North Point Community Church

It's difficult to solve a problem when you don't understand what's wrong to begin with. Many of us have been trying to solve the problem of "us" for a long time. Some of you have lost friends, family, or jobs because you couldn't solve you. Some of you have paid someone good money to solve you. But what if the real problem is that you don't know what the problem is?

We all want to do what's right all the time, but sometimes we end up doing what we don't want to do. It seems unavoidable. If we can't even live by our own standards, how are we supposed to live by God's? In this message, Andy Stanley explores what the Apostle Paul wrote about God's grace and Jesus' power over sin in our lives.

Sin is not my master. I am dead to sin but alive to God. If we're dead to sin, if sin isn't our master, how do we live that out? Living as a slave to sin takes no initiative on our part. What does it look like to live without sin as master over our mouths, our eyes, our minds, our insecurities, our appetites?

All religions point to three things: you ought to . . . you don't . . . you're toast. Religion is all about following the rules, but Jesus had something different in mind. He calls us to follow him, not the teachings of the church - follow first and obey later.