Released from Chains (4 of 4)
Sermon Series: Salvage
Jeff Strite
Romans 6:1-6
OPEN: His name was Harry Houdini, one of the greatest escape artists of all time. He freed himself from handcuffs, chains, ropes, and straitjackets and even jails. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then, later, as ''Harry Handcuff Houdini'' on a tour of Europe where he challenged police to keep him locked up. Which they NEVER could... except once. As good as he was, there was one jail Houdini didn't really ''escape'' from. It was a Scottish town jail. He was searched and manacled, and then the old turnkey (the jailer) shut him his cell and walked away.
Houdini had an added advantage over other escape artists. Apparently, he had a pouch of skin in his mouth where he hid his picks - so that even a thorough search would not find the tools of his trade. When the jailer left, Houdini used his picks to quickly free himself from his shackles and then turned his attention to the lock on the cell door. He worked at it hard and long, but the lock just wouldn't budge. It didn't seem to respond as other locks had. So, despite all his efforts, he couldn't get it unlocked. Finally, exhausted he fell against the door in frustration.
APPLY: He couldn't get out!
The master of escape was trapped!
And no matter what he did, or how hard he tried... nothing worked!!!
The Bible tells us that sin is a lot like that.
Sin is a prison cell from which we can't escape no matter how hard we try.
Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah (Jesus) would come ''... to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.'' Isaiah 42:7
Peter wrote that false teachers were influencing new Christians in the churches and ''They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.'' 2 Peter 2:19
And Jesus told Paul that He was sending him ''to open (s ...
Sermon Series: Salvage
Jeff Strite
Romans 6:1-6
OPEN: His name was Harry Houdini, one of the greatest escape artists of all time. He freed himself from handcuffs, chains, ropes, and straitjackets and even jails. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then, later, as ''Harry Handcuff Houdini'' on a tour of Europe where he challenged police to keep him locked up. Which they NEVER could... except once. As good as he was, there was one jail Houdini didn't really ''escape'' from. It was a Scottish town jail. He was searched and manacled, and then the old turnkey (the jailer) shut him his cell and walked away.
Houdini had an added advantage over other escape artists. Apparently, he had a pouch of skin in his mouth where he hid his picks - so that even a thorough search would not find the tools of his trade. When the jailer left, Houdini used his picks to quickly free himself from his shackles and then turned his attention to the lock on the cell door. He worked at it hard and long, but the lock just wouldn't budge. It didn't seem to respond as other locks had. So, despite all his efforts, he couldn't get it unlocked. Finally, exhausted he fell against the door in frustration.
APPLY: He couldn't get out!
The master of escape was trapped!
And no matter what he did, or how hard he tried... nothing worked!!!
The Bible tells us that sin is a lot like that.
Sin is a prison cell from which we can't escape no matter how hard we try.
Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah (Jesus) would come ''... to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.'' Isaiah 42:7
Peter wrote that false teachers were influencing new Christians in the churches and ''They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.'' 2 Peter 2:19
And Jesus told Paul that He was sending him ''to open (s ...
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