THE
POWER TO DEAL WITH THE SIN WITHIN
BREAD
16 So
from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once
regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 (NIV)
20 I have
been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The
life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and
gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
(NIV)
12 Therefore,
brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature, to live
according to it. 13 For if
you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you
put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14 because those who are led by
the Spirit of God are sons of God. Romans
8:12-14 (NIV)
1 Therefore,
I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to
the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good,
pleasing and perfect will. 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you:
Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of
yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has
given you. Romans 12:1-3 (NIV)
19 Do you
not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you
have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price.
Therefore honor God with your body. 1
Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)
18 For
you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you
were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your
forefathers, 19 but
with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 1 Peter 1:18-19 (NIV)
1 Therefore,
rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of
every kind. 2 Like
newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in
your salvation, 3 now
that you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:1-3 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Sin is diametrically opposed to
loving God. Sin breeds on the credence that says, ‘I don't believe that God
knows what is best for my life, so I'm going to do it my way. Whatever I feel,
I'm going to do it because that will make me happier than obeying God.’ At the root of sin is a defiance to live life
any way other than God's way. And God hates this. He knows that when people
enter into this pattern of thinking, they are venturing down a dangerous road.
In His infinite wisdom and love for us, He knows what is best - and it is not
sin. To walk in the light of God's love,
we must understand how He feels about sin, and we too must feel the same way.
Sin should not simply annoy us. It should stir us to action, to repentance, and
to prayer, motivating us to pray for ourselves and others.” Michael
Youssef
“The Holy Spirit gives the soul a natural
relish for the sweetness of what is holy and for everything that is holy as it
comes into view. He also intensifies a dislike and disgust of everything that
is unholy.” Jonathan
Edwards
“The Holy Spirit
cannot be located as a guest in a house.
He invades everything.” Oswald
Chambers
“The Holy Spirit
has promised to lead us step by step into the fullness of truth.” Leon Joseph Suenens
“The conviction of
the Holy Spirit is always precise: He
identifies root causes of sin, and He moves the heart to specific acts of
repentance and obedience. All those who
trust God sufficiently to desire to obey Him, and who are patient in waiting
upon Him, will find unfailingly that HE gives clear guidance. ‘In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will
direct your paths’, promises Proverbs 3:6.
For those who love God everything is aboveboard. To know Him is to know what He requires and
more than that, it is to have the power to carry it out. In fact these two—enlightenment and
empowering—go hand in hand, and where they do not, then the Lord is not in it.” Mike
Mason
“O Lord, I plead thy precious promises; and thou canst not deny thy word. Thou hast laid thyself under obligation to help a feeble, praying soul. Then let thy Holy Spirit abide with me, to quicken my soul when fainting, and to rule my heart in all things, that no sin may have dominion over me.” K. H. Von Bogatzky
“Let
us watch jealously over our hearts, and beware of giving way in the beginnings
of sin. Happy is he who feareth always, and walks humbly with his God. The
strongest Christian is the one who feels his weakness most, and cries most
frequently, ‘Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe.’” John Ryle
“You may think
that if you're really spiritual, you won't be tempted. But it is not the bait that
constitutes the temptation. It is the bite.”
Greg Laurie
HEART SAVOR
· Sin hurts me therefore God desires for me to willingly
battle against it in my life through the power of the Holy Spirit. Sin is never for my ultimate good.
· In view of God’s mercy, I am to offer my body as a
living sacrifice. The problem with a
living sacrifice is that it has the tendency to get off the altar.
· I am to taste and see that the Lord is indeed good. His tender mercy and compassion never fails
and His faithfulness remains great.
