S50 E9 | Living in the Power of Virtue | Pastor Joel Rainey | Covenant Church
All sin separates us from God. Some sins—pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, lust, gluttony—can destroy us.
Today we’re going to conclude by talking about living in the power of virtue. We want to avoid the assumption that the answer to vice is simply to exhibit virtue… to “just be good.” Living in victory over your brokenness does not come from a better you, it comes from a new you who is transformed by Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Three commitments to help us learn how to live in that power are found in the book of Colossians: live in your new identity, put vice to death, and be faithful in renewal.
Let’s listen in…
LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Message series on spiritual disciplines “Airplane Mode”
Message series on the book of 1 John “One Another”
The Prodigal son mindset - Luke 15
Gnosticism
Scripture References:
Matthew 23, verses 25-26; Romans 12, verses 1-2; Colossians 3, verses 1-10; Galatians; Romans 6; Luke 15; 1 John
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