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Psalm 66:4 “Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises .. . in glorious songs.” Let’s pause and praise God with a simple song.
One day a woman went to visit her neighbour. As they were talking, she shared the gospel with her neighbour and her neighbour placed her faith in Christ. But then the woman started crying. “My husband just died two weeks ago. Why didn’t you tell me this sooner?” You see, we never know when people’s last day will be. That’s why we must share the gospel when we have the chance. .
When we place our faith in Jesus, God’s Spirit begins to live inside of us. He is called the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth and our Helper. His ministry in our lives is so important that we will take time to study our relationship with Him.
Read 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:3 two times as everyone listens
14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,16 for,
“Who has known the mind of the Lord
so as to instruct him?”
But we have the mind of Christ.
3:1 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ.2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
Though all Christians have the Spirit living in them, not all Christians are directed and empowered by the Spirit. When we trust in our own efforts or take control of our lives, the Bible calls us carnal and we don’t experience an abundant or fruitful life. Read Galatians 5:22-24.
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.
Exhale – confess our sins, agree to change our attitude or actions ( 1 John 1:9).
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Inhale – surrender control of your life to Christ
We are filled with the Holy Spirit by faith alone. Sincere prayer is one way of expressing our faith. Here is a suggested prayer:
Dear Father, I need You. I acknowledge that I have sinned against You by directing my own life. I thank You that You have forgiven my sin through Christ's death on the cross for me. I now invite Christ to again take His place on the throne of my life. Fill me with the Holy Spirit as You commanded me to be filled, and as You promised in Your Word that You would do if I asked in faith. I pray this in the name of Jesus. I now thank You for filling me with the Holy Spirit and directing my life.
Look at your Daisy Chain again.
What is God revealing as your next steps this week with him and others?
Share this step with the group and ask someone to pray for you as you take this step in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Commit everyone’s goals to the Lord. Ask the Lord to help us be faithful and use us to start a movement of people living the MyFriends Lifestyle.
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