RADICAL REDEMPTION
Pastor Bill Young
bill@trc.life

Three reasons redemption can radically change our lives:

I. The

of redemption.
1Peter 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers.

A. To free us from the

Reveal Answer

of sin.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

John 8:34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.”

John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

II. The

of redemption.

1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

A. Only the

Reveal Answer

of Jesus could pay for our sins!
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

III. The

to redemption.

1Peter 1:20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
1Peter 1:21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

A. Only those who

Reveal Answer

will be redeemed.

1. Reveal Answer
   .
   Acts 17:30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.

2. Reveal Answer
   .
   John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…

3. Reveal Answer
   .
   Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

IV. Summary:

A. God redeemed us from power of sin by power of His

!
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Discussion Questions:
What do you think of when you consider the word redeemed? Compare that to the biblical meaning which is: “To buy out, set free, or to purchase back, specifically in reference to the purchase of a slave’s freedom.”
Jesus tells us that when we sin we are “slaves to sin” (John 8:34). Can you think of an example when you, or someone you know, seemed like they were enslaved to their sin?
Have you ever paid off a debt? How did that make you feel?
God offers the “gift” of redemption to all who ask for it (John 1:12). Tell us about your own redemption story.

• All verses NIV84 version unless otherwise indicated.