How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life

September 8, 2024 Pastor: Bob Lehman Series: THRIVE

Topic: Special Messages Scripture: Romans 13:8–14

How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life

Guest Pastor: Bob Lehman

Sunday, September 8th, 2024

 

The Passage 

Romans 13:8-14

8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.

 

  1. PAY UP

Romans 13:8 "Let no debt remain outstanding."   

 

Psalm 37:21"The wicked borrow and do not pay back but the righteous give generously."  

 

Matthew 5:42 "Give to the one who asks you and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow."

 

The reason Paul begins with finances? 

Romans 13:11  

"Do this understanding the present time.  The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber because our salvation is nearer than when we first believed." 



  1. BUILD UP

Romans 13: 8-10 ”Let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another.  For he who loves his fellow man has fulfilled the law the commandments `Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not covet' and what other commandments there may be are summed up in this one rule: Love your neighbor as yourself.  Love does no harm to its neighbor.  Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."  



  1. WAKE UP

Romans 13:11 ”And do this understanding the present time.  The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber because our salvation is nearer now than we first believed." 

 

  1. GEAR UP

Romans 13:12 "The night is nearly over.  The day is almost here.  Let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." 



  1. CLEAN UP

Romans 13:13  ”Let us behave decently as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy." 

 

  • SELF CONTROL

 

  • MORAL PURITY

 

  • HARMONY AND LOVE

 

  1. DRESS UP

Romans 13:14 "Rather, clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature."  

 

Whatever gets your attention gets you.

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