A SPIRIT WALK
Gal 5;16-26
Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone in every church
Could get along with each other in a Christ like manner.
Or better still – wouldn’t it be nice if every church got
Together and prayed for each other (the Baptist for the
Pentecostal and the Methodist and so forth) Man that
Would totally drive the Devil Mad now wouldn’t it??
If We can have and keep a SPIRIT WALK everything
Will go so much better for us all. We must walk
In the spirit with JESUS CHRIST.
STAND AND READ 16-26
VS 18 SAID WHAT?
If ye be led by the spirit ye are not under the Law.
We are not supposed to be trying to play tug of war
With the Spirit of the Lord!!! We as Christians are
To be led by the Spirit…
When we yield to the HOLY SPIRIT. This turns
us away from the yearnings and sinfulness
of daily life..
Us Christians will decide if we will be led by the
Flesh or by the Spirit….
If We are led by Fleshly Motives
Then we are lacking A Whole LOT….
But
If we are led by the SPIRIT then we are
Not under the Law…
I’VE PREACHED IT BEFORE AND I WILL
PREACH IT AGAIN – IT ALL STARTS WITH
WHAT?? FAITH
YES FAITH
FAITH IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
Let me talk about the WORKS OF THE FLESH
Which are evidence!!!
ADULTERY – I THINK We all know what this one means (keep in mind its within the bonds of marriage)
And is one of the ten commandments
FORNICATION – Having a mate or having sexual
Relations outside the bonds of marriages
UNCLEANNESS – Is to be Defiled – Foul – Unfit
Back in the old Testament The Priest was to teach
The people the difference.
LASCIVIOUSNESS – OR Licentiousness – un-disciplined and un – restrained behavior, especially a flagrant disregard of sexual restraints or just plain
OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT.
IDOLATRY – Is not only the worship of a graven
Image (which is against the 10 commandments)
But putting our main affection upon something other
Than GOD…
WITCHCRAFT – OR SORCERY – Occult practices
Fortune telling – common among the Pagan Nations
Pagans are followers of False gods
They delight in sensual pleasures and material things
WORKS OF THE FLESH cont.
HATRED – Strong dislike – Disregard – Indifference
Toward someone or something.
VARIANCE – Strife or Discord.
EMULATIONS – This is very plainJEALOUSY
WRATH – The personal manifestation of God’s
Holy Moral Character in Judgement against Sin
Or Gods anger against Sin.
STRIFE – Selfish Ambition
SEDITIONS – Rebellion against authority of a
State or other lawful Government
HERESIES – False Doctrines or Teachings which
Denies one of the Foundational beliefs of the Church.
ENVYINGS – A feeling of resentment and Jealousy
Toward another
MURDERS – To KILL
DRUNKENNESS – Over Drinking
REVELLINGS – Over Eating or Gluttony.
Verse 21 tells us;
I have also told you in time past that they which do
Such things SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM
OF GOD!!!
GAL 6:8 SAYS – For He that Soweth
To his Flesh REAP CORRUPTION: BUT
He that soweth to the spirit shall of the Spirit
Reap life everlasting!!
Now the whole point of tonights Sermon A SPIRITWALK.
1st corinthians 10;13 says
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to esape that ye may be able to bear it!!!
Not that God will allow us to escape temptation but
Land safely on the other side of it!!!
SO WHAT IS OUR HIGHEST PEAK IN A SPIRITWALK????
Its faithfulness!!!
We shouldn’t want anything that the devil has to offer.
His interest rates are very High!!!!!
Are you willing to buy now and pay later from the Devil??
I don’t know about you but I’m not paying the Devil’s interest rates!!!!I’m not paying him nothing!!!!!
We should want everything that the Lord has to
offer us. The Lord offers us the Fruits of the Spirit to assist
us in our SPIRITWALK.
The Fruits of the spirit are the signs of God’s
presence in your heart!!!
We have to learn how the peace of God can
flow out of our Spirit!!!!!
Gal chapter 5;22&23 – Begins with
Love - We must be on guard at all times because Satan
Will steal our Fruits
LOVE - Is the Peace Willing to give without
Thought of Return.
JOY - is the Gladness of Heart
PEACE - is our mind being free of worry and fear
Are you starting to see why we must always
Be on guard—HANG WITH ME NOW
LONG SUFFERING – Our patience in bearing anger
And contentedness in handling pain or Injury
GENTLENESS– knowing how to be kind to people
GOODNESS– Being Generous
FAITH – Being Dependable
MEEKNESS – Is Gentleness
COURTEOUS – Being considerate to others
TEMPERANCE – Self Control or the ability to
Control Passion or Lust against such there is no law
GAL 5;24,25,26 SAYS;
And they that are Christs have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts
25-If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit
26-Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another envying one another.
When we turned our life over to God we
CRUCIFIED our Flesh
Now since we live by the Spirit
Then We should now Follow The Spirit
We no longer need to allow Sin to Attack Us
Romans 6;12 says
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body,
That ye should obey it in the lusts there-of.
Romans 7;18 says;
For I know that in me (that is in my flesh,)
dwelleth no Good thing; for to will is present
with me But how to perform that is good
I find not!!
Romans 8;5 says;
For they that are after the flesh do mind
the things of the flesh; but they that are
after the Spirit the things of the Spirit
We Must trust in the Lord
Ephesians Chapter 5 says
And have no fellowship with the Unfruitful works
Of Darkness
Our Flesh is weak but the Spirit is Ready
And willing and its there for us when we need it..
We must watch and pray and protect
Our belongings. We can’t let the Devil Break
In and Steal our Fruits!!!
Remember what it started with???
LOVE
1st John 3;18 says
my little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue
but in deed and in truth…
Kind Love doesn’t have to have a thousand arms
Just your two will work just fine and dandy!!!
Matthew 24:43 says
But know this, that if the
Goodman of the house had known in what watch
The thief would come, he would have watched
And would not have suffered his house to be
Broken up!!!!!
You can’t cut someone down because
They make a mistake – We should point
Out their mistake and remind them to make
It right with God!!!
We can Study and meditate about our SPIRITWALK for Hours or maybe days
But without Faith its not gonna work
God is Love – We have to love one another and We
Have to love one another with PURE LOVE..
Our enemy is SATAN
We must continue to work against him and
set our sites on Heaven.
The Lord has told us that the Spirit of Christ is a
Privilege bestowed on all the children of God!!!
1st Corinth 6;9 & 10 says
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not
Inherit the kingdom of God?
Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters nor adulterers, nor effeminate nor abusers of themselves with mankind.
Nor thieves nor covetous nor drunkards nor revilers nor extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God!!!
As singers come!!!
Let me share a few scriptures that are a blessing
To me and I’m sure they will be to you too!!!
Then I’ll hush up
JOHN 15:2 says:
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh
Away; and every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth
It that it may bring fort more fruit.
Colossians 3;13,14 says;
Forbearing one another and forgiving on another
If any man have a quarrel against any even as
Christ forgave you so also do ye
And above all these things put on charity which
Is the bond of perfectness
And let the peace of God Rule in your hearts
1st CORINTH 13;7 says;
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth
all things, endureth all things
ROMANS 6;6 says;
Knowing this that our old man is crucified with him
That the body of sin might be destroyed that
Henceforth we should not serve sin
We must always trust in the Lord
