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Live Differently By The Holy Spirit

October 27, 2019 • Pastor James Richards

Living life by the Holy Spirit is not an ordinary life. It is not business as usual. It is beyond our imagination and expectations. It doesn’t leave us the same; it brings transformation. The life of the Spirit is different from living the world’s way and to be a Christian is to be countercultural. The Bible makes it clear that there is no middle ground. You either live the way of the kingdom of darkness or the kingdom of the light. In this message, we expound on the passages found in Galatians 5 and Colossians 1 to see how we can live differently by the Holy Spirit.

#1. Live A Life Of Contrast (Galatians 5:17) …either Life By The Flesh (Gal. 5:19-21, 1 John 2:16, Gal. 6:7, Jam. 2:14-26), or… Life By The Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23, 1 Cor. 9:11, John 7:38, Matt. 7:16-18, Rev. 12:10-11)

#2. Live A Life Of Conquest (Galatians 5:16-18, and 2 Tim. 4:7, 1 Tim 6:9-13, 1 Cor. 9:25-27, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Cor. 10:3-6, 2 Peter 1:3-4)

#3. Live A Life Of Choice (Galatians 5:16-18, and Rom. 12:2, James 1:5-9, Acts 2:28, Prov. 3:5-6, Luke 9:23, 1 Peter 2:9, Prov. 4:18)

Apply The Word:
Do you fight to live life in your own strength or do you without fail seek to live by the Spirit? Read Gal. 5:19-21 to see what the life of the flesh looks like, and Gal. 5:22-23 to see what the life of the Spirit looks like. Further scriptures are also found in the points above. Colossians 1:9-13 tells how the Spirit helps you live your best life and strengthens, qualifies, and rescues you. Take stock of what needs to change in both the actions you take and evidence you exhibit of a life lived by Spirit or flesh.

Does your walk with the Holy Spirit give you the confidence to live in conquest over whatever you face? Living differently by the Holy Spirit means you have a fight on your hands. You can’t be passive or neutral about this because the flesh and the Spirit are in conflict. Both cannot be in charge; one will rule supreme in your life and you need to understand the flesh and the spirit are at war with each other. But the good news is that we have the victory! Study the scriptures found under points 2 & 3 of this week’s message to see how you can choose right and conquer.