Text: Exodus 6:1-8, Galatians 5:1, 13-16
Date: April 17, 2016
Sermon Audio (link)
The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, c. 1511-1512, public domain
Below is the handout referenced in the sermon:
God As Redeemer
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Psalm 107:2
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Psalm 107:2
Redeemed: Definitions
·
to buy or win back something previously sold (pawn
shop, poker)
·
to free from captivity by payment or ransom (slavery,
kidnapping)
·
repayment of the principal amount of a debt at
or before maturity
Go’el:
Kinsman-Redeemer: Leviticus 25:47-55 (see
also book of Ruth)
Physical Redemption: Exodus 6:1-8 (see also 2 Sam 7:23-24; 1 Chron 17:21)
·
Could the Israelites buy themselves back out of
slavery? Why did God redeem them? What did this point ahead to?
·
What does this tell us about God? What does it tell us about our relationship
to God?
Redemption of the Soul
·
God is the One who redeems our souls (Psalm 49; 103; 55; 69; 119; et. al.)
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The redemption of the soul is costly (Psalm 49:8)
·
You cannot buy redemption of the soul with money
(Psalm 49:6-9)
·
You cannot earn redemption of the soul with good
works (Eph 2:8-10)
·
My soul is worth more than the whole world (Matt 16:24-28)
·
We were redeemed with precious blood (1 Peter 1:18-21)
·
Because God has redeemed us, we are no longer
slaves but sons and heirs through God (Gal
4:3-7)
What does God As Redeemer tell us about
God?
·
God is mighty, The Almighty (Exodus 6:1-8; Ps 49:6-9)
·
God hears our groaning, sees our suffering (Exodus 6:1-8; 2 Cor 1:3-4)
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God is our God, our Lord, our Father (Exod 6:1-8; Titus 2:11-14; Gal 4-5)
·
God keeps His promises (Gen 15:12-14; Exod 6:1-8; Joel 2:28; Jer
31:31-34)
Living Redemption: Galatians 5:1, 13-16:
(Titus 2:11-14; 1 Cor 6:19-20)
·
Why did Christ set us free?
·
How can we really love God and our neighbors and
do good?
Me as Redeemed
·
I belong to God (Titus 2:11-14; Exod 19:5; Deut 4:20; 1 Cor 6:19-20)
·
I am purified, made holy (Titus 2:11-14; Heb 10:19-25)
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I have been given the Holy Spirit (Gal 3:10-14; 5:1, 13-18; 1 Cor 6:19-20)
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I am free from evil, zealous for good deeds (Titus 2:11-14; Gal 5:16-26; Heb 10:26-27; Rom
7:14-25)
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I should glorify God, my Redeemer with my life (1 Cor 6:19-20)
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I should tell others about my Redeemer (Psalm 107:2)
Daily Devotion Follow Up
Monday: Read Titus
2:11-14
·
If we are ‘for Christ’ and ‘His possession,’ do
our lives belong to ourselves? What does that mean for how we should be living?
·
Why did Jesus give Himself for us? To redeem us
from what?
·
Then if we have been redeemed and continue to do
lawless deeds, what are we doing to Jesus?
·
How does Jesus want us to live? Why?
·
Are you living this way? If not, what do you
need to change?
Tuesday: Read 1 Corinthians 6:17-20
·
Why is it important to not sin against our own
bodies?
·
What kinds of sins are against our own bodies?
Are there any of these you are struggling with?
·
Why doesn’t God want us to do these things? Is
it because He’s old-fashioned or doesn’t want us to have fun? Or for our own
good? Why?
Wednesday: Read Galatians 4:22-31
·
Who are Abraham’s sons & with what covenants
do they correspond?
·
How are the covenant of Sinai (Law) and the
covenant of Abraham (promise) different? Which covenant are we the children of?
·
How should we live as children of the promise,
children who are free?
Thursday: Read Galatians 5:1-6
·
Why did Christ set us free? Free from what?
·
Why then, if we have been freed from sin, do we
keep sinning?
·
Why are we waiting for the hope of righteousness?
Don’t we get righteousness when we accept Christ?
·
Who are the ‘circumcised’ and the
‘uncircumcised’? Why don’t either of those matter? What does matter?
Friday: Galatians 5:16-26
·
What are the deeds of the flesh? How can we not
carry them out?
·
What are the fruits of the Spirit? How do we
have the fruits of the Spirit? Can we bear all of these fruits? Should we? Why
or why not?
·
Which fruits do you see in your life? Which are
not blooming?
·
How can you cause them to bloom? (Hint: it’s not by just trying harder
to be joyful or peaceful or faithful!)
Saturday: Read I Peter 1:17-23
·
What were we redeemed with? Why is the blood of
Christ so special?
·
How have we Christians purified our souls? What
should those with purified souls do? Why?
·
What are we ‘born again’ of? How does that give
us the power to love?
·
Is there anyone you find hard to love? Why? How
can you love them?
The video referenced in the sermon is from The Bible Project.
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