“Are You Led By the Spirit”
Sunday Morning, April 14, 2013
scriptures: Colossians 1, Ephesians 5, 1 Corinthians 6, Romans 8
keywords: Recognize, Perfect, Song, Hymn, Cuss, Invest, Psalms, Flesh, Spirit, Sin, Sexual, Attitude,
Condemnation
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Know who your friends are. Present every man perfect in Christ Jesus in Colossians 1:25-29.
People want to be recognized and seeking to be noticed. People who are Christian want the world to pay attention.
Walking in the spirit- Are you actively walking in the spirit? Do you have an attitude that is sin? An attitude is a behavioral issue and a disposition. You can go to hell for your attitude. Repenting is not just stopping something but having a changed attitude. Changing your attitude is changing your deep feeling about something. Saying you sorry may not change your heart. You can be compliant but still be a racist for example.
Ephesians 5:13-21 the reason why people are not willing to talk is because they don’t want to have things brought to the light. Verse 15- some people talk too much at work, school and other places. If you are comfortable with people cussing and people that are sleeping around then that is you and where you really are. Verse 16- it is so hard to get people to invest their time in God because they are not willing to change. God said buy it back. People need to read the Word, worship God more. Verse 19- Some people don’t talk about Psalms and hymns. They talk about worldly music they like instead. One way to walk in the spirit is to listen to godly music. Another part of walking in the spirit is giving thanks in Verse 20. Verse 21- This is christian fellowship and loving one another- this is walking in the spirit. We need to submit to one another when we are being told something about another believer.
1 Corinthians 6:9-13 Verse 10 – they were not going to inherit the kingdom of God. The church is not a place to live in sin. It is not natural for you to be involved in sexual relationships. Some guys won’t date a Christian girl because they can’t get something from a Christian girl.
Romans 8:1-15 ; Romans 8:9-14 Verse 1- there is no condemnation to those that walk not after the flesh. Verse 14- Are you led by the spirit of God? They that are led by the spirit of God; they are the sons of God.