140209 AM What Does It Mean to be Spirit-Led
| GOD-SHAPED in 2014 What Does It Mean to be Spirit-Led? A. Have you realized how dangerous and self-defeating it is to direct your own steps (Jer 10:23)? B. On my own, I have wandered far from God into the slavery of sin and the fear of judgment. C. But in Christ Jesus, victory can be found. Growth can be experienced. A vibrant, purposeful, joy-filledwalk with God can be reality … if we “set our minds” in the right direction. I. What Does It Mean to be Spirit-Led? A. To be led is to be shown the way; to be influenced or guided in direction, action, or thinking. B. If I am Spirit-led: • I am a ________ of God (Rom 8:14) • I am ______ from the law of sin and death (Rom 8:1-4a) • I must walk _____ to the Spirit (Rom 8:4b) • I must set my ______ on the things of the Spirit (Rom 8:5) • I will be led in _____ of life and peace (Rom 8:6-8) • These pathways will lead me ______ from gratifying the desires of the flesh (Gal 5:16-1 T) • I will recognize the authority of _____ (Ga/5:18; 3:10-14,19-29; Rom 7:4; James 2:12) • It is no longer I who _____ , but Christ who lives in me (Gal 2:20; 5:19-21,24) • I will bear the _____ of the Spirit (John 15:5; Ga/5:22-23) • I must resolve to keep in ______ with the Spirit (Gal 5:25) • I will passionately dedicate myself to being ______ with the Spirit (Eph 5:15-21) • I will be _______ with God-shaped perspective (Eph 6:10,17) II. THE QUESTION: Whose Voice Will Hold the Most Sway in My Life? A. My ______ own ?(Jer17:9-10) B. Popular _______ ? (1 John 2:15-17) C. Another ________ being? (Matt 15:14) D. My heavenly ________ ? (Rom 8:12-17,26-27,31-39) |