Week 2: Not Today Satan

02/12/23 • -1 min

We approach life as if it were a vacation, rather than a war; like a playground rather than a battleground. But it’s not. And you and I might wish all day long it were, but that doesn’t change the fact that we really are in a battle, with a real enemy. And unless we wake up to that, we’ll probably end up as one of the casualties.

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Week 1: Not Today Satan

BOTTOM LINE: Victory or defeat is determined by what leads me. Galatians 5:16-25 NLT 16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The 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 out your good intentions. 18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses. 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, 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. 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 1. When the Spirit leads, the Spirit fights for me. 2. When I lead, I lose. 3. When the Spirit leads, I win. 4. The Spirit leads when I rest in His promises.

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Week 3: Not Today Satan

What happens on the outside begins with what happens on the inside. 5 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. Romans 8:5 NLT