Walking in the spirit

1. Pre-sermon declarations

• Greetings

• Psalms 118:24: This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

 

Fire scriptures:

 

What is walking in the spirit?

 

Galatians 5:22 – 26 - The Fruit of the Spirit

22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.

 

What is not walking in the spirit?

Galatians 5:19 – 21 - The Works of the Flesh

16 Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, 21 envy,[e] drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

 

Ecc 12:13 What is our duty ?

13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for that is the whole duty of everyone.

 

Who is God?

John 4:24

24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

 

What advantage do we have that we can walk in the spirit?

Ephesians 1:13 - 14

13 In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; 14 this[d] is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.

 

How do we walk in the spirit?

 

Ephesians 5:15 – 20 

15 Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20 giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Galatians 5:13 – 18

13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters;[c] only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence,[d] but through love become slaves to one another. 14 For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ 15 If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

 

Walking in the spirit requires you meditate on the WORD to arrest the desires of the flesh?

 

Joshua 1:8 

8 This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall be successful.

and Psalm 1:2 but their delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law they meditate day and night.

 

John 14:15 – 24

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

15 ‘If you love me, you will keep[f] my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate,[g] to be with you for ever. 17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in[h] you.

18 ‘I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.’ 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, ‘Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?’ 23 Jesus answered him, ‘Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me.

 

Lessons

1. God has marked us birth and after accepting to be born again. 

2. God is spirit and wants us to live in the spirit for our full potential

3. Living by the spirit should be easy and fun as long as we meditate on the word.

4. Living in the spirit is to be filled to our brim

 

Prayer points

1. Repentance in areas we are not walking in the spirit

2. Ask for help and strength in areas we need to straighten our paths

3. Discipline to organise our lives: Family, work and time for the LORD.

4. Guidance from the holy spirit