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WALKING IN THE SPIRIT BY FAITH
Hebrews 11:6 tells us “Without faith it is impossible
to please God.”
Is your life what you want it to be?
It can be
1. Give up trying to live the victorious Christian life with
you in control and allow God’s Spirit to guide and
empower you.
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 “To keep me from becoming conceited because of these
surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in
my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace
is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in
weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly
about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's
sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in
persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I
am strong.”
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect
in weakness."
This is a totally different way of life from what our world teaches us.
Trying vs. Trusting
Which is it for you?
John 15:4-5 “Remain in me, as I also
remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must
remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you
remain in me.
‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me
and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you
can do nothing.’”
2. Start having a daily quiet time with Christ that focuses
on reading the Bible and asking the Spirit to reveal to
you what He is teaching you.
It is impossible to walk vigorously and dynamically in
the Spirit without spending time, unhurried time, in
fellowship with our Lord in His Word - in prayer and in personal Bible study.
(Bill Bright)
It is impossible to walk vigorously and dynamically in
the Spirit without spending time, unhurried time, in
fellowship with our Lord in His Word - in prayer and in personal Bible study.
(Bill Bright)
It is impossible to walk vigorously and dynamically in
the Spirit without spending time, unhurried time, in
fellowship with our Lord in His Word - in prayer and in personal Bible study.
(Bill Bright)
The Spirit will teach you important truths from the Word
that will change your THINKING.
“Grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ”
2 Peter 3:18
The Spirit will teach you important truths that
will change your ACTIONS.
Ask God to speak to you through His Word.
1 John 5:14: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God:
that if we ask anything according to His will,
He hears us.”
Through this you will discover that if you have Christ, you have everything you need.
3. Pray for Holy Spirit to give you faith to trust
Jesus completely.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5- “For though we live in the
world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons
we fight with are not the weapons of the world.
On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish
strongholds. We demolish, and we take captive every
thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
4. Keep asking the Spirit to take control of your life and get ready to praise God and
thank God for the great changes He is going to make in your life that will cause you
to enjoy many victories.
Functions of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin.
The Holy Spirit saves us.
The Holy Spirit fills us.
The Holy Spirit seals us
The Holy Spirit is our helper, our comforter.
The Holy Spirit is our teacher, a guide into all truth and a
reminder of Jesus.
The Holy Spirit gives us gifts, equipping us to serve God.
The Holy Spirit prays on our behalf because we do not
know how to pray.
The Holy Spirit is our deposit; payment-in-full will be received in heaven.
Know what the Word promises
Pray for the Spirit to give you faith to trust in His Word.
Pray for Spirit to give you the faith to live as though it is truth.