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Victory
Over
Sin - With Spirituality
To live and
work for the right reasons ...
Living Spiritually for Victory
Victory in the area of Spirituality
Spiritual Victory is obtained in
one area at a time. Spirituality is obtaining a
communion or fellowship with God in one area at a time.
Walk
Gal 5:16
"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall
not fulfill the lust of the flesh."
Spirituality is Walking with God
Rest
Heb 4:9 "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
Heb 4:10 "For he that is entered into his
rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God
did from his."
Spirituality is resting in God
Abiding
John 15:4 "Abide in me, and I in
you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me."
John 15:5 "I am the vine, ye
are the branches: He that
abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for
without me ye can do nothing."
John 15:6 "If a man abide not in
me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather
them, and cast them into the
fire, and they are burned."
John 15:7 "If ye abide in me,
and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall
be done unto you."
Spirituality is abiding in God.
Spirituality cannot be
mustered up or conjured up.
Spirituality is a
communion or fellowship with Jesus
Christ.
Dependency
2 Cor 3:4 "And such trust have we through
Christ to God-ward:"
2 Cor 3:5 "Not that we are sufficient of
ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is
of God;"
Spirituality
* is not prayer
* is not Bible reading
* is not tithing
* is not Church Membership
* is not separation
* is not etc.
But Spirituality leads us to do all the above, giving us real
Victory.
Many of the cults do much of the above, but are not Spiritual.
The cults cannot
* walk with the Lord, they are not
saved.
* rest in Christ, they are not
saved.
* abide in Christ, they are not
saved.
Victory in the area of Prayer
(Light review of what already has been said
about prayer )
An Example of prayer.
This is not the prayer we are to
repeat over and over again, but the model prayer to pattern our
prayer life.
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven,
Pray to the Father.
We pray to the Father, through
the Son with the help and power of the Holy Ghost.
Hallowed be thy name.
Praise or worship the Father.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done
in earth, as it is in
heaven.
Ask according to the Father's will, not ours.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Ask for your daily needs.
You may live on a weekly check, ask for your
weekly needs.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Forgive others, to receive forgiveness.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
Ask for guidance.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, for ever. Amen.
Rejoice in Him being the Father.
Victory in the area of Temptation
Preparation to keep Temptation away.
Mat 26:41 "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the
spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak."
Not entering into Temptation.
We do not watch and pray to the Lord to keep us from entering into Temptation, but the activity of watching and
praying for others keeps Temptation away.
When Temptation comes we must
realize:
1 Cor 10:13 "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: ..."
Every temptation we have is
common to everyone.
"... but God
is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that
ye are able; ..."
But God will not allow us to be tempted above
our capacity.
If we think we have been overly tempted, we
have misjudged what we can take. We have also, misjudged the Lord.
"... but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, ..."
God will use the tempting to build us up.
Escape the confines of what we were to the
liberty of victory over temptation.
"... that ye may be able to bear
it."
We are not removed from the tempting
But are given strength to go through it.
Ridding ourselves of Temptation
1. Resist the temptation of
the world
Be separate from the world
2. Resist the temptation of
the flesh
Die to the old self
3. Resist the temptation of
the devil
James 4:7 "Submit yourselves therefore
to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
4. Being confessed up, allows us to be in communication with the
Lord. Then with His help, guidance and grace (power) we can do the
right thing.
Phil 4:13 "I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me."
To
wish away the blowing snow
Is to
banish next Summer's well.
Disdaining method, God bestown
Is
foolishness, any muse can tell.
We
are tempted to cut short the heat
That
follows every Spring.
But
to not regard the wisdom of the Wise
Is
hating noise, but loving bell to ring.
Would
the kite wish away the wind
That
pulls and whips and troubles?
No!
It's the same that lifts to glory
Making existence acceptable.
Would
the waterfall complain about
The
wetness of its feet?
Not
at all, it is the water
That
makes the sight so sweet.
The
skillet would n'er become
The
critic of the fire.
How
could it e'er lay low
The
means to produce or sire.
Never
would the hair voice against
The
tugging, up-rooting brush.
'Cause the thrashing of the spiny-comb
Is
the means to make it lush.
Likewise with the suffering saint
Who
is tempted by what's tough.
He'll
n'er murmur o'er the trial
To
mature with Jesus, is worth rebuff.
So
when it's uphill and you must carry
your
load and theirs, too.
Don't
fling-in-the-face the burden too soon,
It's
God-allowed to mature you.
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Victory in the areas of False Teachers & Prophets
Anyone can be in error, but no one is allowed
to teach it. When trying to help others, we sometimes
receive back answers or even other questions. How do we know who we
should spend time to help and who should we shun?
New Christians often have unscriptural notions and
opinions.
There is no problem with anyone being wrong
about something. The problem arrives when some begin to tell
others untruths.
Examples of false teachers and false prophets
* Cults
* Many radio preachers
* Many TV preachers
* Books written to sell, not inform of the truth
* Church-hopping Christians
* Etc.
How do we know who we can help and who is just
another false preacher or
teacher?
* Those that are teachable are
helped and can help others.
* Those that are not teachable are not helped and cannot help others.
No one has "arrived". If they will not listen
and learn, they are either into false teaching already or soon will be.
Victory in the area of Ministry Involvement
Seek out the needs of the local Church and
express your willingness to commit to these needs to
the Pastor, then exercise yourself under his direction.
This is vital.
* Church Ministry should be a committal.
* Church Ministry should be directed toward others.
* Church Ministry should be loving others in the service of
the Lord.
* Church Ministry should be done by all.
* Church Ministry should be the winning of souls as ministry is conducted.
No soul winning
* No real ministry.
* Just social reform.
Church Program
The program of the Church is the
plain teaching of the Bible.
* Not what one or some believe.
* Not what one or some suppose.
* Not necessarily what denominations teach .
* Not what is voted upon.
Only vote on the
business of the Church, never doctrine.
* Not proclaiming obscure verses or passages.
But only what can easily and plainly be backed up by the entire
Scripture. If it can only be proven by a single passage, it should
not be given much air time.
Leadership
Only those that are practicing the program of the Church, may supervise others in Church
Ministry.
Outside the Church there is no ministry.
Christ instituted only one organization, the
local Church. Work done outside the Church is not ministry of the Church, but some kind of personal business or
entertainment or education, etc.
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How can you and I make sure we live and
work for the right reasons?
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