Full Of It - Pastor Chris Cope

“Are you full of it? ...... Full of God’s love, peace, joy, patience, goodness, gentleness, kindness, faithfulness, and self-control?

To be full of the fruit of the Spirit takes sacrifice, surrender, and reliance on God alone. It takes surrender because the desires of the Spirit go against what our flesh desires. Galatians 5:19-21 gives us a list of the works of the flesh. This includes sexual immorality, jealousy, fits of anger, drunkenness, and more. When we don’t allow the Holy Spirit to lead us, we can become controlled by what our flesh desires.

The good news is that because of Jesus, we no longer have to live enslaved to our flesh. Yes, we still live in fleshly bodies on this side of eternity, but by the power of the Holy Spirit, we can overcome the temptations of sin. This is a continual process and work of the Spirit in our lives.

“We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him” (Romans 6:6-8).

We live in a culture that is constantly trying to break down barriers of what it looks like to live in holiness. Lines are getting more and more blurred in the eyes of the world. As followers of Jesus, we need the fruits of the Spirit to deliver the message of truth to a lost and broken world.

Let God convict and lead you! His heart is to protect you and save you for something better 🙌

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