Awake To Righteousness
In this message, Pastor DaVon explains how Jesus’s sacrifice makes believers right with God, based on 2 Corinthians 5:21. He talks about how the Holy Spirit helps transform people from sinners to saints and gives practical advice on how to experience true life by understanding our righteousness in Christ.
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Do you find yourself repeatedly tempted by the same sins?
Do you struggle to feel accepted by God or by other people?
Romans 3:23-26 NLT
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.
You are made right in the sight of God when you receive the gift of salvation
You were a sinner, you have been forgiven. Through faith in the finished works of Jesus, you are now righteous
Righteousness is the condition acceptable to God
Sinner is the condition unacceptable to God
2 Corinthians 5:21 NLT
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
We are not righteous by being good and acting right. We are righteous through faith in Jesus.
We have confused righteousness with holiness
Righteous is what you are by faith in Jesus
Holiness involves your conduct
Do you feel righteous? Doesn’t matter
The function of the Holy Spirit is to convince you of your righteousness
Talking to Saints:
Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Colossians 1:2
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 4:22-32 NLT
Throw off the old man
Put on the new man
Stop lying
Stop letting anger control you - human emotion
Stop stealing
Give generously
Control your tongue
Bitterness - unmet expectations from others. You are let down.
Anger - what are you afraid of?
Harsh words - mean
Rage - explosive outbursts; destructive behavior
Slander - false statements about someone to damage their reputation
1 Corinthians 15:34
Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Wake up, Become aware, Get excited, To know something