Fully Yielding To Christ Gives Power Over Satan, Sin And Self

Sermon – “Fully Yielding To Christ Gives Power Over Satan, Sin and Self”

Scripture Lesson - Romans 6:9-14 “We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him.10 When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. 11 So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.” (NLT)

Introduction: It is both exciting and thrilling to know that the believers in Jesus Christ have been justified by faith. Every one of us who have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ has peace with God through the blood of Jesus Christ. Also, every believer has access by faith into the grace of God. We stand in a place of blessings and favor. But more than that, we have hope of a glorious future with God and we can even glory in our present tribulations. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

When Paul opens chapter six of Romans, he admits that one of mankind’s most difficult challenges is sin. Sin has plagued mankind since the Garden of Eden. Paul informs us of what God has done about the sin problem. God has given us a new life in Christ Jesus. Sin’s power over our lives has been broken through the power of Christ. Our sin loving nature has been buried with Christ and we are no longer under sin’s control. God has given us a new nature; we share the very nature of Christ himself, more than that, we share the actual life of Christ. The same power that raised Christ from the dead dwells in every true believer. Believers are to “reckon” themselves dead to sin and look upon our new nature alive unto God. We have been given a new life, a new nature, and a new freedom. We are free to choose our own master. We can freely give ourselves completely to God. Instead of sin having dominion over us, we have dominion over sin. Today’s message is entitled, “Freedom under Grace Give Power over Sin.” Dominion over sin’s control is an important truth because some Christians may be tempted to use their liberty in Christ as an occasion to sin. Paul knew that some might think, “If God loves to forgive sin, then I will sin more so God can forgive more.” The Christian who takes sin lightly has no understanding of the high cost of sin nor do they value the sufferings of Christ who paid the sin debt. If Christ has set us free, how dare we allow sin to reign in our lives anymore? Read the words of our text again in Romans 6:14, “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”

Paul reminds us that sin shall not have dominion over the believer. He does not say that sin cannot have dominion for some believers may allow sin to have free course in their lives. Sin will reign in the life of the believer if it is permitted to. The believer’s choice makes all the difference in the world. The believer chooses his own master and yields himself to the lordship of Christ or the lordship of Satan. Since we have accepted the lordship of Christ, we have dominion over sin and sin’s power is broken. When the believer chooses to allow sin to reign, his lifestyle does not match his confession. How can we convince the world of the power of our Christ and the liberty He brings, if we allow sin to reign in our lives? Paul assures us that we have the power of Christ reigning in our lives. Christ won the victory at Calvary and gave it unto us. We can be sure and certain that sin’s power is broken because Christ’s victory was complete. Every believer must realize that sin’s power is broken, and we are free.

1.Yielding Fully To Christ Frees us From the Power of Sin