Breaking out of the Soulish Life (Series 1)
A soul-ish life is soul-driven, it is not walking in the Spirit and living in God's Power. It is CARNAL, being directed only by the 5 senses.
Ephesians 4.17-18
Romans 8.6
Ruah Elohim - Spirit
of God ( Series 2)
In Genesis 1:1-3 , the Spirit of God was hovering , there's a picture of chaos and darkness, and then "Let there be Light"
In Genesis 1:1-3 , the Spirit of God was hovering , there's a picture of chaos and darkness, and then "Let there be Light"
How to Walk in the
Spirit ( Series 3)
2 Corinthians 5.17
" behold the new has come" speaks of the glorified or the resurrected
body.
The resurrected body is described as - "We will be" ...(one day)
but where we are now is "but not yet"
The Spirit man is connected
in fellowship with God, however sin separated man from God.
In Ezekiel 36 verse
it talks about having a "new heart" and a "new spirit"
which is the Holy Spirit. In 1 Corinthians 6.17, the verse talks about
"one Spirit". Galatians 4.6 talks about walking in the Spirit, to
live and be led by the Spirit. The body is composed of the natural senses ( we
are trained in the natural realm) which affects the soul (the way you feel and
think) (eg. anxiety). There is a struggle between the body/soul and the Spirit
because we are trained and live in the natural realm. 2 Corinthians 4.16-18
encourages us "do not lose heart", we are prepared by looking at
things that are unseen, eternal things... Romans 12.2 verse reminds us that our
minds need to be renewed on a daily basis. We need to tutor our minds , in the
process of transformation.
1 Corinthians 2.9 -16
9 That is what the
Scriptures mean when they say,
“No eye has seen, no
ear has heard,
and no mind has
imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.”
10 But it was to us
that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out
everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. 11No one can know a person’s
thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts
except God’s own Spirit. 12And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s
spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.
13When we tell you
these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we
speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain
spiritual truths. 14But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths
from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it,
for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15Those
who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be
evaluated by others. 16For,
“Who can know the
Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to
teach him?”
But we understand
these things, for we have the mind of Christ.
The truth is revealed
to us through the Spirit because only the Holy Spirit understands. Because we
have received the Spirit of God, we must depend on the Spirit in order to
understand the Will of God.
John 14.26
26But when the
Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will
teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.
We have the Helper,
who will TEACH us all things and REMIND us (will bring into remembrance).
John 16.1313 When the Spirit of truth comes, he
will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you
what he has heard. He will tell you about the future
The Holy Spirit
will GUIDE us into all Truth and will DECLARE the things that are to come.
1 Corinthians 2.12 12 And we have received God’s Spirit
(not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely
given us.
The Spirit is from
God and through Him we will freely understand. It is spiritually
discerned.
That is Revelation
knowledge. not Education.
(Ephesians 1.17
that
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit
of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him. (ESV)
John 6.63
It
is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have
spoken to you are spirit and life.
When
things don’t make sense,
Walk
in the Spirit and Being led in the Spirit- We need
to
TRUST God in all things
to
REST in His Promises
to OBEY His promptings – desires that are against the
world
1
Corinthians 14:2,4, 14
14 For
if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What
am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind
also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind
also.
Praying
in the Spirit, getting the fresh touch from the Word -
2 For one
who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands
him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. 3 On the other
hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and
encouragement and consolation. 4 The one who speaks in a
tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.
How to Discern the
prompting of the Spirit (Series 4)
The conscience is in
the soul. It functions as an umpire that will determine whether you are doing
the will of God or disobeying God's will. Our spirit beings are united with the
Holy Spirit, who is the same Spirit upon Jesus during his earthly existence. In
Isaiah 11 - the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel,
Might, Knowledge, Fear-of-the-Lord.
2 And the
Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and
understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear
of the Lord.
3 And
his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
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The Powerhouse of God is within us. God is made flesh
- on Christmas day. He is God within us, lived in us - at Pentecost.
In Acts 1 and 2, we are:
1. baptised "immersed"
2. infused or "infilled", an indwelling -
the Holy Spirit is united with our spirit
3. "overflow" - our personalities are
changed- speaking in tongues and utterances
in Acts 2,
8 And how is it that we hear, each of
us in his own native language?
it was "understood by others". God
gave us a faculty - the CONSCIENCE - without the conscience, we will not
be able to flow with the will of God, to walk in the reality of God as we are
yielded to Him.
The Holy Spirit convicts thru the conscience.
Soul, has -
1. mind - must be renewed daily
2. will - aligned to the will of GOD
3. emotions - must be dictated by the
"fruit" of the Holy Spirit (Galatains 5.22)
4. imaginations - dominates our thoughts, affects our
will and emotions, healed and redeemed only through Jesus
5. memories - past
6. CONSCIENCE - thru the conscience, we can
spiritually discern the promptings of the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 1:14
Romans 8.6 - "bear witness with our spirit" -inward witness - stories of young Samuel, story of Hannah, story of the sons of Jesse
Romans 9.1 - "my
conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit"
Romans 2.15....accuses or excuses -
15 They show that the work of the law is written
on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their
conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse "
The conscience accuses,
convicts in the presence of sin OR excuses,
in obedience to God
1 Timothy 4.2 - 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared -
there is a dangerous point called
having a seared conscience..."insincerity of liars whose conscience are
seared"
Our CONSCIENCE "bears witness" when it is
SENSITIVE,
BUT it can be SUPPRESSED,
or it can be SEARED (desensitized)
or it can be
SHIPWRECKED
1 Timothy 1.18 - 18 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child,
in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them
you may wage the good warfare, 19 holding faith and a
good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their
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Waging the good warfare, by holding FAITH and GOOD
CONSCIENCE and when rejecting God, made a "shipwreck of their
faith"
Romans 1.9 - 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son,
Acts 23.1 - And
looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my
life before God in all good conscience up to this day.”
Acts 24.16 - 16 So I always take pains to have a clear
conscience toward both God and man.
Hebrews 9.14
14 how much more will the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to
God, purify our[g] conscience
clear conscience is forgiveness and reconciliation
1 Timothy 1.5 - 5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
The conscience will DIRECT you through the WORD of
God.
Hebrews 5.11 - 11 About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child.14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil"
