The Spirit vs the Flesh
I. IN FREEDOM
16 I say, then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.
1 Peter 2:11 CSB – 11 Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul.
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James 1:13-15 CSB – 13 No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God,” since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn’t tempt anyone. 14 But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire. 15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
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II. TWO FORCES
17 For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other so that you don’t do what you want.
Romans 7:14-15 CSB – 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold as a slave under sin. 15 For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate.
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2 Corinthians 10:3-5
III. LED BY THE FREE FROM THE
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Psalm 143:10 CSB – 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground.
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“Follow the Spirit: Resist Sin, Embrace Freedom.”
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COMMUNITY LIFE GROUP QUESTIONS
- What stood out to you from today’s sermon?
- What will prevent you from walking in sin? (verse 16)
- What power do we have that defeats the power of the old nature? (read 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
- What keeps you from finding yourself back under the law? (18)
- How can we pray for you?