Interactive Bible studies and fellowship on Sunday.Finished Work of The Cross

### THIS SUNDAY, September 7, 2025, 10:30 A.M. We will host a Fellowship & Time of Sharing in Person Service combined with an INTERACTIVE. WILL HOST INPERSON CHURCH SERVICES AT THE MANALAPAN SENIOR CENTER, 211 County Rd 522, Manalapan Township, New Jersey (next to the Manalapan Recycle Center)

### THE FORMAT OF THIS SERVICE WILL BE A COMBINATION OF A SERMON WITH INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION AND FELLOWSHIP. YOU ARE ALSO WELCOMED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SERVICE REMOTELY OVER ZOOM.

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## Finished Work of The Cross

## Roman 6

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What stirs in your heart, beloved inquirer, when you ponder Paul's bold declaration in Romans 6:11—that we must "consider" ourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ? Is it not an invitation to reckon with the Finished Work, not as distant theory, but as a prayerful unveiling of truths that reshape our very being? As we turn to Romans 6:1-14, let us probe these Scriptures together, drawing out key principles through reflective questions that echo the Spirit's whisper. In prayer, ask: Lord, what revelation do You grant me today from Your Word, that I might walk in the freedom of the Cross? Here, distilled as guiding beacons, are the core truths, each tethered to the text, urging us to meditate and apply:

• Crucified with Christ: The Old Self Slain at the Cross How does Romans 6:3-8a pierce the veil of self-deception, revealing that upon belief, we are "baptized into His death," our "old self... crucified with Him" so "we would no longer be slaves to sin"? Consider: If the Adamic nature—dead in trespasses (Ephesians 2:1)—is not a lingering dual force but truly buried (as Galatians 5:24 affirms for our sanctification), why cling to illusions of an internal battle? In prayer: Father, unveil this co-crucifixion; free me from sin's broken chains, that I rely not on fleshly striving but on Christ's victory already won.
• Resurrected with Christ: Newness of Life Bursting Forth What power awakens within when Romans 6:4b-5b,8b proclaims we are raised "through the glory of the Father" to "walk in newness of life," united "in the likeness of His resurrection"? Echoing 2 Corinthians 5:17—"if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation"—does this not dismantle the deceiver's lie that "nothing has changed"? Paul's longing in Philippians 3:10a, to know "the power outflowing from His resurrection," calls us likewise. In prayer: Jesus, stir this resurrection-life in me; draw me deeper into Your intimate presence, that the same glory raising You now bears fruit through my yielded steps.
• Died to Sin: Grace Reigns, Law No Longer Masters Why does Paul thunder in Romans 6:1-2,14 against twisting grace into license—"May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?... Sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace"? As 1 Corinthians 15:56 warns, the law empowers sin's sting; yet in grace, its dominion shatters (John 16:33). Reckon it so: We live not from rules but from Christ within. In prayer: Holy Spirit, expose any trust in law over Your freedom; teach me to rest in grace's triumph, that sin's whisper fades before Your abiding life.

These pillars from Romans 6, dear seeker, stand as eternal fruit of the Cross—co-crucified, co-resurrected, sin's power nullified—beckoning us from bondage to bold living. Yet they demand not mere assent, but Spirit-led revelation (1 Corinthians 2:12), confirmed in quiet times or communal echoes. What key truth lingers most for you now? Pray it out: Lord, how does this principle from Your Word transform my walk today? In seeking, we uncover the mind of Christ anew.