Jun 28, 2009
Walking by the Spirit
Galatians 5:16-26 The Tale of Two Men (both names Bob) New convert Christian for 10 years Life in the Spirit and Life in the flesh: vss. 16-18 Review from last week vs. 18 can be confusing. “So I can just go out and what I want to do?!” Deeds of the flesh: Outward sins and inward sins: vss. 19-21 Sins of sexual worship Sins of outright false worship Sins of self-worship Reflections of... read more
Jun 21, 2009
Life by the Spirit
Galatians 5:16-18 Spirituality: How do we live out the gospel? Many: Gospel is ticket to salvation Reality: gospel is entrance into true life Christian Spirituality Alternatives: vss. 16-17 List of do’s and don’ts that will “kill” the fleshly desires A Second Chance Our passage and our lives Proverbs 16:25 Definition: Life by the flesh is an attitude that includes actions. ... read more
Jun 14, 2009
Freedom, Service, and Gossip
Galatians 5:13-15 Easy passage to explain, but hard to live! Convicting application Principle: Use your freedom to serve others Converse: use our freedom to serve ourselves: The “Flesh” We are set free: before we had no choice but to serve ouselves. We were controlled by the flesh Dead in sin Service: Doing and believing what is best for the other Why the believing part? ... read more
Jun 7, 2009
Christian Liberty
Galatians 5:1-12 Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. You can either listen to the audio as it streams from the server or you can download it in the .mp3 format for use later. To listen now, simply click the button with the ‘play’ symbol. If... read more
