Can We Talk? – Put My Bag Down

Pastor Bryan – Can we Talk?

PUT MY BAG DOWN

^4 “My guilt overwhelms me it is a burden too heavy to bear.”

Psalm 38:4

^15 “I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.”

Romans 7:15

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE CARRY THE WRONG BAG…

• It becomes a part of our .
• We feel increasingly .
• We become .
• We become by it.
• We begin to our life from it.

^12 “Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. ¹³ Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. ¹⁴ Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.”

Romans 6:12-14

BREAKING FREE

^17 “For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

II Corinthians 3:17

^1 “So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.”

Galatians 5:1

1. Cut the .

^18 “But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ ¹⁹ Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’ ²⁰ Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’”

Luke 14:18-20

^13 “For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. ¹⁴ Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty.”

Philippians 4:13-14

        2. Cut the .

^33 “Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.” ³⁴ Think carefully about what is right and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.”

I Corinthians 15:33-34

^7 “So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ⁸ Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.”

James 4:7-8

        3. Fill the .

^18 “Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Ephesians 5:18

• God’s .

²⁶ … Washed by the cleansing of God’s word.

Ephesians 5:26

• Consistent .

^16 “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

Hebrews 4:16

• Strong .

^16 “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”

James 5:16

• Meaningful .

^21 “Don’t let evil conquer you but conquer evil by doing good.”

Romans 12:21

• Real .

^25 “And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.”

Hebrews 10:25