Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – March 10, 2019
Series Title: “Hope, Heal, Help”
Today’s Title: “Hope: Founded on Dying and Rising”
Today’s Text: Romans 6:3-11
THE HOPE OF BAPTISM: Romans 6:3-4
IT’S NOT THE MEANS, IT’S THE MEANING
DIE TO THE EXTERNAL “MAGIC”, RISE TO THE DEEPER, INTERNAL TRUTH
THE HOPE OF DEATH: Romans 6:5-7
DIE BEFORE YOU DIE SO YOU CAN LIVE
HOPE DEFINES DEATH AS MORE THAN PHYSICAL BY EMBRACING THE GOOD FOUND IN DYING TO SELF
THE HOPE OF CRUCIFIXION: Romans 6:8-10
JESUS DIDN’T SUFFER AND DIE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO; HE INVITED YOU ON TO THE CROSS WITH HIM
HOPE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF SUFFERING, BUT THE PRESENCE OF GOD WITHIN THE SUFFERING - Galatians 2:20
THE HOPE OF LIFE: Romans 6:11
IT’S NOT IN HOW WE SEE GOD, BUT IN HOW GOD SEES US
HOPE DOES NOT DEFINE “ME” BY WHAT I AM NOT -- MY FAILURES, MY SUFFERINGS, MY INSUFFICIENCIES – BUT BY WHO I AM GOD’S EYES – HIS CHILD - 1 John 3:1