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“ Free to Grow!”

“ Free to Grow!”. Galatians 5:19-25. … Well, the next morning, the man work up and sure enough the rain was in Atlanta, GA – he missed his stop…. A fellow worker said to the porter, “Man, I’ve never seen a guy so mad…”.

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“ Free to Grow!”

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  1. “ Free to Grow!” Galatians 5:19-25

  2. … Well, the next morning, the man work up and sure enough the rain was in Atlanta, GA – he missed his stop…

  3. A fellow worker said to the porter, “Man, I’ve never seen a guy so mad…”

  4. What about spiritually? Are you as determined to get where you ought to be spiritually? Are you satisfied with your spiritual growth or do you sense…

  5. Purpose: to better understand how we are to be growing in God’s grace

  6. A dad woke to the sounds of his little boy crying. Went to the boy’s room to find him sitting by his bed on the floor. Dad said, “What happened?” Boy responded…

  7. 2 Peter 3:18 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

  8. I Growing is POSSIBLE A. All Have Two Problems

  9. We have a legal problem because we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory (holiness) of God…

  10. Sin is addictive… we have a sin sicknessproblem… struggle with sinful flesh…

  11. I Growing is POSSIBLE A. All Have Two Problems B. Justification Deals With the First Problem

  12. The Cross of Christ enabled a holy and righteous God to impute His righteousness to our account…

  13. I Growing is POSSIBLE A. All Have Two Problems B. Justification Deals With the First Problem C. Sanctification Deals With the Second Problem

  14. “Legalism is like Vicks VapoRub: when applied no healing internally takes place, only a brief burning sensation happens to cover up symptoms of the illness.”

  15. The Christian life is not difficult – IT IS IMPOSSIBLE by human strength and wisdom…

  16. II Growing is IDENTIFICIABLE

  17. Fruit is evidence of the Spirit’s presence in our lives.

  18. II Growing is IDENTIFICIABLE A. Growing Fruit is a Process

  19. If you’re concerned about changing peoples’ behavior, legalism is much faster… This is why legalism is so tempting and prevalent in so many churches…

  20. II Growing is IDENTIFICIABLE A. Growing Fruit is a Process B. Growing Fruit is Not Something We Do

  21. When one relies on their own works Paul point blank refers to this as…

  22. III Growing is PRACTICAL A. General Principles of the Flesh

  23. Evil is evident or obvious… The reason we sin after becoming a Christian isn’t because we’re ignorant… It’s because we fail to declare war…

  24. Matthew 15:11 “It’s not what does in but what comes out that defiles a person.”

  25. Proverbs 23:7 “For as a man thinks within himself, so he is.”

  26. Galatians 5:21 “…those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

  27. III Growing is PRACTICAL A. General Principles of the Flesh B. General Principles of Fruit

  28. Prof. Fred Kradick was visiting the Holy Land. Standing by the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, he observed a group of you rabbi showing up to pray…

  29. IV Growing is NECESSARY A. The Flesh Will Lead if We Feed

  30. Galatians 5:17 “For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another…”

  31. In the picture above, a Reed Warbler is feeding a baby Coo-coo. Notice how much bigger the Coo-coo is…

  32. Galatians 5:24 “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”

  33. IV Growing is NECESSARY A. The Flesh Will Lead if We Feed B. The Spirit Will Fill if We So Will

  34. Galatians 5:25 “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”

  35. This is a book filled with witty, mocking illustrations of how we all fight and resist growing in the Lord like we should. For instance, the following verses are found in this book…

  36. To the Tune of “Come Thou Fount” I try hard to lead a good life, I recycle, clean my feet. I buy presents for my good wife, Help old ladies cross the street. I have quit my game of poker And I’m trusting you’ll be glad. My life is so mediocre, But I’m really not that bad.

  37. To the Tune of “Come Thou Fount” O to self how much I’m focused, Daily I’m constrained to be! You give manna, I choose locust, And the world revolves ‘round me. Prone to squander love, so infinite, To forget my loving Lord. Take an hour, no, take two minutes, That is all I can afford.

  38. Conclusion and Summary: Are you sleeping too close to where you got in bed or are you growing in grace?... If you desire He will enable and empower you. Brethren and friend, see with me that we are “Free to Grow!”

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