Are you ready to get SOAKED?
February 10, 2008
with Adam Waters
INTRODUCTION
· How many like to go swimming?
· When you go do you sunbathe/talk? Put feet in? Up to waste and play with kids? Dive off the edge into the deep end?
· This theme is about getting wet! About diving in! About growing! You cannot GROW unless you are willing to get “soaked!”
· How many like to go swimming?
· When you go do you sunbathe/talk? Put feet in? Up to waste and play with kids? Dive off the edge into the deep end?
· This theme is about getting wet! About diving in! About growing! You cannot GROW unless you are willing to get “soaked!”
ARE WE GROWING?
n 2008 is all about growing
n “Get Rid Of Waste Through Hope”
n Hope – reliance, dependence, trust, opposite of independence
n This year, we are going to tell you HOW to swim.
n Today, we are hoping to show you what the finished product will look like.
Galatians 5:16-25
“I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t flesh craves. The flesh wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the flesh desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses. When you follow the desires of your flesh, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.”
What does a SOAKED person look like?
n They are WET! Because they can swim and they choose to swim.
n They SATISFY the Spirit’s leading.
n They WIN the battles of the flesh.
n They INHERIT the Kingdom.
n They MANIFEST the character of God.
n 2008 is all about growing
n “Get Rid Of Waste Through Hope”
n Hope – reliance, dependence, trust, opposite of independence
n This year, we are going to tell you HOW to swim.
n Today, we are hoping to show you what the finished product will look like.
Galatians 5:16-25
“I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t flesh craves. The flesh wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the flesh desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses. When you follow the desires of your flesh, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.”
What does a SOAKED person look like?
n They are WET! Because they can swim and they choose to swim.
n They SATISFY the Spirit’s leading.
n They WIN the battles of the flesh.
n They INHERIT the Kingdom.
n They MANIFEST the character of God.
SOAKED themes/how to’s for 2008!
n SOAKED in the Spirit.
n SOAKED in joy.
n SOAKED in compassion.
n SOAKED in forgiveness.
n SOAKED in redemption.
n SOAKED in discipline.
n SOAKED in righteousness.
n SOAKED in transparency.
n SOAKED in love.
n SOAKED in faithfulness.
n SOAKED in the Spirit.
n SOAKED in joy.
n SOAKED in compassion.
n SOAKED in forgiveness.
n SOAKED in redemption.
n SOAKED in discipline.
n SOAKED in righteousness.
n SOAKED in transparency.
n SOAKED in love.
n SOAKED in faithfulness.
PRAYERS FOR communion, offerings and commitment to GROW!
