Sermon Notes
The Freedom of Walking by the Spirit
Part of Galatians—Freedom Through The Only Gospel
May 18, 2025

The Freedom of Walking by the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-25 ESV

What does it mean to walk by the Spirit?

1. How should we live as a Christian? vv.16-18
a. Our flesh

sin.
b. Being a does not eliminate this.
c. The frustrates the desire of the flesh.
d. The Spirit leads us to , who fulfilled the law.

2. Works of the Flesh vv.19-21
a. Works of the flesh are

.
b. Fleshly indulgences are .
c. Most of these are culturally but to ourselves and others.
d. The consequences of the flesh do not lead to Kingdom inheritance.

3. Fruit of the Spirit vv.22-25
a. It’s

to fake or express a few of these attributes.
b. of these attributes make up the fruit of the Spirit.
c. It is to express all attributes apart from the Spirit.
d. If we , then we have the Spirit. Galatians 3

4. Application
a. Identify works of the flesh you are

to do.
b. Invite in.
c. Consistently upon the Spirit.
d. Christ made all of this possible through the .

“…the first and great evidence of our walking by the Spirit or being filled with the Spirit is not some private mystical experience of our own, but our practical

with other people.” -John Stott