1. Welcome to the Adult Two Couples Class Immanuel Baptist Church

2. Question of the Day What are your plans for the holidays this year?

3. Announcements Monthly fellowships October? October? 5 th Sunday Breakfast 5 th Sunday Breakfast October 30 th October 30 th November Fellowship November Fellowship Willmans on Saturday, 5 Nov Willmans on Saturday, 5 Nov December Fellowship December Fellowship Woffords – Date? Woffords – Date?

4. Prayer Requests

5. Question of the Day What are your plans for the holidays this year?

6. Context The Book of Romans Written by Paul to the church at Rome Written by Paul to the church at Rome Composed of Jewish & Greek Christians Composed of Jewish & Greek Christians It is the longest letter of the Apostle It is the longest letter of the Apostle Probably written around 56 A.D. Probably written around 56 A.D. Jews in the church were causing problems Jews in the church were causing problems

7. Key Truth Dying to our old sin nature is a requirement for living a life of service to God.

8. Overview Leave That Old Sin Behind Leave That Old Sin Behind We Are “The Living Dead” We Are “The Living Dead” The Picture of Death That Leads to Life The Picture of Death That Leads to Life Just Don’t “Do It” Just Don’t “Do It”

9. Romans 6 : 1 - 3 Leave That Old Sin Behind

10. The purpose of grace The purpose of grace God’s grace is sufficient to cover all of our sins God’s grace is sufficient to cover all of our sins So why not go ahead and sin? So why not go ahead and sin? Proving the effectiveness of God’s grace is not grounds for willful sin Proving the effectiveness of God’s grace is not grounds for willful sin The purpose of grace is to enable us to achieve righteousness before God The purpose of grace is to enable us to achieve righteousness before God

11. Leave That Old Sin Behind Live as dead to sin Live as dead to sin Christ took our sins to the cross & died to His mortal body Christ took our sins to the cross & died to His mortal body Reasons why sin has no place in a Christian’s life Reasons why sin has no place in a Christian’s life Jesus never taught sin as a way of life Jesus never taught sin as a way of life Jesus lived a sinless life (He set the pattern) Jesus lived a sinless life (He set the pattern) Jesus’ death on the cross served to conquer sin Jesus’ death on the cross served to conquer sin It’s not just about gaining access to life It’s not just about gaining access to life Identifying with Christ demands that we also identify with His death Identifying with Christ demands that we also identify with His death We are baptized “into” Christ’s death We are baptized “into” Christ’s death We take part in the physical death of Christ by dying to our flesh We take part in the physical death of Christ by dying to our flesh

12. Romans 6 : 4 – 7 1 Peter 3 : 18 We Are “The Living Dead”

13. Dying to our old self means living a new life Dying to our old self means living a new life Just as Christ was resurrected to a glorified body, so we are raised to a new life in our bodies Just as Christ was resurrected to a glorified body, so we are raised to a new life in our bodies This is the symbolism of the act of baptism This is the symbolism of the act of baptism We identify with Christ’s death and resurrection We identify with Christ’s death and resurrection Jesus was resurrected to a new body physically Jesus was resurrected to a new body physically We are resurrected to a new spiritual life We are resurrected to a new spiritual life The old flesh that controlled our life is being put to death The old flesh that controlled our life is being put to death Before our spirit was made alive in Christ, the control of our soul (person) was dictated by the flesh Before our spirit was made alive in Christ, the control of our soul (person) was dictated by the flesh 1 Peter 3:18 1 Peter 3:18

14. Romans 6 : 8 - 11 A Picture of Death That Leads to Life

15. Identifying with Christ’s death brings life Identifying with Christ’s death brings life Christ’s death resulted in His resurrection to an eternal body Christ’s death resulted in His resurrection to an eternal body Our death of the old sin nature will result in eternal life in a resurrected body Our death of the old sin nature will result in eternal life in a resurrected body A death to sin now results in eternal life later A death to sin now results in eternal life later Our spiritual life now-a picture of what will be Our spiritual life now-a picture of what will be Christ’s death-brought an end to the death sentence of sin Christ’s death-brought an end to the death sentence of sin Vs 10a Vs 10a Represents our death to a life of sin Represents our death to a life of sin Vs 11a Vs 11a Christ’s resurrected life-the beginning of His life lived in the presence of God Christ’s resurrected life-the beginning of His life lived in the presence of God Vs 10b Vs 10b Represents our new spiritual life lived for God now Represents our new spiritual life lived for God now Vs 11b Vs 11b

16. Romans 6 : 12 - 14 Just Don’t “Do It”

17. Sin-DON’T DO IT! Sin-DON’T DO IT! Some of the greatest instruction from the Word of God concerning sin Some of the greatest instruction from the Word of God concerning sin STOP IT! STOP IT! Paul gives this simple instruction because it works Paul gives this simple instruction because it works We choose to engage in sin or not We choose to engage in sin or not We are the ones who “…let sin reign…” in our bodies We are the ones who “…let sin reign…” in our bodies We can’t blame anyone else giving in to temptation We can’t blame anyone else giving in to temptation It’s not the fault of Hollywood It’s not the fault of Hollywood It’s not our boss’ fault It’s not our boss’ fault It’s not our spouse’s fault It’s not our spouse’s fault It’s not the government’s fault It’s not the government’s fault

18. Just Don’t “Do It” Paul’s instructions for avoiding sin Paul’s instructions for avoiding sin Don’t go there-avoid places/situations of temptation Don’t go there-avoid places/situations of temptation Dying to sin should result in a lifestyle change Dying to sin should result in a lifestyle change Caution! This may be noticeable to others Caution! This may be noticeable to others Substitute the old sinful ways with God’s ways Substitute the old sinful ways with God’s ways We learn God’s ways from God’s Word We learn God’s ways from God’s Word Paul’s encouragement for this difficult task Paul’s encouragement for this difficult task “Sin SHALL NOT be master over you…” “Sin SHALL NOT be master over you…” Sin no longer has a hold in the life of a believer Sin no longer has a hold in the life of a believer Grace takes away the sticking power of sin Grace takes away the sticking power of sin Sin cannot gain a foothold on the believer Sin cannot gain a foothold on the believer We have the power of Teflon on our soul We have the power of Teflon on our soul

19. Overview Leave That Old Sin Behind Leave That Old Sin Behind We Are “The Living Dead” We Are “The Living Dead” The Picture of Death That Leads to Life The Picture of Death That Leads to Life Just Don’t “Do It” Just Don’t “Do It”

20. Adult Two Couples Class