WALKING IN THE SPIRIT BY FAITH

Hebrews 11:6 tells us “Without faith it is impossible

to please God.”

Is your life what you want it to be?

It can be

1. Give up trying to live the victorious Christian life with

you in control and allow God’s Spirit to guide and

empower you.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 “To keep me from becoming conceited because of these

surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in

my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace

is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in

weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly

about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's

sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in

persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I

am strong.”

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect

in weakness."

This is a totally different way of life from what our world teaches us.

Trying vs. Trusting

Which is it for you?

John 15:4-5 “Remain in me, as I also

remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must

remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you

remain in me.

‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me

and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you

can do nothing.’”

2. Start having a daily quiet time with Christ that focuses

on reading the Bible and asking the Spirit to reveal to

you what He is teaching you.

It is impossible to walk vigorously and dynamically in

the Spirit without spending time, unhurried time, in

fellowship with our Lord in His Word - in prayer and in personal Bible study.

(Bill Bright)

It is impossible to walk vigorously and dynamically in

the Spirit without spending time, unhurried time, in

fellowship with our Lord in His Word - in prayer and in personal Bible study.

(Bill Bright)

It is impossible to walk vigorously and dynamically in

the Spirit without spending time, unhurried time, in

fellowship with our Lord in His Word - in prayer and in personal Bible study.

(Bill Bright)

The Spirit will teach you important truths from the Word

that will change your THINKING.

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ”

2 Peter 3:18

The Spirit will teach you important truths that

will change your ACTIONS.

Ask God to speak to you through His Word.

1 John 5:14: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God:

that if we ask anything according to His will,

He hears us.”

Through this you will discover that if you have Christ, you have everything you need.

3. Pray for Holy Spirit to give you faith to trust

Jesus completely.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5- “For though we live in the

world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons

we fight with are not the weapons of the world.

On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish

strongholds. We demolish, and we take captive every

thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

4. Keep asking the Spirit to take control of your life and get ready to praise God and

thank God for the great changes He is going to make in your life that will cause you

to enjoy many victories.

Functions of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin.

The Holy Spirit saves us.

The Holy Spirit fills us.

The Holy Spirit seals us

The Holy Spirit is our helper, our comforter.

The Holy Spirit is our teacher, a guide into all truth and a

reminder of Jesus.

The Holy Spirit gives us gifts, equipping us to serve God.

The Holy Spirit prays on our behalf because we do not

know how to pray.

The Holy Spirit is our deposit; payment-in-full will be received in heaven.

Know what the Word promises

Pray for the Spirit to give you faith to trust in His Word.

Pray for Spirit to give you the faith to live as though it is truth.