A New Life In Christ

 

Sermon by Phil Hopwood

April 18th, 1998

 

Scripture Readings:

 

OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE:

Exodus 19:3-6

3 Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, "This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: 4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, 6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites."

 

NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE:

Romans 6:5-14

5 If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.

8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death xK52Sr\qK;F0~}8I:}J=W`s%}ośn)yN\UG+zIIA]aϟJc6;U޵YWJl2:9,@#ŐlsXŴ UuYUOڵ@~&&?^ -w>q D2G٣*\'oHnQ$cc!Jni&K^Ysw`PM5DCJԵMBl''[c ׽R;ٸ"///b#0gU{K;< tg|9ZSJp<5&Pl 0loU]4M2T5$36lC`,IV}*RZl]@Lv gOC${"`NcTd8X]nJ2E]^/; ֡\A BKH#1.v]f]|SC3n⢁N "W&`dD1:_~:iOKWCבA%tI4TTǍ/c,x%,f]%iC Qʯ1(ߚ5/ʯ<\,QɚdW{#Z6|Sc41ԏΕ͊:d6ex/zD0Pkq8e;>ʾ0J$R7N˥wΚzчO c:Oh4H<4ҁ >Q?eJrfҦ vֶn<i܃(>bLwX&f5nΓY(u)? 2h6>:"MG2/R|yХ]sV&\@{'U24%賡4Hd8<"࿕3>Lko΄np5 Z wu*a! 0Hr~.'8iJMlXWhqbH]|\2X]o6bzYʍҶTbRj/ >Tb>O֠ ${(G${]To|/GHf;ajL)+p2遢biZhNx1 D.4zt~`|mHJoΥa))GV;G3'w&{樼|=<}Pi?")b5׍vAձ`Ζ(3@%!vT L"X=#kІv^Sn A𲘮&Lp3N M{sbk#lt:_&̨〟WAZ݉cϳ7b!kX㉉v Euj)s=ON5DO (j1)N%ZDQ/Yt Sv=T `&Ğ_<"!BKh~-].)(")FL7{b =UN;1l͂CwUg3e:=ij4ƒWn\C^20}$!a mal)i"Kϳ]\@#)onSfX֣.6< cE٥UգmZ` pKF$O{ 8o mJn)WD3XlVʭC+XR-eqU,>_ xa6ǹRMU^vЃet>M tk~h0'qi>_.%kNt|ԉc|Iz؇4]’=݈Z?; y~㐇,m J+iUdIOD f$u<ϋm {/]-hlE mJӍɴYx>۲]=@G-ExAĔl-jڧ-8q-fTo5ʻjHFPCg=Ҙ.n\ċٌmXθi@{ZG1W? w)^ȥd#wpH}شNnh {vf`>f?kKnR=Ꮜs-t%WI9\[P1ž`#e{ǣsZ30n*e6Z1 `f+ "Brs[65 śCu mX-ǒBDB|@/NN4IBoƗ<fotaJƅw$ƕ n:M~*^iKKJp-z'&YFT鏥 hEqYv>A EҼl{~4~v1lNl$ޗD͢ mXDsZtA~zQē@rqW1kv/mī8 WIl%,^WE0lǡ? 5cQsz[;,@-aqQ"?B܆ݩ緫 Գ(1½3 ߩCUHE ѵgk8kp,t505wx<h_.򔍣8L9#[,uId~`9ޏEJ<0)s_pã6Aj/d)t Y''x3`6fzPɪ3.]/|[wEtaE5{9U"nk`͎5ڋX|Y'E2=CNRb"}ƾ+`ofV= 1u&^=%P!&O];_bgL3 u,np{W4iJZ-} &L14=0#&WYaOz ~&)N%fWie]/u(󥐩Ɖ&cnڮP6MD N 0|?%f|!%CE[-Ίz^iit$ۀ6 זg !FFQ*)}=nZH:Fo7.t3&ߞN"ָ-'{!k[B{[KsU}ֲ2\?,Ф@pG'uQW^b txPfokM_Ku))RIK4y^]69WޮZ?z$L<pTO ݯ< zsj[I$ Ư薪Y50b~vx+Dᕃ +;4+DA{F"ZY=/qx-(-+`HN$ D {Z]HT*N2jfy[̆F*?'zxwH ng>[\ %Ck|UЭ!BbPlK吝?+d?=Gklu7qtGS0%)H*> _ĕ12sa~8 ےEԠ Ln3aYW [re{NjMmrg6V0<8O"&'<`xl|CQT~WhU2F rMkhF&=3cۣlf \,ָ[WR5ڌ4O2:PM CK}h3dmhU@_?/NR[6Em/ rnL%7hug`!n`G&ɒqFsO7jAH7c\JJ0uh%cqY@\1kJ9 na/8@՚zg6mۍYB@P A4W_1ys0t"i9z[.M's[,Y"2uh©SQ5ּ "7c0-t߂&j֐v7nm7[k+ ܰlHvT,/d 'LO`86 efhM{`A%`z[.rݠPgCsTFQA=lM pQ ċB2^Pj(Hʱ Jle:)i}!*[?,8O2XupӪ&^ΧMAml S%1Oz`E݁!t;"i7TESR׹U"*j;IoxqfwZ4ƎΣ_c {lW%qz&/ݑF-,2~ƒ^cZnd){Ut@kfQ>Y73y#:qYoh/2_]Rxrlӓq,;{WZO5~jn_"9D/Ol'lDꀴ__Bu)]O%)(Xʰ i~^rkT\Z]ajpۜ:J|.B$ޱط@} i8yK)g1hZ9=6TK=uf1iՈ R௸ :\mOYX{IL(JCh4Y,c9)fj,B j+R;