The Battle of The Flesh

Galatians 5:16-26

Living by the Spirit’s Power

16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. 18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.

19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.

Power in Partnership

Exodus 17:8-13New Living Translation (NLT)

Israel Defeats the Amalekites

8 While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek attacked them. 9 Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.”

10 So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill. 11 As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. 12 Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. 13 As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle.

Hello My Name is...

Pastor Erica Silva

6/29/2014

Hello My Name is...


How do you introduce yourself?

Hello my name is loser, addict, worthless, used etc. Or maybe you introduce yourself
Hello my name is funny, smart, loved, forgiven etc.

There are 2 different, yet distinct perspectives of how we label ourselves.

1. The Negative Perspective

(fill in the blank with whatever the label is)
     A. Defeat
     B. Regret
     C. Broken


John 10:10 I came that you might have life and have it abundantly. (Message says More and better than you ever dreamed of) (Amp. Bible says to the full, till it overflows)

 

 

2. The Positive Perspective (fill in the blank with whatever the label is)
     A. Cheerful
     B.  Grateful

     C. Child of God
 

Romans 8:37b-39 “None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I am absolutely convinced that nothing---living or dead, angelic, or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable---absolutely nothing can get in between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our master has embraced us.