The Diagnosis and Prognosis of the Gospel
This week’s texts from Scripture are:
Sermon Outline:
1. The Diagnosis: Our True Condition (Romans 6–7)
Sin is not just behavior—it is bondage
The internal conflict we all recognize
The wages of sin: death
2. The Prognosis: God’s Remedy (Ezekiel 37)
Dead bones cannot revive themselves
God’s Word brings life
God’s Spirit (Ruah) fills and animates
3. The Great Physician: Jesus Christ (John 11)
The true and better “Son of Man.”
Jesus calls the dead to life
“Lazarus, come out” — the voice that awakens
4. The Calling: Unbound and Alive
“Unbind him, and let him go”
New life is not self-achieved but received
Invitation: Come Holy Spirit
Application Questions…
Comprehension Questions
(These will help you open the scriptures and understand the text.)
How does Romans describe our condition apart from Christ?
What does Paul mean when he describes his inner struggle in Romans 7?
What happens in Ezekiel’s vision of the dry bones?
What role does God’s Word play in bringing life in Ezekiel 37?
What does Jesus do in John 11 that demonstrates His authority over death?
Life Application
Where do you most feel the tension Paul describes—wanting to do good but failing?
In what ways might you be underestimating the seriousness of sin in your life?
Have you been trying to “treat” your spiritual condition with the wrong solutions?
What would it look like for you to truly accept God’s diagnosis of your heart?
Where do you need to hear Jesus say, “Come out”?
What “grave clothes” might still be binding you even after experiencing new life?
How can you more intentionally place yourself under God’s Word this week?
What does it mean for you personally to pray, “Come Holy Spirit”?
How can you prepare your heart for Holy Week differently this year?
If God is doing something new and beautiful in your life, who would you tell? Go and tell them!