Message Notes

PRINCIPLES OF LIFE
LIVING AND DYING

1. Living

a) No one lives to himself (Romans 14:7a)

b) If we live, we live to the Lord (Romans 14:8a)

2. Dying

a) No one dies to himself (Romans 14:7b)

b) If we die, we die to the Lord (Romans 14:8b)

3. We are the Lord’s
Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. (Romans 14:8c)

4. Practical application in Paul’s life

a) To live is Christ (Philippians 1:21a)

b) To die is gain (Philippians 1:21b)

5. The Lordship of Christ

a) To this end Christ died and rose and lived again (Romans 14:9a)

b) That He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living (Romans 14:9b)

6. The practice of abiding in the Lord
(John 15)

a) Abiding in Christ

b) Abiding in His word

c) Abiding in His love

d) Bearing fruit

e) Bearing more fruit

f) The pruning work of God in our life

g) The danger of being a branch that does not bear fruit