Messages: Romans 7
Released from the Law
1 Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. 3 Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
4 Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. 5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. 6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.
The Law and Sin
7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. 11 For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
13 Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. 15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.
21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
Message Next Week: Romans 8
Announcements:
1. We welcome all the new ones who are joining us today. May God bless you and lead you into the family of God.
After the meeting, we will have a love feast for lunch. We hope that everyone can stay to enjoy the fellowship and love of the Lord with us. There are tea and tea sets in the hall, and we welcome all to use it for fellowship after lunch.
2. On May 12, the Mother’s Day, the lunch will be prepared by all the young people (both Chinese speaking and English speaking) and the cleaning will be served by all the brothers. May the Lord bless the sisters who are mothers among us.
3. From May 18 we will have 4 Saturdays (10:00-12:00) to join the online Ephesians Bible study. If you are willing to join, please register with brother Patrick Li or brother Yulin Wang.
4. From June we will begin the new believer’s lessons during the group time of our Lord’s Day meeting. We expect all the brothers and sisters who are baptized within these two years to pursue together.
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meetings
Chinese Speaking Young People: 6/5 Mon. 7:00pm, Richard & Flora (w/dinner)
@ Chatswood: 9/5 Thu. 8:00pm, Ming Pan
@ North Region: 11/5 Sat. 7:30pm, Lu Gan
Pursuing of ES young adults:
7/5 Tue. 7:00pm, Yulin (w/ dinner)
Sisters Meeting: 8/5 Wed. 10:00am, Megan
Prayer Meeting: 8/5 Wed. 7:45pm, Meeting Hall
High school students meeting: 10/5 Fri. 7:30pm, Yulin
Pursuing for Ministering: 3/5 Fri., 8pm, Ben
Intercession:
1. May the Lord bless our gospel friends so that they can know how precious the Lord is and become willing to believe in Him.
2. Thank the Lord for what we have gained during the Collaroy Conference. May the Lord impress His words into our heart and make us labor more in the church life to fulfill His will.
3. Pray for the new believers (6 brothers: Chao Ma, Lyon Yang, Jack Zhou, Joe Zhou, You-Gen Wang, and JiZhong Gan as well as 16 sisters: MinFang Wu, XiuQing Chen, Heidi Li, Tracy Lin, Sophie, AnJie Lin, Han Huang, Ariana Chang, Feng-Lian Li, Miao-Lian Li, Xin An, Jennifer Meng, Phoenix Bao, Grace Li, Coco Li and Gina Wang.) May the Lord establish them in the church life and bless their growth in life.
4. Pray for the brothers and sisters or their relatives who are weak in body or spirit. May the Lord care for them and give them sufficient grace. Especially please pray for Brother Michael Lin, Sisters Yvonne, YuLan Ding, Ah Seng Chow, Kelly Wei, and Mei-Ting Liu.
5. Pray for the testimony of the church in Canberra. May the Lord show His power of the gospel and raise up brothers and sisters for a strong testimony.
Serving This Week: (May 5)
1. Message: Yulin Wang (Downstairs)
Benjamin Lim (Upstairs)
2. Breaking Bread: Richard Chen & MengQiang Lin
3. Serving Bread & Cup: MengQiang Lin, Patrick Li, Benchu Guo & Kevin Zhu
4. Food: All the brothers and sisters
5. Cleaning: Group 1 & 2 (without Chinese speaking young people)
6. Children: Christine Han, Vasya, Lillian, Tina Zhang
Serving Next Week: (May 12)
1. Message: Richard Chen & Raymond Young (Downstairs)
Thomas Wu (Upstairs)
2. Breaking Bread: Raymond Young & Joe Zhou
3. Serving Bread & Cup: Joe Zhou, Ash Li, Sean Dong & Richard Cui
4. Food: Young People
5. Cleaning: All brothers
6. Children: Christine Lamee, Angela, Priscilla, Leonie & Joe
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Acc Name: Christians In Sydney
BSB: 062-155
Acc no: 904388
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