MEETING AGENDA
- OPENING PRAYER – Ask one person to open the meeting in prayer.
- GROWTH QUESTIONS – Ask everyone the Growth Questions.
- ATTENDANCE – Take attendance through the DG Attendance System.
- TODAY’S LESSON – Go over this week’s DG lesson.
- GIVING – Encourage everyone to give on the App.
- CLOSING PRAYER – Ask for prayer requests and pray.
CONDEMNATION TURNED INTO SALVATION
TODAY’S PASSAGE:
Romans 5:18-21 NLT – 18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. 19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. 20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. 21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- One sin led to the condemnation of all men and women. (v. 18-19)
- DEFINITION – condemnation (katakrima): a state of judgment, judged worthy of punishment, sentenced to death, the misery of one found guilty
- In breaking God’s command not to eat from the tree in the garden, Adam introduced sin and death to the world. This sin took root in every person that has been born since.
- The Bible makes it clear that we are not only born into a sinful state, but we all have become sinners as well.
Romans 3:23 NLT “For all have sinned…”
- All of us, apart from Jesus, are stuck in a sinful state, condemned to die, miserable, and worthy of judgment.
- While Adam’s sin brought condemnation to all men and women, the righteous act of Jesus Christ brings justification to all who receive it. (v. 18-19)
- DEFINITION – justification (dikaiōsis): the act of God declaring men free from guilt and acceptable to him, declared innocent and acquitted of guilt
- Jesus died so that we could be declared free from guilt and accepted into right relationship with God.
1 Peter 3:18 (CEV) – Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God, when his body was put to death and his spirit was made alive.
- Through His death, Jesus did what we could never do for ourselves. He paid the price to free us from guilt and made a way for us to be right with God.
- Anyone who puts their faith in Jesus will be saved from condemnation!
Romans 8:1 NLT “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”
- God’s law was given so that we all could see how sinful we really are. (v. 20)
- The law condemns us and makes it clear that we are guilty and deserving of punishment.
- Our inability to keep the law, even when we want to, proves that sin has been our ruler. (v. 21)
- But something changed forever when Jesus died and resurrected! The grace of God can now rule over us instead!
- DEFINITION – grace (charis) – the merciful kindness by which God turns souls to Christ, keeps, strengthens, and increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, and affection
John 1:16-17 NLT “Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
- We no longer have to be subject to sin! We can be saved, have eternal life and right standing with God through the WONDERFUL grace of Jesus Christ!