Sunday Service Notes
March 8 2026
Galatians
Walking by the Spirit
Our Liberty is Not for an Opportunity for the Flesh (Galatians 5:13–15).
Our Liberty is not to be used as an opportunity for the flesh (Galatians 5:13).
One of the works of the flesh relates to religious observance—sorcery (Galatians 5:20).
Our liberty in Christ is not to be used to satisfy the flesh (1 Peter 2:16).
We will suffer because we do not follow the way of the flesh (1 Peter 2:15).
Fleshly desires wars against the soul (1 Peter 2:11).
Grace is not an opportunity for the flesh (Romans 6:1–2).
Those who turn the grace of God into licentiousness (Jude 4).
They lure through the flesh (2 Peter 2:18).
We have spent enough of our life walking in lewdness (1 Peter 4:1–3).
Licentiousness (lewdness) is a work of the flesh (Galatians 5:19).
We are to walk properly as in the day, not in licentiousness (Romans 13:13).
We are to use our liberty to love other saints (Galatians 5:13).
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17).
We are governed by the mature law of liberty (James 1:25).
Living out righteousness because we know and do the desirous will of God (1 Peter 4:2).
The desires of this world pass away, but the will of God abides (1 John 2:17).
When it comes to the Mosaic Law, it is even summed up in loving your neighbor (Galatians 5:14).
The Mosaic Law was summed up in two commandments by Jesus (Matthew 22:37–40).
Our Love for other saints fulfills any aspect of law (John 13:34).
If we bit and devour each other, we will consume one another (Galatians 5:15).
Walking by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16–18).
When we govern our lives by the Spirit, we will not fulfill the desires of the flesh (Galatians 5:16).
The desires from flesh and the Spirit are contrary to one another (Galatians 5:17).
When we are led by the Spirit, we are not under law (Galatians 5:18).
The law gives the sin nature strength (1 Corinthians 15:56).
The struggle within us when we seek to work out righteousness by law (Romans 7:15–17).
7:15 For that which I (old nature) work out, I (new nature) do not experientially know, for that which I (new nature) do not desirously will, this I (old nature) practice, but that which I (new nature) am indifferent to, this I (old nature) do.
7:16 But since that which I (new nature) do not desirously will, this I (old nature) do, I (new nature) together say with the law that [the law] is proper.
7.17 But now I (new nature), on my part, no longer work it out for myself, but the dwelling in me sin [nature].
The defense against the sin nature.
Know—You have died with Christ and are raised to walk in newness of life; thereby rendering the sin nature idle in Christ (Romans 6:4–6).
Reckon—Put to your account that you are dead to sin and alive to God (Romans 6:11).
Yield your members to righteousness (Romans 6:13).
We do not have victory over our sin nature through law (Romans 7:9–11).
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