Pastor/Dr. David Murphy reminds us that we could not render the kind of service that God desires under the Law, but the redemptive work of Christ enables the believer to worship and serve God in a new spirit. Pastor will contrast the two ways we serve: 1-in the oldness of the letter and 2-in newness of spirit. We'll then see that the Law (the oldness of the letter) is still necessary today to deal with the unsaved person: 1- to silence man, 2-to show man his guilt, 3- to sensitize man to know what sin is, 4- to substantiate the righteousness of God, 5- to sentence man to wrath, 6- to stir up rebellion in us, and 7- to act as the schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. The Law is good if used lawfully.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy continues from his prior sermon in verse 5 to show us the reasons that we needed to die to the Law. #3- Because of the failure of the Law, in that it energizes our sin nature to do wrong, and #4- because man's condition before he was saved produces fruit unto death and not fruit unto God. We'll then go to verse 6, where we'll see a 5th reason we had to be free from the Law is to produce fruit unto God. This deliverance is a 1-present reality, 2-a supernatural work, and 3-has a divine purpose to serve God with a new spirit and in newness of life. We are delivered 1- from under the condemnation of the Law, 2-from our own futile attempt to justify ourselves by our own good deeds and works, 3-from our attempt to achieve satisfaction through obedience to the Law, and 4-from the arousal of sin that formerly controlled our lives.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy continues from his prior sermon in verse 5 to show us the reasons that we needed to die to the Law. #3- Because of the failure of the Law, in that it energizes our sin nature to do wrong, and #4- because man's condition before he was saved produces fruit unto death and not fruit unto God. We'll then go to verse 6, where we'll see a 5th reason we had to be free from the Law is to produce fruit unto God. This deliverance is a 1-present reality, 2-a supernatural work, and 3-has a divine purpose to serve God with a new spirit and in newness of life. We are delivered 1- from under the condemnation of the Law, 2-from our own futile attempt to justify ourselves by our own good deeds and works, 3-from our attempt to achieve satisfaction through obedience to the Law, and 4-from the arousal of sin that formerly controlled our lives.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy shows us that we need to get from under the Law in order to produce fruit because of man's depravity and the Law's impotency. Romans 7:5 highlights 4 crucial facts: 1-our former state, 2-the motions of sin, 3-the failure of the Law, and 4-fruit unto death. In this sermon, we'll study the first two statements. 1-Our former state was when the believer was in the flesh under the Law, his natural state dominated by the sinful nature. And 2-the motions of sin are the forces at work when the believer was in that former state of the flesh.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy shows us that we need to get from under the Law in order to produce fruit because of man's depravity and the Law's impotency. Romans 7:5 highlights 4 crucial facts: 1-our former state, 2-the motions of sin, 3-the failure of the Law, and 4-fruit unto death. In this sermon, we'll study the first two statements. 1-Our former state was when the believer was in the flesh under the Law, his natural state dominated by the sinful nature. And 2-the motions of sin are the forces at work when the believer was in that former state of the flesh.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy shows us the theme of Romans 7 is the Law and the sections of Romans 7, which are vs 1-6 the believer is liberated from the Law, vs 7-13 Paul vindicates the Law, and vs 14-20 Paul's personal illustration trying to live by the Law. We'll then look at the first four verses as Paul makes general statements about man's relationship to the Law and illustrates this relationship by comparing it to a marriage. Just as marriage is a covenant which ends only at death, our relationship to the Law dies when we die with Christ. You cannot be married to the Law and to Christ at the same time, and you cannot produce fruit that pleases God without a new relationship with Christ.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy shows us the theme of Romans 7 is the Law and the sections of Romans 7, which are vs 1-6 the believer is liberated from the Law, vs 7-13 Paul vindicates the Law, and vs 14-20 Paul's personal illustration trying to live by the Law. We'll then look at the first four verses as Paul makes general statements about man's relationship to the Law and illustrates this relationship by comparing it to a marriage. Just as marriage is a covenant which ends only at death, our relationship to the Law dies when we die with Christ. You cannot be married to the Law and to Christ at the same time, and you cannot produce fruit that pleases God without a new relationship with Christ.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy begins our study of Romans chapter 7 on the Believer's Relationship to the Law (or the Believer's Remarriage to Christ). Paul's teaching that the believer is not under the Law almost destroyed the unity of the church. We'll look through Acts 15, where the church leaders debated whether the Gentiles who were being saved were required to keep the Law of Moses. Although Acts 15 settled that question, the problem was still not settled, and Paul wrote to the Galatians and Romans about this topic. The problem has still not been resolved today, as we'll look at examples of religious groups, who by elevating the Law, obscure the glory of Christ.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy begins our study of Romans chapter 7 on the Believer's Relationship to the Law (or the Believer's Remarriage to Christ). Paul's teaching that the believer is not under the Law almost destroyed the unity of the church. We'll look through Acts 15, where the church leaders debated whether the Gentiles who were being saved were required to keep the Law of Moses. Although Acts 15 settled that question, the problem was still not settled, and Paul wrote to the Galatians and Romans about this topic. The problem has still not been resolved today, as we'll look at examples of religious groups, who by elevating the Law, obscure the glory of Christ.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy continues to show us that we obey the command to love your neighbor by not committing adultery. In this episode, we'll see 9 reasons that adultery is an evil, heinous sin: 1-it violates the marriage vow and destroys the home, 2-it's a deliberate act committed with careful, thoughtful consideration, 3-it's purely a needless act, 4-it's a subset of the sin of dishonesty and is the highest form of theft, 5-it debases the dignity of the human personhood, making man beast-like, 6-it pollutes the soul and destroys the body, 7-it robs the home of funds, 8-it impairs the mind (distorts judgement, atrophies understanding, destroys discretions, numbs the conscience, and turns a wise man into a fool), and 9-it destroys the reputation and ruins ministries.