O Wretched Man That I Am

This sermon from Romans 7:14–25, titled "O Wretched Man That I Am," examines Paul's honest confession of the inner battle every Christian faces between the flesh and the Spirit. Pastor Byron Chesney emphasizes that Paul, even as a seasoned apostle, admits to being carnal and struggling with sin—not in the past tense but in the present. The message makes clear that true believers will wrestle with sin, not because they are unsaved, but because the old nature remains at war with the new man in Christ. Unlike unbelievers, Christians feel conviction, guilt, and sorrow when they sin because the Spirit of God dwells in them. Paul's cry of despair, "O wretched man that I am!" shows that no amount of self-effort can overcome sin, but victory and deliverance are found only through Jesus Christ. The sermon closes by pointing weary believers to Christ as the sole source of rest, strength, and ultimate deliverance from sin's power.