Tom Leonard - August 26, 2018
Set Your Mind on the Spirit!
Set Your Mind on the Spirit! Romans 8:1-14 As Paul > 1:1,16 We have to live out the Gospel so that people see it, hear it, and believe it! Big question: Are you in union with Christ Jesus? v.9 receive Him today! Main Point: We must set our minds on the Spirit’s to effectively live in true life and peace! Acts 1:8 Be His witness! We can, because there is no condemnation for us; Christ’s Spirit lives in us! 1. No Condemnation: God fulfilled the requirements of the Law by His Son Jesus Christ. verses 1-4 Condemnation = a damning sentence 2. We can now live in the control/enabling of the indwelling Spirit, rather than the ‘flesh’ and have true life & peace. vss. 5-10 (flesh = lower, sensual nature apart from God) V.9 – ‘mind ‘governed’ by the Spirit – lit. ‘purposed’ *The Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is living in us and gives life to us, even our mortal bodies! (verses 10-11) Live by the Spirit! Set your mind on what the Spirit desires! v
Scripture References: Romans 8:1-14, Acts 1:8
