Reidhead Sermon Report
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The Life of Victory
Romans 6:1-11; Galatians 2:20
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Sermon Overview
This sermon explores the "with Christ" reality: "I have been crucified with Christ." Reidhead explains that our victory over sin is not based on our effort, but on our "identification" with Christ’s finished work. When He died, we died; when He rose, we rose. Spiritual life begins when we "reckon" these facts as true for ourselves.
Key Principles
Legal Union: Accept the fact that you were "in Christ" legally when He died, was buried, and rose again.
Death to "Old Man":Stop trying to "fix" your old nature; count it as legally executed and buried at the Cross.
Newness of Life: Walk in the "resurrection energy" of Jesus, recognizing it as your new daily operating power.
Reckoning: Constantly "account" yourself as dead to the pull of sin and alive to the promptings of God.
Counting on Facts: Use "spiritual arithmetic" (Logizomai); treat the facts of the Cross as more real than your feelings.
Freedom from Power:Refuse to be "bullied" by sin; stand on your legal right to be free because you died in Christ.
Ascended Position:Practice "looking down" at your problems from your seat in Heavenly Places with Christ.
Not I, but Christ:Adopt Galatians 2:20 as your daily motto: "Christ is the one living; I am the one yielding."