Pastor's Study
Truth is very powerful.
When we see things as they really are and accept the truth concerning our lives as Christians and God’s purpose for us every aspect of our life is affected.
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman cutting straight the Word of Truth - 2 Timothy 2:15
The Sin Nature - The human nature passed down from Adam that is separated from God in spirit (rational) and has a propensity to do wrong.
God dealt with the sin nature through the obedience of Christ. - Romans 5:19; 6:9,10
Having Died with Christ, we are raised to walk in newness of life, which rendered ineffective the sin nature- Romans 6:3-6
Know: You have died with Christ and have been raised to walk in newness of life - Romans 6:6
Reckon: Co-buried, Co-raised - Romans 6:11
Yield: Submit your members to righteousness - Romans 6:13
To whom you yield you are a slave - Romans 6:16
Spiritual, 1 Corinthians 2:15
Maturing, Hebrews 5:12-14; 1 Corinthians 2:6
Carnal, 2 Corinthians 3:1-3; Galatians 5:19-21
Ensnared, 2 Timothy 2:26
Galatianite (Bewitched to not obey the gospel of the Christ), Galatians 3:1-3
A Lover of this Present Evil Age (loves debating), 2 Timothy 4:10
A Conformer to the Legal Age (Masquerades as one who is under law), Romans 12:1-2
A lover of the World System (Directs love at the world), 1 John 2:15
The Mystery of the Blindness of Israel, Romans 11:25
The Mystery of the Christ, Ephesians 3:4
The Mystery of Those Who Will Not See Death, 1 Corinthians 15:51
The Mystery of Lawlessness, 2 Thessalonians 2:7
The Mystery of the Gospel, Ephesians 6:19
The Mystery of His Desirous Will, Ephesians 1:9
The Mystery of godliness, 1 Timothy 3:16
The Mystery of The Faith, 1 Timothy 3:9
The Mystery of Christ in Us, The Hope of Glory, Colossians 1:27
Present your bodies a living sacrifice, Romans 12:1
Be transformed by your renewed mind, Romans 12:2
Use your spiritual gift., 1 Corinthians 12:18
Give yourself to the Lord and to other believers, 2 Corinthians 8:5
Serve the Lord, even using our emotions, Ephesians 6:6, 7
Be set apart (sanctified) and abstain from fornication, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
Be thankful for and in everything, 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Experientially know the riches of the glory of the indwelling Christ, Colossians 1:27
Ask for yourself according to His will, 1 John 5:14,15
Do good in every part of your manner of living, 1 Peter 2:15, 16
Suffer in some circumstances for your consistent testimony, 1 Peter 3:17; 4:19
Live the remaining time in the will of God and not to the flesh, 1 Peter 4:2
Today we hear God by listening to the desires we have that are to do what is right. With the Holy Spirit indwelling us, God directly impacts our desires. By using the renewed mind that we have in Christ and training our senses to discern what is proper and what is wrong we can identify these desires and actually hear what God is saying to us. Not through a quiet voice, dreams, visions, or any other miraculous means, but by simply yielding to the desires we have to do good.
The Holy Spirit Impacts Our Desires
For the flesh desires against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh, and these are contrary to each other in order that what you desire these things you do not do - Galatians 5:17
Led by the Holy Spirit
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God - Romans 8:14
Taught How to Abide in Christ by the Holy Spirit
And you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you and you do not need to have in order that anyone should teach you but as the anointing teaches you concerning all things and is true, and does not lie, and just as He teaches you, abide in Him - 1 John 2:27
Walking by the Holy Spirit
And I say, walk by the Spirit and you will never fulfill the desires of the flesh - Galatians 5:16
Our Comforter
In whom also you, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, in Whom also you after believing you were sealed by the Holy Spirit of the promise - Ephesians 1:13
The Spirit of the truth, the One the world does not have the inherent ability to receive, because it cannot watch Him, nor experientially know Him, but you experientially know Him because He remains alongside you and will be in you - John 14:17
Worship
The twenty-four elders fell down before the One sitting upon the throne and worshiped the One living into the ages of the ages and cast their victor’s wreaths before the throne saying, “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the inherent ability because You created all things and through Your desirous will we are and were created.” Revelation 4:10-11
Ask
And that which if we should ask, we receive from Him, because we guard His commandments and we do the things pleasing before Him. 1 John 3:22
Thanksgiving
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, worshiping always concerning you , Colossians 1:3
Praise – the fruit of our lips confessing His character
Therefore, because of this let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to the God; that is, the fruit of our lips confessing His name, Hebrews 13:15
Confession – saying the same thing
If perhaps we should confess our sins, He is faithful and just in order that He should forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 John 1:9
Vow – committing to do something if God permits
And the vow of the faith will save the mentally ill and the Lord will raise him up and also the sins he committed will be forgiven him, James 5:15
Supplication – a cry for help
Be anxious for nothing, but in all by worship and supplication after thanksgiving make your request known before the God, Philippians 4:6
Intercession – Communicating with God on behalf of another
Therefore, I encourage first of all to make supplication, worship, intercession, thanks giving concerning all men, 1 Timothy 2:1