Faith Bible Fellowship Church of York

We are weak and often do not pray as we should. But one of the ministries of the Holy Spirit is to pray and intercede on our behalf.

Not only do we what for the day of our full redemption in resurrection bodies, but the whole creation is groaning in eager anticipation for the day where the sons of God are revealed in glory. The resurrection of the believer also leads to the New Heavens and New Earth.

We have an obligation to live according to the Spirit and put to death the deeds of sin in the body. We have been given the Holy Spirit and adopted as sons of God, or children of God. This gives us the rights and privileges of inheritance, including addressing God as "Abba, Father."

Paul draws the contrast between being the mind of the flesh and the mind of the Spirit. The flesh (who we are in our sin nature) leads to death. But the Holy Spirit is given to us in Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit brings life and equips us to walk in God's ways.

Paul says that in Christ Jesus we have no condemnation. We have been set free from sin and death. God did this by sending His Son. Jesus died in the flesh so that we could be freed from sin and death.

Paul describes an "I" in Romans 7 who sees that the Law is good but is unable to do it. Who is the "I" and how do we relate the figure Paul describes? The problem with the Law is that it is powerless to remove the sinful flesh. This in turn shows us our need of Christ.

Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. What do we learn for our own prayer lives? How should we pray? Guest speaker Dan King explores God's Word on prayer.

Now that we have been saved, what do we do? What is our motivation for living the Christian life? What are the outward signs of the inward change?

Paul describes the believer as not under the Mosaic Law (Old Covenant) but free from it. However, in this freedom we belong to Christ who equips us to obey God through the power of the Holy Spirit which is a specific fulfillment of the New Covenant.

As a believer, sanctification is necessary. It is the fruit of conversion. We are slaves to God having been set free from sin. Salvation is a gift of God's grace and sanctification is the fruit of salvation.