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Thursday Night Bible Study

New Life Covenant Church Southeast • Apr 9, 2026 • 118 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

Believers are called to understand the foundational truths of their faith—that Christ's death, burial, and resurrection restored our fellowship with God and broke the power of sin. Because Christ conquered every barrier and now sits at the right hand of God as our intercessor and advocate, we are empowered to die daily to our old sinful habits and earthly nature. As we actively put off sin and allow God to renew our minds, we can walk in the daily freedom and victory of a resurrected life.

Themes

Resurrection PowerDying to SelfDeliverance from SinChrist as Intercessor and AdvocateSpiritual Renewal and SanctificationProtecting Your Spiritual Walk

Key Points

1.
True trust in God requires accepting both life's blessings and difficult seasons without losing faith or becoming entitled when prayers receive a 'no'.
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The resurrection of Jesus demonstrates His complete triumph over every earthly barrier, including stones, guards, tombs, and grave clothes.
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Because Christ overcame every hindrance, believers are empowered to break free from every label, limitation, and attack trying to hold them back.
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Water baptism symbolizes a believer's complete death and burial of their old sinful lifestyle and their resurrection into newness of life in Christ.
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Following Christ requires believers to actively put to death earthly nature behaviors such as sexual immorality, impurity, lust, greed, anger, malice, and slander.
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Spiritual transformation is an ongoing daily process of laying off the old self and allowing God to renew the mind through scriptural knowledge and truth.
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Believers must actively guard their spiritual progress, callings, and reputation by establishing firm boundaries against temptation and compromise.
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Jesus Christ currently sits at the right hand of God, serving as our active Intercessor, Advocate, and Mediator who defends us whenever we fall short.

Sermon Moments

“You can't allow grief to kill you. When somebody die, you can't let their death kill you or stop you from believing that he's still God.”

“The stone couldn't block him. The guard couldn't watch him. The tomb couldn't hold him and the clothes couldn't identify him.”

“Whatever clothes they try to put on you, you got to take it off and put on your garment of praise.”

“You're supposed to be crucified. There's a part of you that's supposed to die, but you have to get up.”

“When we put you in the pool and we take you down in the water, we are baptizing you. You're dying... but when we brought you up, it is symbolic of the resurrection.”

“Save your life. Kill your image.”

“For those of y'all that the Lord's going to elevate, you have to protect your kingdom... protect your progress, protect your movement.”

“Even when I fall short, thank you for being my mediator... thank you for defending me.”

This Week

Submit your disappointment or unanswered prayers to God this week, declaring trust in His character even when His answer is 'no'.

Identify specific old habits or sinful behaviors in your life that you need to actively 'put to death' rather than making excuses for them.

Establish clear personal boundaries and accountability in your daily routine to protect your purity, reputation, and spiritual progress.

Renew your mind daily by meditating on Scripture and aligning your thoughts with heavenly priorities rather than earthly desires.

Practice immediate repentance when convicted by the Holy Spirit, relying on the power of Christ's blood and grace.

Approach God's throne with confidence in prayer, knowing that Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father actively interceding for you.

Show patience and grace toward others who are struggling in their walk, remembering how God patiently delivered you from your past.

Remember This

Because Christ conquered death and actively intercedes for us in heaven, believers are empowered to die to their old sinful nature and live daily in resurrection power and renewal.

A Challenge for You

"Stay on the cross. Let him keep burying you cause I promise you, your latter is going to be greater... I need to see you come out of this. I need to see you come through this thing. I need to see you on the other side of this."

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