Romans6 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

We are no longer slaves to sin, but to righteousness which leads to holiness. Christ is our Master and He is calling the shots. It’s a wonderful life being led by His Spirit.

The “voice” we obey will become stronger and stronger, and the one we disregard will become weaker and weaker.

Sin is a horrible master. It will beat you up and abuse you. Christ will heal and strengthen you and give you outcomes that you can be proud of. No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. [Ps. 84:11]

Romans 6 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

Dead men are not tempted. We “reckon” ourselves dead to sin. Consider ourselves, look upon ourselves as dead to sin. This is a real key to victory over sin. We are to let righteousness rule over us, not sinful desires.

Who’s on the throne of our lives? The Lord OR our sinful nature.

Romans 5 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

Say this, “Through Christ, His righteousness, and His grace, I can NOW reign in life.”

What is reigning in life over you? Sin or righteousness? Doubt or faith? Poverty or abundance? Fear or hope? We can NOW live in the grace and victory that Christ purchased for us on the cross by giving up His life to redeem ours.

But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ life as a model for our own. [1 Jn. 3:2 MSG]

Romans 3, 4 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

No one is perfect. Christ Jesus was. When we have faith, the faith that God gives to us, we can be justified to the Father through what Christ did for us on the cross. “All have sinned and come short.” [Romans 3:23] But, we have this hope that when we stanad before the Father, He sees the sacrificial blood of Christ that makes us clean.

Hallelujah!

Romans 2 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

Now if that isn’t a motive to keep a pure mind, I don’t know what is.

We have a battleground in our minds. Our flesh and our enemy, the devil, are trying to sabotage us with wrong and impure thinking. We actually have time nd space to deal with wrong thinking NOW while our thoughts are still hidden. Our goal should be purity of thought life and motive. Then, when our secrets are exposed and we are judged, we will have achieved through God’s grace a pure heart. When I pray the “Our Father,” I pray “Thy Kingdom come” in my mind “As it is in Heaven.”

Joyce Meyer wrote a good book … The Battlefield of the Mind.

Romans 1,2 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

Paul hereby advocates kindness rather than a judgmental tone. Even though people may be caught up in shameful and totally unnatural affections and sexual perversions, we are not to come across as judging them and condemning them to hell. Through our kindness, they have a better chance of hearing our message and responding in a positive way to the Gospel.

Even though the veneer may be repulsive, there may be a warm, caring soul beneath the outward appearance.

Give kindness a chance.

Acts 27 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

Ever feel like the ship of your life is wrecking? You are not alone. Consider Paul who, with 276 men, experienced a tragedy at sea but was safe. All but the lives were lost. Actually, what do you really have in this life but your life and the lives of the ones you love?

Our focus needs to be on the lives of the ones we love. God sent His angel to encourage Paul that all would be spared. They just needed to ride the ship to the end. Are you near the end? Ride the ship and the painful experiences you are having and you will live. Let go of all that’s temporal. Cling to your family. Pray for them!!!

Acts 25, 26 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

Besides Christ Jesus, Paul was the primary voice of the New Testament. His custom was to go to the synagogue in whatever city he found himself and look for an opportunity to witness about Christ. He was no novice at speaking to crowds. His crowning moments could have been when he defended himself against the accusations of the Jews as he stood before both Festus and King Agrippa. They found no fault in him.

To date, neither you nor I have been in a similar pickle. There may be days yet ahead in which we will be brought to court and accused for our faith in Christ. You may fear yourself no great orator, but BE ENCOURAGED! God promises that HE will be there with you and FILL YOUR MOUTH with the right words.

When you are arrested and judged, don’t worry ahead of time about what you should say. Say whatever is given you to say at that time, because it will not really be you speaking; it will be the Holy Spirit. [Mark 13:11 NCV]

Acts 22-26 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

So was Paul’s response to Festus ,the Roman governor over the province of Judea. Festus was giving Paul a trial since the Jews in Jerusalem were intent upon killing Paul because he had become a follower of “the Way.” Consistently Paul maintained his innocence and declared that he had a clear conscience. He held that he was faultless concerning the Law of Moses.

Regardless of any persecution or résistance we encounter as we maintain our testimony about Christ and His forgiveness, we are admonished to likewise maintain a life of purity and faultlessness before the world around us. Jesus said, “Be ye holy as I am holy.”

Acts 21 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

Paul had the entire city of Jerusalem on an uproar. The anti-Christ Jews were grabbing at any reason possible to eliminate Paul because his teaching disrupted their stranglehold on the people of the city. Paul’s diligent pursuit of reaching them with the Truth of Christ severely agitated the Judaizers to no end.

We now ask ourselves the question, “Do I faithfully preach Christ to unbelievers in such a way as to cause an uproar in our city?”

Holy Spirit, empower us and stir us to be more like Paul.