Galatians 5 Fruit Replacement Worksheet

19When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21envy, 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.

22But the Holy …

Beginners Bible Study – Galatians 5:16-26 Living by the Spirit's Power

JesusBaptism16So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17The 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 …

Radical Forgiveness Dream

jesus7I’ve always thought I was really good at forgiveness.  I’ve thanked God often for giving me a gift for forgiving.  But I’m starting to think I’m only good at forgiving the little things  If it really hurt and it was from someone I have strong feelings about, I might not be so good.

I was pondering this during my morning prayers and was reminded about something I read  the book …

Today I Had A Fight With God…And I Won!

060810-N-4689H-003Yep, that’s right, today I had a fight with God, and I won!

So this morning during my prayer time I came to Galatians, chapter 5, and specifically verses 19 through 23:

“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,

When Things Look Bad

Paraphrased from a sermon by Dr. R.C. Sproul

 I know I will do a terrible job of it, but I will attempt to summarize a small part of a larger lecture given by R.C. Sproul.  It is about faith when things are looking bad.

 The sermon is about a time in Jacob’s life when he was hopelessly grieved and wish he had never been born.  You will need a few …

Walking Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death

Letter From A Father To A Struggling Son

I know you claim they didn’t impress you, but the mountains in Banff Canada were awesome.   In my prayer time this week, they were a huge inspiration to me, and I want to share that with you.

I remember the tour guide saying that these mountains were NOT the highest in the Rockies.  The Grand Tetons were about 1,000 feet higher on …

Love Forgives – Especially Your Spouse

Day 25 from “The Love Dare” by Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick

What I have forgive, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ, – 2 Corinthians 2:10

This one is tough–perhaps the toughest dare in the book.  But if there is to be any hope for your marriage, this is a challenge that must absolutely be taken seriously.  Counselors and ministers …