Weekly Sermons From Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church - Port Orange, Fl

Between now and Easter we are working our way through a series of sermons titled The Cruciform Life. That is, living a life that is shaped by the cross. This morning our theme is living a life that is shaped by the battle. What battle you might ask? The battle between the flesh and the Spirit, or another way of putting it, the battle between the old life and the new life. Paul has already laid the foundation in Col. 3:1-4 when he says that by virtue of our union with Christ we have already been raised with Christ. Now, in our walk with Christ we are to live out the new life in daily, practical ways. How do we do that? The sermon will tackle that from three perspectives. (1) The Reality of the Battle. First, you must reckon with the reality that you are in a battle. Life is a battle between the old life and the new. (2) The Extent of the Battle. Second is the extent of the battle. In verse 5 Paul commands us to put to death what is earthly in us. That is a command. This is what theologians call the doctrine of