6 December 2020 - How to Walk by the Spirit - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince taught us how to walk by the Spirit to overcome every sinful habit, to profit in all things and even operate powerfully in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Praise and Worship songs performed: 1. Come Let Us Adore Him 2. Come All Ye Faithful 3. Because of Your Love - New Creation Worship 4. Nothing But the Blood of Jesus Galatians 5:4 - When you try to be justified by the works of the Law, you fall from Grace. “You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.” (Galatians 5:4 WEB) Galatians 5:16-18 - We are not under the Law, so that we can now be under Christ. Not being under the Law doesn’t make you lawless. It means you are led by the Holy Spirit. The glory of God can shine out of you and show the reality of Christ to the people around you. Just walk by the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. The more you focus on not fulfilling the lusts of the flesh, you are putting yourself under the Law and you will be powerless to break free from sinful habits. Walk by the Spirit—be led by Him, and your sinful addictions will be broken. When the Spirit leads you, He deals with the root of your problem and not just the branches. The way of man is to attack the problem head on by using willpower, but the Holy Spirit leads you in a circuitous way to solve that problem permanently. God does not drive His flock—He leads His flock. Anything that pushes or drives you is not God. Be careful when you get into things like the stock market. You must be restful, and not become a slave to the stock market. Pastors and parents should also lead the one they are stewarding and not drive them. “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.” (Galatians 5:16-18 WEB) Psalm 23:3 - The word “paths” in Hebrew is “magal” which means “a circuitous path”. We are following the Holy Spirit one step at a time. The shepherd leads the sheep in circuitous paths and the flock eats the shoots and grass that are along the way. “He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” (Psalms 23:3 WEB) In the side chamber of the temple of Solomon, there is a winding staircase that links the three levels of the chamber. A winding staircase is the fastest way to reach maximum height. As we go about our lives this year, we are actually ascending higher, making progress. Jesus said, “Take My yoke upon you.” A stronger, more mature cow is usually yoked to an inexperienced, younger cow. The younger cow must follow the older cow, if not he will be dragged when the older cow turns, and get a stiff neck. Jesus’ yoke is gentle. He will not hurt you. He leads you patiently and gently. John 10:27 - We who are believers certainly hear Jesus’ voice. You don’t have to learn how to hear His voice because that would be an abnormality. “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27 WEB)
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