Come To The Sacrifice Podcast by Brock Jones

In this episode we unpack Romans 7:22–25, highlighting the conflict between the desire to obey God and the overpowering law of sin. The speaker explains how sincere desire and willpower cannot produce sanctification, and how legalism and self-effort only lead to exhaustion. Paul’s cry, "Who shall deliver me?" points to the true answer—Jesus Christ and His finished work—setting the stage for freedo...

In this episode we unpack Romans 7:21–22, where Paul discovers a principle: when he wants to do good, evil is present with him. The speaker explains the difference between desiring righteousness and having the power to live it, shows why law and rules cannot produce sanctification, and points listeners to dependence on Christ and the Spirit rather than self-effort. Key themes: indwelling sin, the...

In this episode Brock Jones walks verse-by-verse through Romans 7:19–20, exposing why sincere desire, willpower, or moral programs cannot break sin’s hold. He explains the distinction between indwelling sin in the flesh and the believer’s union with Christ, and why true sanctification depends on faith in Jesus and the Holy Spirit, not self-effort or legalism. The message calls listeners to shift t...

Host Brock Jones examines Romans 7:16–18, showing how Paul exposes the indwelling power of sin and the inability of the flesh and the law to produce righteousness. The episode contrasts sincere desire and moral knowing with true power for sanctification, arguing that freedom comes not from self-improvement or techniques but from union with Jesus Christ and the life-giving ministry of the Holy Spir...

In this episode Brock Jones walks through Romans 7:14–15, showing how God’s law exposes sin but cannot conquer it, and how human effort and legalism leave the flesh helpless. Paul’s struggle illustrates that desire for holiness is not enough—only the Holy Spirit, through union with Christ, brings true sanctification. Jones contrasts self-reliance with life in the Spirit, prepares listeners for Rom...

In this episode host Brock Jones unpacks Romans 7:11-13, showing how Paul defends the goodness of God’s law while exposing sin’s deceptive power to misuse it. Rather than blaming the law, Paul reveals that sin exploits obedience and legalism, producing death instead of holiness. Listen as we explore why sanctification cannot be achieved by rules or self-effort, and why true freedom and victory com...

This episode walks through Romans 7:7–13, showing that God’s law is holy and exposes the sin within the human heart, but cannot remove it. Paul’s point is that the law diagnoses sin, while only Christ and the Holy Spirit provide the cure. The host warns against legalism and relying on self-help programs as substitutes for the gospel, urging listeners to rest in Christ’s finished work, depend on th...

This episode walks through Romans 7:1–6, explaining how Paul links our death with Christ to release us from the law’s jurisdiction and bring us into a living union with the risen Savior. It emphasizes that the law is holy but cannot transform the heart; true sanctification comes from Christ’s finished work and the indwelling Holy Spirit, producing fruit for God rather than relying on legalism or s...

In this episode Brock Jones walks verse-by-verse through Romans 6:20–23 and John 8:31–36, contrasting life under sin with life under Christ. He explains how believers are set free from sin’s dominion, become slaves of God, and bear the fruit of holiness that leads to eternal life. The message calls listeners back to biblical Christianity: faith in Jesus Christ crucified is the means of salvation,...

Christ was crucified for our sin and raised for our new life; because we are united with Him, sin’s dominion is broken and we stand free by His finished work on the cross. Believers are called to repent of self‑effort and man‑made techniques and to present every part of life to Christ, living out biblical sanctification by grace and reflecting the holiness of Jesus crucified.

Host Brock Jones connects Romans 6 with Exodus 5–12 to show how God establishes identity before commands: Israel was declared God’s people before deliverance, and believers are united with Christ by grace before sanctification. The episode traces how God breaks Pharaoh’s authority through the plagues, secures freedom by the Passover blood, and calls redeemed people to adjust their thinking and liv...

In this episode Brock Jones walks through Romans 6, focusing on verse 14, and explains how believers are transferred from the dominion of sin into the reign of grace through Christ's death and resurrection. He argues sanctification is rooted in union with Christ, not willpower or moralism, and that obedience follows God’s prior work of grace. Jones challenges listeners to live in the reality of Ch...

In this episode Brock Jones unfolds Ephesians 4:17–24, showing that Paul grounds Christian obedience in what God has already accomplished in Christ. Sanctification isn’t about becoming a new person by effort but adjusting our minds and lives to the new identity we already possess. Jones emphasizes the renewing of the mind as the bridge between the old and new humanity, uses vivid illustrations to...

This episode explains Romans 6, emphasizing that believers are already united with Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection. It argues that sanctification is not repeatedly crucifying the flesh but progressively adjusting our minds and lives to the finished work of Christ, trusting the Holy Spirit to apply that reality. The host calls listeners to reckon these biblical truths as facts, live f...

Brock Jones walks through Romans 6:8–13, explaining how believers are united to Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection and are called to "reckon" themselves dead to sin and alive to God. This episode grounds sanctification in the finished work of Christ and urges listeners to interpret experience through Scripture, not vice versa.

In this episode Brock Jones pauses in Romans 6 to explore the overlooked significance of Christ's burial — how burial confirms the reality and finality of death, marks the end of the old life in Adam, and prepares believers for resurrection life. He explains that sanctification begins with God's finished work in Christ, calling believers to respond by faith to their union with Christ and to walk i...

In this episode Brock Jones continues his deep study of Romans 6–8, explaining Paul’s startling claim that believers "died to sin." He shows how union with Christ — not self-effort or programs — is the foundation for true freedom, baptism into Christ’s death, and walking in newness of life. Learn why identity in Christ always precedes practice, how the cross and resurrection change our legal stand...

In this episode Brock Jones begins a deep series on Romans, focusing on chapters 6–8 and the crucial truth of union with Christ. He contrasts Adam and Christ, explains that the gospel is more than forgiveness, and asks why believers still struggle—pointing to identity in Christ rather than self-effort as the foundation for holiness. The teaching sets up Paul’s famous question, “Shall we continue i...

In this episode of Come to the Sacrifice, Brock Jones examines Numbers 13–14 to contrast the faith of Joshua and Caleb with the unbelief of the ten spies. He explains that biblical faith interprets circumstances through God’s revelation, remembers God’s past faithfulness, and flows from wholehearted devotion to the Lord. Brock applies these truths to modern trials, urging listeners to fix their ey...

This episode examines Hebrews 3–4, contrasting Israel's unbelief with the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. Brock Jones warns against treating faith as a force and emphasizes that faith is a trusting response to God's revelation, leading to rest in Christ rather than reliance on circumstances.

In this episode Brock Jones explores Hebrews 11–12, using Moses as a central witness who valued the reproach of Christ more than Egypt's treasures and pointing out how Old Testament heroes direct our faith toward Jesus. He challenges listeners to evaluate what Christ is worth to them, to fix their eyes on Jesus, and to run the race of faith with endurance.

In this episode Brock Jones walks through Hebrews 11, showing how the Old Testament witnesses—Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses and others—illustrate true faith and all point forward to Jesus Christ as God’s provision and promise. The message calls believers to endurance: lay aside hindrances, run the race set before you, and keep looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

This episode explores Psalm 63 as Brock Jones walks through David's wilderness—his thirst for God, steadfast worship amid suffering, and trust in God's justice. The sermon shows how hardship exposes the heart and points forward to Christ's sufficiency. Listeners are encouraged to seek God in trials, understand the wilderness as God's classroom, and find that true satisfaction is found in God himse...

In this episode Brock Jones reflects on Exodus 15:22–26, showing how wilderness pressure exposes the heart and how God provides a remedy—symbolized by the tree that makes bitter water sweet. Using Scripture, personal testimony, and pastoral application, he explores murmuring versus prayer, the role of suffering in sanctification, and how Christ’s cross addresses the deeper problem of the heart.

Brock Jones unpacks Hebrews 10, showing how Christ's finished work is the covenantal cause and the Holy Spirit's inward work is the effect. He explains that "willful sin" in context means deliberate apostasy—turning away from Christ and returning to old systems or false remedies—and warns of its serious consequences. The episode also stresses proper interpretation (avoiding cultural baggage), the...