130728-0830-Loran Livingston - Life by the Spirit

2013-07-28-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning July 28th, 2013 in the 8:30 service.Scripture: Galatians 5:16-25; 1st John 4:17;Romans 6:33Topic: Spiritual LivingNotes:- Christ came to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.- We are saved by the  mercy power of the  Living God. He paid for the sin of the whole world.- To become his child is to believe in Jesus.- 1st John 4:17 you will have boldness on the day of Judgement because of Jesus.- You are everything Jesus is. Before you are saved you are dead to God.- When you believe in God you are a new person. The old person dies.- We still sin because of our old nature but the new person in Christ does not want to sin.- The old nature fights you every day but a day is coming when we stand before God; saved.- We try to kill the sin. We dwell on it instead of looking at the Savior.- It keeps us in bondage take your eyes off of yourself; look at Jesus.- We have the assurance of salvation. Look at Jesus. See what he did and he finished it.- That is what blessed assurance is. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved.- Romans 6:3First mention of worship in the bible. Worship in the newness of life.- Real worship is sometimes uncomfortable. Do without something. Because you love the Lord.- Not my life anymore but Christ’s. A new you.- The flesh always wants to achieve. The Spirit will always just believe.