Christ Alone – Crucified with Christ
February 5, 2023
Pastor Ricky Smith
Sermon Notes
I. Sliding Back
Galatians 2:17-18
But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor.
II. Simple Faith
Galatians 2:19-20
For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me
Romans 6:5-11
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
If you can trust Jesus with your salvation, then you can trust Him with your today and tomorrow.
III. Shed Blood for Purpose
Galatians 2:21
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
2 Corinthians 5:21
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
1 Corinthians 1:30-31
“And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Law says DO! Grace says DONE!
Next Steps
- I confess my sin and turn to Jesus as King for the first time.
- I confess to viewing my performance as a measure of my righteousness.
- I commit to seeing myself as God sees me each day.
Deep Dive
- Read Romans 6:5-11. What does it mean to be crucified with Christ?
- How can we trust God each day with life decisions?
- What tempts us to measure our relationship with God by what we do or don’t do?
Springboard
- What was your favorite Bible song you sang as a kid? Could you sing “Father Abraham”?
- Read Romans 4:10-21. What do we learn about how Abraham was saved?
- What does this mean for us today?
