Live each day controlled & guided by the Holy Spirit. Then the words of Christ will be in your mind, the love of Christ in your actions, & the power of Christ will help you control your selfish desires.
In order for us to follow the Holy Spirit's guidance, we must deal with them decisively (crucify them). These desires include obvious sins such as sexual immorality & witchcraft.
The Spirit produces character traits, which are found in the nature of Christ. The result will be that we will fulfill the intended purpose of the Law - loving God & man. Which of these qualities do you desire to produce in you?
Because the God who sent the Law also sent the Spirit, the by-products of the Spirit-filled life are in perfect harmony with the intent of God's Law.
When you do your very best, you feel good about the results & there is no need to compare yourself with others. When you are tempted to compare look at Jesus Christ. His example will inspire you to do your very best, & his loving acceptance will comfort you when you fall short of your goals.
It would be certainly be a surprise if you planted corn in the ground & pumpkins came up. Every actions has results. If you plant to please your own desires ("soweth to the flesh"), you'll reap a crop of sorrow & evil; if you plant to please God you'll reap joy & everlasting life.
It is discouraging to continue to do right & receive no word of thanks or see no tangible results. In due time, we will reap a harvest of blessing.
Reference summary used from the Life Application Bible KJV, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois
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Sunday, February 19, 2017
Sunday - Freedom in Christ - Galatians 5:1-17 - 2/19/17
Christ died to set us free from sin & from a long list of laws & regulations.
Trying to be saved by keeping the Law & being saved by grace are two different approaches.
We are saved by faith, not works, but love for others & for God is the response of those whom God has been forgiven.
It only takes one person to infect all the others by persuasion.
Persecution proved that the apostle Paul was preaching the true Gospel.
The "flesh" is not a reference to the body, but to the sinful nature that attempts to use our bodies to lead us into sin.
At the same time, you must beware of confusing your feelings with the Spirit's leading. Being led by the Holy Spirit involves the desire to hear, the readiness to obey God's Word, & the sensitivity to discern between your feelings & his promptings.
The Holy Spirit is infinitely stronger, but we are weak. Our only way to freedom from our natural evil desires is through the empowering of the Holy Spirit.
Reference summary used from the Life Application Bible KJV, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois
Trying to be saved by keeping the Law & being saved by grace are two different approaches.
We are saved by faith, not works, but love for others & for God is the response of those whom God has been forgiven.
It only takes one person to infect all the others by persuasion.
Persecution proved that the apostle Paul was preaching the true Gospel.
The "flesh" is not a reference to the body, but to the sinful nature that attempts to use our bodies to lead us into sin.
At the same time, you must beware of confusing your feelings with the Spirit's leading. Being led by the Holy Spirit involves the desire to hear, the readiness to obey God's Word, & the sensitivity to discern between your feelings & his promptings.
The Holy Spirit is infinitely stronger, but we are weak. Our only way to freedom from our natural evil desires is through the empowering of the Holy Spirit.
Reference summary used from the Life Application Bible KJV, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois
Saturday, November 16, 2013
From Despair to Deliverance ... 11/17/13 Sunday School Lesson
Exodus13;14 . Psalm/Tehillim 34;78 . Genesis/Bereshith 50 . Galatians 5 . Love & Freedom . Egypt . Moses . Joseph . angel of God . east wind . Waters . pillar of cloud & fire . Tabernacles . Tribes . Asaph . David (King David) . Mount Zion . Jacob . Ham . Shiloh . Ephraim . Judah . Lamb . Pharaoh . Philistines . Canaanites .Red Sea . Succoth . Etham . Israel . Pihahiroth . Baalzephon . Migdol . Promises . morning watch . Sunday School Lesson . (Rahab?/Babylon?/Philistia?/Tyre?Ethiopia?/Psalm 87/Psalm 89:10?)
The Sunday School Lesson is shared from Exodus 14:21-30 (Devotional Reading: Galatians 5:13-21; Background Scripture: Exodus 13:17-22; 14) for November 17, 2013.
Red Sea, an arm of the Indian Ocean between Arabia & Africa.
Pihahiroth (place of seaweed?)
Baalzephon (lord of the north, or darkness)
Etham, desert of, Egyptian name, place on boundary of Egypt.
Migdol (tower)
Promises: The Lord's Love & Care for HIS Children, Victory Over Enemies & Trouble, The Upright are Blessed & Prospered (Psalm/Tehillim 34:7) Prosperity means different things to different individuals ... Victory Over Enemies & Troubles (exodus 14:13)
Asaph ( a collector), a Levite. musical composer, (Psalm 50 7 73-83).
David (beloved), Kings, son of Jesse. Regulates services of tabernacle (I Chronicle 23:26). His charge to Solomon to build a house for the sanctuary (I Kings 2)
Mount Zion or Sion (dry place), southwestern hill of Jerusalem, surrounded on all sides except the north by deep valleys.
Jacob (he supplants), wrestles with an angel, his grief for Joseph & Benjamin, goes to Egypt, blesses his son (Genesis 32; 37; 46; 48; 49)
Shiloh (place of rest), a city of Ephraim, prophecy concerning, site of tabernacle (Genesis 49:10; Joshua 18:1; Psalm 78:60; Judges 21:19)
Ephraim (double fruitfulness), younger son of Joseph, prophecies concerning (Isaiah 7; 11:13; Zechariah 9:10). A city 8 miles from Jerusalem (John 11:54). A mountain (Joshua 17:15)
Judah (praise), son of Jacob, they make David king & adhere to his house, Jews
Ham (black), son of Noah
Angela's Questions/Thoughts ... Psalm 87; 87:4; 89:10 ... Rahab/Egypt ..( poetic synonym ... symbolic or figurative name) ... Zion ... Babylon/Persian Gulf ... Phililistia (Exodus 15:14) ... Tyre (Phoenicia/Crete) .. Ethiopia/Sudan?(Africa) ............... Acts 2:9-10; 2:8-11 in Egypt, parts of Libya, Cretes, Arabians
Exodus 1-18 ... oppression of the Israelites in Egypt, history of Moses & his dealings with Pharaoh, the plagues, the exodus, overthrow of the Egyptians & arrival of Sinai
Exodus 19-40 ... sojourn at Sinai, giving of the law (10 Commanments), directions for the tabernacle & its services, giving of the new tables, erection & dedication of the tabernacle.
Exodus 14:21-30
Verses 21-23
Verses 21,22 ... Miracles; Miracles In Water; The Division of the Red Sea ... The Hebrews; In The Wilderness; From Egypt to Sinai - Passage of the Red Sea
Verse 23 ... The Hebrews; The Exodus From Egypt; Pursuit & Deliverance ... The Hebrews; In The Wilderness; From Egypt to Sinai - Passage of the Red Sea
(Exodus 13:17-22; 14:5; 14:10-12; 14:13-18; 14:19,20 ...Reference Scriptures in the Sunday School Book)
Exodus 14:24,25; Psalm/Tehillim 34:7
Verses 24,25 ... The Hebrews; The Exodus From Egypt; Pursuit & Deliverance ... The Hebrews; In The Wilderness; From Egypt to Sinai - Passage of the Red Sea
Psalm 34:7 ... Psalm of Gratitude; of Adoration & Didactic (instructions) ... For mercies shown to the psalmist; of God's goodness & mercy & the blessings of God's people & the misery of HIS enemies.
Exodus 14:26-30; Psalm/Tehillim 78; Psalm 78:51,59,68,70,71 ... tabernacles of Ham, tabernacle of Shiloh, tabernacle of Joseph, tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, David, Jacob, Israel
(Genesis/Bereshith 14:9; Exodus 14:14; Psalm/Tehillim 106:9; Acts 7:36; Exodus 14)
Monday - November 11, 2013 - Called to Live in Freedom - Galatians 5:13-21
Veterans Day .... Love One another. The works of the flesh.
Tuesday - November 12, 2013 - Setting Apart the Firstborn - Exodus 13:11-16
The firstlings of beasts are set apart.
Wednesday - November 13, 2013 - Guided by Pillars of Cloud & Fire - Exodus 13:17-22
The Israelites go out of Egypt, & carry Joseph's bones with them. they come to Etham: God guideth them by a pillar of a cloud & a pillar of fire.
Thursday - November 14, 2013 - Pharaoh's Change of Heart - Exodus 14:5-9
Pharaoh pursuit
Friday - November 15,2013 - The Lord Will Fight For You - Exodus 14:10-14
The Israelites Murmur: Moses Comforteth Them.
Saturday - November 16, 2013 - Guarded from the Approaching Enemy - Exodus 14:15-20
God instructeth Moses. The cloud removeth behind the camp.
Sunday - November 17, 2013 - The Lord Saved Israel That Day - Exodus 14:21-30
They (Israel) passed through the Red Sea. The Egyptians drowned.
Scripture reference used/taken from: The International Teacher's Handy Bible Encyclopedia/Concordance KJV Precious Promise Bible, KJV Topical Editon Bible & Merriam Webster's Deluxe Dictionary
The Sunday School Lesson is shared from Exodus 14:21-30 (Devotional Reading: Galatians 5:13-21; Background Scripture: Exodus 13:17-22; 14) for November 17, 2013.
Red Sea, an arm of the Indian Ocean between Arabia & Africa.
Pihahiroth (place of seaweed?)
Baalzephon (lord of the north, or darkness)
Etham, desert of, Egyptian name, place on boundary of Egypt.
Migdol (tower)
Promises: The Lord's Love & Care for HIS Children, Victory Over Enemies & Trouble, The Upright are Blessed & Prospered (Psalm/Tehillim 34:7) Prosperity means different things to different individuals ... Victory Over Enemies & Troubles (exodus 14:13)
Asaph ( a collector), a Levite. musical composer, (Psalm 50 7 73-83).
David (beloved), Kings, son of Jesse. Regulates services of tabernacle (I Chronicle 23:26). His charge to Solomon to build a house for the sanctuary (I Kings 2)
Mount Zion or Sion (dry place), southwestern hill of Jerusalem, surrounded on all sides except the north by deep valleys.
Jacob (he supplants), wrestles with an angel, his grief for Joseph & Benjamin, goes to Egypt, blesses his son (Genesis 32; 37; 46; 48; 49)
Shiloh (place of rest), a city of Ephraim, prophecy concerning, site of tabernacle (Genesis 49:10; Joshua 18:1; Psalm 78:60; Judges 21:19)
Ephraim (double fruitfulness), younger son of Joseph, prophecies concerning (Isaiah 7; 11:13; Zechariah 9:10). A city 8 miles from Jerusalem (John 11:54). A mountain (Joshua 17:15)
Judah (praise), son of Jacob, they make David king & adhere to his house, Jews
Ham (black), son of Noah
Angela's Questions/Thoughts ... Psalm 87; 87:4; 89:10 ... Rahab/Egypt ..( poetic synonym ... symbolic or figurative name) ... Zion ... Babylon/Persian Gulf ... Phililistia (Exodus 15:14) ... Tyre (Phoenicia/Crete) .. Ethiopia/Sudan?(Africa) ............... Acts 2:9-10; 2:8-11 in Egypt, parts of Libya, Cretes, Arabians
Exodus 1-18 ... oppression of the Israelites in Egypt, history of Moses & his dealings with Pharaoh, the plagues, the exodus, overthrow of the Egyptians & arrival of Sinai
Exodus 19-40 ... sojourn at Sinai, giving of the law (10 Commanments), directions for the tabernacle & its services, giving of the new tables, erection & dedication of the tabernacle.
Exodus 14:21-30
Verses 21-23
Verses 21,22 ... Miracles; Miracles In Water; The Division of the Red Sea ... The Hebrews; In The Wilderness; From Egypt to Sinai - Passage of the Red Sea
Verse 23 ... The Hebrews; The Exodus From Egypt; Pursuit & Deliverance ... The Hebrews; In The Wilderness; From Egypt to Sinai - Passage of the Red Sea
(Exodus 13:17-22; 14:5; 14:10-12; 14:13-18; 14:19,20 ...Reference Scriptures in the Sunday School Book)
Exodus 14:24,25; Psalm/Tehillim 34:7
Verses 24,25 ... The Hebrews; The Exodus From Egypt; Pursuit & Deliverance ... The Hebrews; In The Wilderness; From Egypt to Sinai - Passage of the Red Sea
Psalm 34:7 ... Psalm of Gratitude; of Adoration & Didactic (instructions) ... For mercies shown to the psalmist; of God's goodness & mercy & the blessings of God's people & the misery of HIS enemies.
Exodus 14:26-30; Psalm/Tehillim 78; Psalm 78:51,59,68,70,71 ... tabernacles of Ham, tabernacle of Shiloh, tabernacle of Joseph, tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, David, Jacob, Israel
(Genesis/Bereshith 14:9; Exodus 14:14; Psalm/Tehillim 106:9; Acts 7:36; Exodus 14)
Monday - November 11, 2013 - Called to Live in Freedom - Galatians 5:13-21
Veterans Day .... Love One another. The works of the flesh.
Tuesday - November 12, 2013 - Setting Apart the Firstborn - Exodus 13:11-16
The firstlings of beasts are set apart.
Wednesday - November 13, 2013 - Guided by Pillars of Cloud & Fire - Exodus 13:17-22
The Israelites go out of Egypt, & carry Joseph's bones with them. they come to Etham: God guideth them by a pillar of a cloud & a pillar of fire.
Thursday - November 14, 2013 - Pharaoh's Change of Heart - Exodus 14:5-9
Pharaoh pursuit
Friday - November 15,2013 - The Lord Will Fight For You - Exodus 14:10-14
The Israelites Murmur: Moses Comforteth Them.
Saturday - November 16, 2013 - Guarded from the Approaching Enemy - Exodus 14:15-20
God instructeth Moses. The cloud removeth behind the camp.
Sunday - November 17, 2013 - The Lord Saved Israel That Day - Exodus 14:21-30
They (Israel) passed through the Red Sea. The Egyptians drowned.
Scripture reference used/taken from: The International Teacher's Handy Bible Encyclopedia/Concordance KJV Precious Promise Bible, KJV Topical Editon Bible & Merriam Webster's Deluxe Dictionary
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