Walk This Way

Walk This Way

Galatians 5:16-25 NIV
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

The fruit of the Spirit is CONSEQUENTIAL

The fruit of the Spirit is not necessarily the fruit of our LABOR but the fruit of our LOVE.

The goal is not just to demonstrate fruit, the call is to deepen the root!

The fruit of the Spirit is CONFLICTING

Live so in the Spirit that an overabundance of fruit drives out all of your past failure!

The Greek word translated as “joy” in Galatians 5 means “gladness and delight”

But the joy of the Lord is established in our spiritual, eternal circumstances.

John 16:33 NIV
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

“…hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions conflict…”

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

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Honor is the Currency of Elevation

Honor is the Currency of Elevation

Psalm 84:11 NIV
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

If you want to ascend to any level of influence you must learn that Heavens Currency and Favor is based on Honor.

MOTIVATED by a good heart will be directly related to the AMOUNT of GOD’S FAVOR that you receive.

Isaiah 58:12 NIV
12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

LUKE 7:36-50 – THE WOMAN WHO WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE CHANGED EVERYTHING!

SHE CAME AND POURED HER HONOR ON JESUS AND RECEIVED FAVOR IN RETURN !

Luke 7:44-48 NIV
44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” 48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

Mark 6:4 NIV
4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”

THE CONFORMITY THAT’S IS BREED FROM FAMILIARITY…

•THE ATTITUDE WAS:
•ITS ONLY JESUS …
•THERE WAS “NO AWE” …
•NO FEAR OF THE LORD …
•NO HONOR …

Ephesians 6:2-3 NIV
2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”

1 Peter 3:7 NIV
7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Hebrews 13:4 NIV
4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

Ephesians 5:18-19 NIV
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO HONOR PEOPLE BY FAITH!

AND TREAT THEM NOT THE WAY THEY ARE OR EVEN WHAT THEY DESERVE …
BUT THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO BECOME!

Take Me to the Water

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Matthew 28:19 NKJV
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

James 4:17 NKJV
17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Acts 10:48 NKJV
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.

Acts 16:31-33 NKJV
31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.

Matthew 3:13 NKJV
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

Matthew 3:16-17 NKJV
16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

1. the heavens opened
2. the Father spoke to Him
3. the Holy Spirit anointed Him

1. The flood in Genesis
2. Financial blessing in Malachi
3. Relationship and favor when a person is water baptized

Take Me To The Water

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Matthew 3:13-17 NKJV
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” 15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. 16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Luke 3:21 NKJV
21 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.

Matthew 28:19 NKJV
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16:16 NKJV
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

Matthew 3:14 NKJV
14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

Luke 1:36 NKJV
36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.

Luke 1:41-43 NKJV
41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Matthew 3:15 NKJV
15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

Baptism is a sign of our obedience to His Lordship.

1. The Father says that this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.

Water baptism is an occasion for a heavenly announcement to your soul. YOU are His beloved son or daughter in whom He is well pleased. You need to know this!

You don’t go by your feelings when your feelings contradict the word.

Many people will say that they felt so good at their baptism. That’s not just an emotion, that’s a sense of divine pleasure God wants every one of us to experience.

2. When Jesus was baptized the heavens were opened or parted. I don’t believe that there was just a parting of the clouds, I believe that this indicates breakthrough.
The invisible realm becomes real to you as a person.

This open heaven speaks of an awareness of access to the authority of the throne of God.

3. At Jesus’s baptism the Holy Spirit came upon him. The same Holy Spirit who lives in you is going to do a work in you when you are baptized in water. We have an unlimited resource in the Holy Spirit.