Week 7—You Can Have Victory

Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us
June 30, 2024

Satan has opposed the doctrine of the Spirit-filled life about as bitterly as any other doctrine there is. He has confused it, opposed it, surrounded it with false notions and fears. He has blocked every effort of the Church of Christ to receive from the Father her divine and blood vault patrimony. ~ A.W. Tozer ~

“17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.” (Galatians 5:17-18, ESV)

OUR STRUGGLE WITH SIN IS AN ABSOLUTE WAR

“For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.” (Galatians 5:17, ESV)

“So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.” (Romans 7:21, ESV)

“but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.” (Romans 7:23, ESV)

OUR STRUGGLE WITH SIN IS AN ABSOLUTE WAR

THE EVER-DESTROYING WORKS OF THE FLESH

“Now the works of the flesh are evident:
sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,” (Galatians 5:19, ESV)

“20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,

21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” (Galatians 5:20–21, ESV)

THE EVER-DESTROYING WORKS OF THE FLESH

“22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22–23, ESV)

THE EVER-RESTORING LIFE OF THE SPIRIT

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,” (Galatians 5:22, ESV)

OUR VICTORY OVER SIN IS ABSOLUTE SURRENDER

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” (Galatians 5:16, ESV)

“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” (Galatians 5:24, ESV)

OUR VICTORY OVER SIN IS ABSOLUTE SURRENDER

“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25, ESV)

“The irony of Spirit-filled living is that we have to give up power in order to gain a greater power.” ~ Jim Cymbala ~

“Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9, NLT)