When we let the Spirit guide our life, he shifts our desires and shapes our appetite. Main Scripture Passage: Galatians 5:16-24 NLT What does it look like to have the Holy Spirit lead your life? The outcomes will be the fruits of the Spirit.
Series: WHAT ARE YOU KNOWN FOR?
Message: Made to be Joyful
Text: Galatians 5:16-26
Pastor Tom Cogle
Sunday, October 11, 2020
We are known by our JOY!You and I were made to be joy full!
I. JOY IS MY DEFAULT, BECAUSE I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLYSPIRIT.
What are we know for? A JOY or a JERK?
We are a “JERK” by default, but Jesus can “reset” us back to default – what we were created to be–a JOY!
When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, your default is JOY.
II. JOY IS MY STRENGTH, BECAUSE OF JESUS.
When you are full of the Holy Spirit no one, no thing, no circumstances, no year 2020, no coronavirus, can rob you of your joy. Why? Because when you are filled with the Holy spirit and His JOY, you can’t be filled with those other things.
III. JOY IS LIFE CHANGING WHEN IT IS GENUINE.
Genuine joy is very attractive to a world that does not have a relationship with Jesus Christ.
What is your default today? JERK or JOY?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR?
Galatians 5:16-26 NLT
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.
Jeremiah 17:9 NLT
9 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,and desperately wicked.Who really knows how bad it is?
Nehemiah 8:10 NLT
10 And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”