May 26, 2025

“Whose Slave Are You?”

“Whose Slave Are You?”
Romans 6:15-23
Central Idea: It’s foolishness for a believer to welcome any sin into
their life.
Review:
Justification - saved from the ___________ of sin - God’s judgment
Sanctification - saved from the __________ of sin
Paul has already taught us in Romans 6:
•We must _________ that we - died to sin, alive in Christ (3-10)
•We must ___________ (to regard it to be true) (11)
•We must _____________ ourselves to God - for service (12-14)
I. Question Asked (15)
• “slave”= one who has surrendered _________ to the master's will
Different from the question in 6:1 —
• that was about _____________ in sin — “walk” 4; “reign” 12
• this is about __________ of sin
The question in verse 15 is saying?
• “It won’t hurt if I drop into sin ________ ____ ___ __________.”
II. Question Answered (16-23)
A. Obedience results in _____________ (16)
• There is no such thing as _____________ in sin.
• Ultimately there are only two options. We will be either slaves
to _______ or slaves to _______.
• You can’t start obeying sin without saying, “___________ is
not my master. Sin is my master.”
B. God took you from sin to ______________________ (17-18)
• Turning back to sin is ________________
• Christ ______ a great deal to set you free and, your going back?
C. One thing leads to another (19)
• The ___________ of sin & the ___________ of sin grow quickly.
• Sin is in ___________.
D. Consequences (20-23)
• There are no _____________ in slavery to sin.
Two consequences of being slaves to sin:
1. ___________ is its immediate result.
2. ___________ - final outcome.
Two consequences of being slaves to God:
1. Sanctification is the immediate result - ___________
2. ___________ life - final outcome
Three contrasts:
1. Masters: ______ vs. ______
2. Outcomes: ______ vs. __________ ______
3. Come to us as: ________ vs. ________ ________
Application:
1. __________ commit yourself to serve Jesus.
• This might be in the form of a __________
• it might be in the use of a ________ ________
No one has done more for you in the ________, is doing more for
you in the ___________ and has more for you in the ___________
than Jesus!