1. REDEMPTION! Text: Romans 3.23-26 Definition: “Release Through The Payment Of Ransom” The Role 3 Trees Had In It

2. Requirement For The Ransom— Why Do We Need A Payment For Release?

3. Tree #1— The Probation… Genesis 2.16,17 The Problem… Genesis 3.4…6 The Pronouncement… Genesis 3.14…16…17-19

4. Tree #1— The Preview… Genesis 3.15 The Product… Genesis 3.24

5. Tree #1— This Is Separation… This Is Spiritual Death! Isaiah 59.1,2 Hosea 13.9 Remember Our Text… Romans 3.23…6.23

6. Requirement For The Ransom— Why Do We Need A Payment For Release? Because Of Sin… Romans 5.12

7. Recompense For The Ransom— Who Will Make Payment For Sin? A Good Question: Proverbs 20.9? Another Good Question: Matthew 19.25? Answer: Verse 26!

8. Tree #2— Galatians 3.13 This Tree Is The Cross! Death Of Christ… Romans 5.8 1 st Step In God’s Plan… I Peter 2.24

9. Part Of The Gospel… I Corinthians 15.1-3 Thus, We Have Redemption… Titus 2.14

10. Recompense For The Ransom— Who Will Make Payment For Sin? Jesus Did… I Corinthians 6.20

11. Reward Of The Ransom— What’s In It For Me? How Does The Death Of Christ Help Me? He Died For Me Because… Romans 3.23 Ephesians 2.1

12. Tree #3- What Was Taken Away… Genesis 3.24 Has Been Granted To Us Again… Revelation 2.7 God Has Done His Part… Hebrews 2.9 I Must Now Do My Part… Romans 6.8

13. How? Romans 6.3,4 What Happened There? Hebrews 10.22 What Is That Called? I Peter 3.21 The Result… Revelation 22.14 [7.14]