Sermons on Romans 7:8-25:

Saul/Paul: The Consummate Legalist Finally Gains Perfection Lesson 10 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 19, 2023

Law keeping begins with a head issue, and following Christ begins with a heart issue.

A. SAUL’S LAW KEEPING WAS IMPERFECT 1. He was a flawed law keeper (Philippians 3:4-6). 2. He hated Christ and persecuted Christians. “Saul was consenting to his (Stephen) death … great persecution against the church … went from house to house … throwing them into prison” (Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-2, Romans 7:19

Denomination: Baptist

The Law And The Believer Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Mar 13, 2024

What does the Bible teach about our relationship with God's Law

Dr. Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org We are here now in the heart of Romans, what I would consider the approaching the pinnacle of Paul’s message to the Church in Rome. As we approach this point in Paul’s letter, we have before us some profound and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:1-6, Romans 7:7-13, Romans 7:14-23

Denomination: Brethren

Pray Purposefully Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 19, 2024

3 more ways to view "Deliver us from evil" (Material adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, Red Letter Prayer Life; chapter 13 of the same title)

HoHum: Story from Bob Hostetler in Red Letter Prayer Life: Two of my dearest friends in the world, Dave and Becky, told me the amazing story of their mission trip some years ago to the mountain town of San Luis, Honduras. They traveled as part of a combined medical and evangelistic team that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:13, Romans 7:15-25, 2 Thessalonians 3:2, Ephesians 6:18-19, 1 Corinthians 10:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Create In Me A Clean Heart

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Aug 26, 2024

God desires for us to mature and become wise in Him. As we grow spiritually grow spiritually and mature in Christ, we gain wisdom for with maturity come wisdom.

Create in me a Clean Heart By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - Luke 2:40 says “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him”. God desires for us to mature and become wise in Him. As we grow spiritually grow spiritually and mature ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10, Romans 7:15, Luke 2:40

Denomination: Apostolic

The Battle Within Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 18, 2021

Paul shared the reality of his struggle with sin to prepare his readers for Romans 8, the work of the indwelling Holy Spirit in our lives. It will not be our ability or willpower that enables us to obey God.

Paul affirms in the previous section that the Law is not useless. It is not sinful or bad. • No doubt the Law can only point out our weakness and makes us conscious of our sin; it is powerless to save us but it is not useless. • It shows us the will of God, the righteous standards of God for our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25, Proverbs 4:23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Will Deliver Me?

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jan 23, 2022

The sad truth is that all of us seem to fit too well into Stevenson's story about Dr. Jekyll. Because we also seem to have a split personality, at times doing things we know we should not do.

Alba 1-16-2022 WHO WILL DELIVER ME? Romans 7:14-25 Robert Louis Stevenson, who wrote Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses, is also well known for writing The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde first published in 1886. It is the story of a man who had evil tendencies ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Battle Within Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 14, 2022

The solution to my struggle with sin is a Person - Jesus.

ENGAGE Tommy Lasorda, the former Los Angeles Dodgers manager, once described his battle with bad habits: “I took a pack of cigarettes from my pocket, stared at it and said, “Who’s stronger, you or me?” The answer was me. I stopped smoking. Then I took a vodka martini and said to it, “Who’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Effect Of Sin Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jun 30, 2022

Paul discusses the role of the Law in conviction and confrontation with the Sin of a person. The law of the Lord which is known as the Law of Moses is not evil, not bad, not tyrant but the person who reads it is a corrupted, sinful man, and he is bad in character and nature.

Romans 07:07-25 - The effect of Sin Romans 7:7-11 Sin is Dead without Law Paul discusses the role of the Law in conviction and confrontation with the Sin of a person. The law of the Lord which is known as the Law of Moses is not evil, not bad, not tyrant but the person who reads it is a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-25

Denomination: Methodist

Eagle's Wing Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 7, 2022

God, grant me the courage to change the things I can.

[This the second sermon that is based on Reinhold Niebuhr's prayer/poem "The Serenity Prayer." This sermon is about asking God to grant us the courage to change the things that we can.] Once upon a time, a caterpillar crawled inside a hare’s house when the hare was away and set ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15, Isaiah 40:25-31, Jonah 1:2, Jonah 1:12, Jonah 1:17, Romans 8:28-31, Jonah 2:2, Jonah 3:4, Jonah 4:2, Jonah 4:6-11, Jonah 3:9-10, Isaiah 40:31, 1 Samuel 17:46, Numbers 14:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Grant Me Wisdom Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 7, 2022

God, grant me the wisdom to know the difference … and, as we shall see, therein lies the problem. I don’t know about you, but I usually don’t know the difference and I usually do the most harm to myself and to others when I think that I do.

[This is the third sermon on Reinhold Niebuhr's "The Serenity Prayer," asking God to grant us the wisdom to know what to accept and what to change. This was also preached on Communion Sunday, hence the lead up to Communion at the end.] Wisdom. What is wisdom? Well, let’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-17, Acts 9:1-9, Romans 7:15-19, Philippians 3:5-6, Isaiah 29:13-14, Acts 26:9-11, John 9:30-33, 1 Corinthians 1:20-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

#5 We Believe In Man’s Need For Salvation Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 7, 2022

Man, left on is own, is prone to evil. Man stand condemns and in need of saving. All scripture quotes are from the NASB.

Sometimes we need to step back and re-examine what it is that we believe. Many take our faith for granted, we tout the cultural narrative and claim we have read the Bible when in fact all we do it quote other people who claim to quote the Bible and we fail to have read it for ourselves. We claim ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:9-18, Romans 3:23, Romans 7:14-25, Romans 8:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Men Walking

Contributed by Don Campbell on Mar 24, 2023

We are either dead in sin or dead to sin, walking walking in the ways of Satan or in the ways of Christ

DEAD MEN WALKING INTRODUCTION A. In Ephesians 2:1-3, Paul describes the old man or the old self as a dead man walking. B. We shall examine two portraits of the old man and then show why, even at his best, the old man is lost. I. A PORTRAIT OF THE OLD MAN AT HIS WORST A. We live in a world ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:11, Romans 7:24, Ephesians 2:1-3, Colossians 3:5-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Problem Of Indwelling Sin.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 1, 2023

Sin uses the law against us; but our victory lies not in ourselves but in the risen Lord Jesus.

THE PROBLEM OF INDWELLING SIN. Romans 7:15-25a. In the first half of Romans 7:14, Paul speaks in the second person plural: ‘For WE know that the law is spiritual.’ Then, from the second half of the verse, Paul changes to the first person singular, ‘I’ – ‘but I am carnal, sold under (or a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Fish Out Of Water Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 15, 2024

“But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.” -Romans 7:6

My wife Chelsey and I went for dinner for my birthday last night, and the restaurant was super noisy. I was already feeling a bit sensitive on my birthday as many of us do, and it got stressful for me. Many of the people were drinking, and carrying on, having a good time, or so it seemed. And I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:5-25, Romans 8:12-13

Denomination: Salvation Army

Protective Praise

Contributed by Joe Dan Vendelin on May 25, 2024

Have you ever thought about how praising God in the highs and lows can provide a layer of protection against pride (in the highs) or despair (in the lows)? Here we take a look at Hezekiah as an example of why we need to praise God and forget not all His benefits described in Psalm 103:1-5.

Protective Praise Have you ever thought about praise being a protective agent? Psalm 103:1 (ESV) says, “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!” When we bless the Lord in our highs and lows, he provides a layer of protection. From what? Getting too high or ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5, Deuteronomy 8:11-20, Romans 8:28, Ephesians 5:5, Romans 7:24-25, 2 Chronicles 32:25  (view more)  (view less)