Sermon
Spirit Empowered Adoption Fuels Spirit Empowered New Life
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Scott Rieger
March 10, 2025 · 42 min
Summary
Romans 8:12-17 teaches that believers are adopted children of God, empowered by the Spirit to put sin to death and live in obedience. Through this secure identity as God's sons and daughters with full inheritance rights, Christians can say no to sin, experience real life, and walk confidently in their heavenly Father's leading and resources.
Highlights
If we treat our sin like a pet, it is going to treat us like a meal to be eaten.
Holiness is not piety or perfection—holiness is being so happy in God that sin doesn't have any appeal anymore.
As adopted children of God, the resources of the Creator of the universe who sent His son for us are now available to us.