Struggle Against Sin

The destruction of all things that are good has come in and through sin. When we believe in Christ, we are enlisted in the battle against sin both internally and externally. Do not grow weary of this struggle oh Christian!

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Sermon Preview for Sunday, January 11, 2026

It is very obvious to me that where there is a sermon designed to encourage us to seriously wrestle with our sin in an attempt to put it out, there should be at least one sermon following designed to answer the question how do we seriously wrestle with our sin. The Scripture teaches before Christ set us free and made us alive together with Him we are "dead in our trespasses and sins". That means that sin was alive and well in us and around us and we were actively a part of it going along without any hesitation or second thought. The clear sign we have truly been made alive in Christ is that now we have fight in us against the very sin that made us dead in the first place. It is the wrestle that proves we are alive, we have been set free by our savior to say no to temptation and tell the Devil he can save his lies for the hell he properly belongs to. It goes without saying, clearly, we are not saved because we fight this fight with sin, we are saved only in Christ and only in His accomplished work at the cross and out of the grave, yet the Holy Spirit's work of sanctification begins at that moment, the war begins inside and outside of us against the destruction of sin. Due to this fact, it is sufficient to say we are to wrestle with our sin any way we can as long as we are, but it is also true the Bible gives us a very clear picture of the things of God we are to make routine in our lives which carry with them an automatic added benefit of protecting us and enabling us to fight against sin. We turn to some of these things this morning. 

Sermon Preview for Sunday, January 4, 2026

Welcome to our first worship gathering of 2026! As we gather today we look at a trusted passage of Scripture throughout the years of the church. These verses were especially meant to encourage the church to press on in and through the tough persecution they were facing at the time. It is true that most likely anything we may face in 2026 will not rise to the level of persecution the church at the time these verses were written experienced, however the characterization of this battle given to us here is very relevant and needed even still. Regardless of the degree of severity, or the different tactics used, the moment we become a follower of Christ we also are enlisted into the war against sin. Sin is deeply dark, it is incredibly destructive, and we are all entangled in it. First and foremost, we are entangled in our own sin, the sin that crouches so close in our own hearts producing the fruit of death inside of us. The struggle against this cannot be surrendered and can never be ignored. Furthermore, we are affected by, and entangled in, the devastating effects of the sins of others. Some of which we are directly involved in and impacted by, like the brutal persecution the early church faced from their enemies. Some of which happen far from us but still the devastating effects find their way quickly to our front doors, like the ideas being approved every day for our nation that run completely against the will of God, or the obstacles we face in evangelism from a closed heart that has been hurt by Christians in the past. Indeed, this struggle against sin is real, it does not take a break, and it does not let up. Where does one turn when in need of strength for this battle? Where can one go to find the power to keep going? Of course, the only place we go for all things, to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!