Jun. 01, 2025

Background:

• Paul is not saying to run in the Spirit but instead to walk
• We must become acquainted with the Holy Spirit
• Many talk about the Father and the Son, but very rarely do they talk about the Spirit
• We must know how the spirit works in us, through us, and for us
• Sanctification means to be set apart (Isaiah 6)

Key Sermon Points:

1. The command from God?

• Paul is speaking of a continuous act
• We are not being given an option but instead a command
• Walking implies where one in to where one will go
• Walking in the spirit is a long slow walk
• It is not a jog or a race
• We must be active in our walk
• It is the spirit that works but it is our job to keep moving
• The Christian is not to sit on the sideline and watch the Holy Spirit battle,  we must get involved
• God only blesses those that are a moving target
• Believers are led by the spirit and must be willing to go where He leads us
• The flesh is like the ruts, they never go away
• We must bed led by the spirit and willing to follow
• If we are walking and obedient we will not walk in the flesh
• Our thoughts ought to be saturated with the truth, love, and the glory of the Lord
• We must recognize that we need the Holy Spirit
• Obedience to the word of God and living in the spirit means obeying his commands and seeking to align our life with his will
• We can not repeat what the scripture says when we have nothing in there to pull out
• We must know our word and study our word
• Studying our word allows us to be led by the holy spirit
• As we study God's word it is for transformation not information
• We must experience the intimacy of God
• God is concerned about us even when we are a messPaul is speaking of a continuous act
• We are not being given an option but instead a command
• Walking implies where one in to where one will go
• Walking in the spirit is a long slow walk
• It is not a jog or a race
• We must be active in our walk
• It is the spirit that works but it is our job to keep moving
• The Christian is not to sit on the sideline and watch the Holy Spirit battle,  we must get involved
• God only blesses those that are a moving target
• Believers are led by the spirit and must be willing to go where He leads us
• The flesh is like the ruts, they never go away
• We must bed led by the spirit and willing to follow
• If we are walking and obedient we will not walk in the flesh
• Our thoughts ought to be saturated with the truth, love, and the glory of the Lord
• We must recognize that we need the Holy Spirit
• Obedience to the word of God and living in the spirit means obeying his commands and seeking to align our life with his will
• We can not repeat what the scripture says when we have nothing in there to pull out
• We must know our word and study our word
• Studying our word allows us to be led by the holy spirit
• As we study God's word it is for transformation not information
• We must experience the intimacy of God
• God is concerned about us even when we are a mess

2. The conflict

• No one likes conflict
• As believers we should not enter foolish conflict
• Every battle is not a good battle
• If we love the Lord we will have conflict (Romans 7:17-20)
• If we feed the spirit then the spirit will win and not the flesh
• A re alliance with Christ will cause conflict
• When we try to do good evil is always present
• We must prepare for conflict in advance
• Each Christian has 2 natures that conflict with each other
• The flesh craves for the desires of the world
• We must feed the spirit to put out what the flesh craves
• The unsaved person does not have that problem because they do not have the Holy Spirit
• When we give ourselves to the spirit we will not do the things that we wish
• Once we open up that flesh it is hard to close
• A saved person often regrets their sinful things often because of guilt
• If we surrender to Jesus and allow the Holy spirit to take full control then we will be blessed
• The Holy Spirit will rule and reign in our lives
• We who are believers are not under the law because we are under the Spirit
• When we are not living by the Spirit then we are living by the law
• The flesh is powerless to fulfill the law
• The believers part in the conflict is to yield to the spirit
• We can tell when someone is not led by the spirit by how they act when under pressure
• Even though we have conflict when we are in Christ there is no condemnation
• God does not give us a license to sin