Pastor's Weekly Pen
August 11, 2024
DIE TO
SIN
For the death that He died, He died to sin, once for all; but the life that He lives, He
lives to God. Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey its
lusts.
Romans 6:10-12
When Jesus came to the earth, He became a mortal man subject to all of the temptations that
we face. The Word says that "He was yet without sin." He overcame the temptations and was sinless. When He died, it was for our sins. not His. Jesus died to give us
freedom!
To gain His victory, we must "consider" ourselves to be dead to sin. That is, we must
overcome the temptation to give in to do the wrong thing. We must gain the victory over the sin both in the soul and in the body.
To do this, we must follow the command that Paul wrote in this Roman passage. We must die
to self, but become alive to God in Christ! This is an act of the spirit! We have the power of Holy Spirit living in us. Through the Spirit, we can, in our spirit, gain victory. To die to sin, we
must be willing to say, "No more!" to things of the flesh. We must die to that and allow Holy Spirit to empower our spirit to gain the victory!
This is the process of dieing to self! We must determine in our hearts to not sin, and then
we must allow His Spirit to give us the power!
Apostle James
WORSHIP
You may see some things in our worship that are different. Listed below are a few of these things and their scriptural references.
Singing In The Spirit:
1 Cor. 14:15, Psalm 149:1,
Eph. 5:19
Lifting Up “Holy Hands”: Psalm 63:4, Psalm 134:2,
1 Tim. 2:8
Prophecy or Interpretation of Tongues:
1 Cor. 12:10, 1 Cor. 14
Word of Wisdom or Knowledge:
John 4:17, 1Cor. 2:11,12,
1Cor. 12:8
Being “Slain In The Spirit”:
2 Chron. 5:14, Matt. 28:4,
John 18:6, Acts 9:4
Flags and Banners:
Psalm 20:5, Ex. 17:15,
SS 2:4
Christian International
Leadership
Bishop Bill Hamon.
Founder of Christian International Ministries. A Prophet for over 60 years.
Apostle Leon Walters
Central Heartland Regional Director
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