Romans 8:1-4 - Life in the Spirit...in the Flesh

Alamo Ranch Community Church

Sermons App

Romans 8:1-4 - Life in the Spirit...in the Flesh

December 15, 2024 • Michael McCracken

Give

DNA Questions: Romans 7:21 - Romans 8:8

Discover:

What does Paul mean in verse 21 that evil lies close at hand?

What is the "body of death" that Paul speaks of in verse 24?

What or who is the Spirit of life?

Nurture:

In what ways do you relate to Paul in verses 21-25. What law of sin seems to hold you captive?

How does the Spirit of life set one free from the law of sin and death?

How does one set their mind on the things of the Spirit?

Act:

What is one area of your life where you continually have your mind set on the flesh? What would it look like for you to pursue setting your mind on the Spirit in that instance?

How can we help each other to walk in the Spirit rather than the flesh?

Philippians 2:1-8 - Gospel Living and Glory Seeking

December 8, 2024 • Michael McCracken

DNA Questions - Philippians 1:1-11 Discover: Meditate on verse one. How has this played out in your life? What does it mean to be in full accord and of one mind? What does Paul mean when he says that Christ Jesus did not count equality with God something to be grasped? Nurture: How would you know if you were doing things out of selfish ambition or conceit? Do you think you have ever done anything with zero selfish ambition or conceit? What is true, gospel formed, Christ exalting humility? What fuels our ability to consider others more significant than ourselves? Act: What is the first area of your life that comes to your mind when you think about this notion of considering others more significant than yourself? What would it look like practically to make this shift?

John 1:1-18 - Grace and Truth

December 1, 2024 • Michael McCracken • John 1:1–18

n our digital age, especially for our communication and information, we have never had a greater need to lean into the implications of the incarnation of Jesus…that is Jesus, as God, coming to be present in the flesh. The greatest purpose and meaning for this life begins and ends with our relationship to God and just under that would be our relationship to others. The key to both of those realities lies in the incarnation of Jesus…putting on flesh to come and be physically present with us. If this is true then we have deep and abiding theological grounding for a skepticism towards any other substitute promising deep and meaningful relational connection. In this series we want to belabor a point that it has, perhaps, never in the history of the church been more important to take seriously the implications of the incarnation of the Lord Jesus.