As Christians we’ve been set free through Christ’s sacrifice, as Paul has made very clear throughout the letter to the Galatians. Nonetheless, as we journey through life, we continue to be tempted by things that are against God’s will and plan for human flourishing. Paul now writes his friends to warn them against giving in to those temptations, sharing the secret to a transformed life marked by victory over temptation: a life spent walking in step with the Holy Spirit.

Scripture Reference

Galatians 5: 15-26

Complementary Reading: 2 Kings 2: 6-14

Sermon Audio

Sermon Notes

Only the Holy Spirit Gives Lasting Victory Over Temptation

• Even Christians Are Still Tempted by Sin
  • Our Desires are the Source of all Relational Conflict (verse 15, verse 13, James 4: 1-4)
  • What Tempts You? (verses 19-21)
  • It’s All Forgiven in Christ – but we still struggle, don’t we?
• We Defeat Temptation by Walking By the Spirit
  • Only the Holy Spirit Defeats the Desires of the Flesh Long-Term (verses 16-18)
  • The Incredible Life in the Spirit (Fruit of the Spirit) (verses 22-23)
• How to Walk By the Spirit
  Anyone who is more 19-21 than 22-23 has a problem – either of belief of discipleship

   

  • Nurture the Life of the Spirit to Walk in Step (verses 24-25)
  • How We Help As a Church
  • The Benefit of Walking by the Spirit (verse 26)