an ear to listen to them?
b. Provocative
music
c. Gossip -
Again, do we bend an ear to hear it?
3. But we should
instead listen to God.
a. in prayer
b. through the
Spirit
4. We should listen
to peoples needs and pain; Christians being willing to listen
shows people that God is willing to listen and loves
them!
D. We should Crucify our
eyes!
1. Watch what we
look at.
2. As a Christian,
we shouldn't use our eyes to lust after something that isn't ours (as
much as is in our power).
3. But we should use
our eyes to look for God; one place to find God is in the Bible.
4. We should look
for ways to help others!
E. We should Crucify our
Tongues!
1. Watch what we
say!
2. As a Christian,
on the most part, we shouldn't use our tongues:
a. to spread
gossip
b. to tell lies
c. to swear
3. But we should
speak up for God in our lives by the way we live and what we say.
4. It isn't always
easy to tell what to do, but with Christ controlling our tongues, we'll
say the right things!
F. We should Crucify our
hearts!
1. A Christian
shouldn't have a cold, resentful heart with bad motives.
2. But a loving,
merciful heart with good motives.
III. How Can We Do All
This?
A. By saying no to our
old self every day and yes to the leading of the Holy Spirit each day! It is a yielding to the Spirit of God!
B. Paul says it this way:
". . . not I, but Christ liveth in me; and the life which
I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the
Son of God . . . ."
C. Saying yes to Jesus!
Conclusion:
A. Have we been Crucified
with Christ or are we trying to let our old self live along with the new
self?
B. The scriptures say it
won't work! We can't have 2 masters.
C. Oh, yes we will all
fail from time to time; we won't be perfect!
1. But do we choose
to fail?
2. Do we choose
Satan?
3. Do we willfully
go against what we know God wants for our lives?
D. If we do, we haven't
been Crucified with Christ.
E. As we encounter Christ
at the table this morning, do
you need to say yes to
Jesus? After you receive
communion, do you need to
come and kneel at the cross
for prayer this morning?
Prayer of
Confession
Service of
Communion
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