This past Sundays message ‘Liberated from deadly desires’ was from Galatians 5:16-25. Below is the video of the message (still working on the quality of the recording), message notes, digging deeper notes, and video of an awesome message by John Piper that is in the same stream of thought with what was taught at brookside on Sunday.

1. You have an internal conflict that must be acknowledged.

The flesh vs. The Spirit
The flesh – the side of you which peruses certain passions and desires in illegitimate ways for contentment, comfort, or connectedness.
The Spirit – the side of you controlled by God, the Holy Spirit, which peruses certain passions and desires in legitimate ways. It also produces godly attributes, the fruit of the Spirit.

2.You will reap the consequences of your deadly desires if not combated.

The controls of your deadly desires:
1. Sexual
2. Spiritual
3. Relational

The consequence of your deadly desires:

1.Christ follower -deadly desires, the flesh, keep you from living for the kingdom of God.
2.Non-Christ follower – deadly desires, the flesh, keep you out of the kingdom of God, because you have not placed your faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your deadly desires, sin.

3. You are enabled to combat your deadly desires.

1.You are to be controlled by the Holy Spirit.
2.You are to crucify the flesh, deadly desires.

Here are the Digging Deeper notes:

Scanning

1. What is one of the greatest internal personal battles you have encountered?

2. What is a desire in your life that you wish you did not have?

Dwelling & Applying

Read Galatians 5:16-25

1. What is the ‘flesh’?

2. Why is there conflict between the flesh and the Spirit?

3. Who is the Holy Spirit? And how does he impact our lives?

4. What does the battle between the flesh and the Spirit look like and feel like in your own life?

5. What are the consequences of living in the flesh?

6. Which of the desires of the flesh listed in verses 19 -21 do you battle with most? When? Why?

7. How do we battle against the flesh?

8. What does it mean to crucify the flesh?

9. What does it mean to walk in the Spirit?

10. What are the desires of the flesh you need to crucify today?

Memorizing

Galatians 5:16

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Praying

The acronym A.C.T.S can help you organize your prayer life.

Adoration

• What do you find in the passage that makes you adore the Father, Son, and/ or the Holy Spirit? Tell God that in prayer.

Confession

• How does this passage of scripture bring about conviction in your life and show you that you were heading down a dangerous and deadly path? Confess that to God and repent of that desire. Receive His forgiveness and grace.

Thanksgiving

• What do you find in this passage that you are thankful for or what does this passage show you to be thankful for in your life? Tell God what you are thankful for and why.

Supplication (asking)

• From meditating upon this passage of scripture, what do you need from God? Ask him for it according to His will.
• Ask God to help you walk in the Spirit.
• Ask God to help you crucify the deadly desire you struggle with.