The Spirit is Willing, but the Flesh is Weak

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The Spirit is Willing, but the Flesh is Weak

• Mark 1432-42

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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• Yielding to the Weak Flesh
• The disciples slept instead of watching
  Mark 1434, 38
• Sorrow was not an excuse Luke 2245-46
• When He rose up from prayer, and had come to
  His disciples, He found them sleeping from
  sorrow. Then He said to them, Why do you sleep?
  Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.

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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• Yielding to the Weak Flesh
• The disciples slept instead of watching
  Mark 1434, 38
• Sorrow was not an excuse Luke 2245-46
• Jesus disappointment Mark 1437, 40
• Could you not watch for one hour?
• They were defenseless
• They needed strength through vigilance
• Spirit and flesh should be allies, not enemies

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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• Overcoming the Weak Flesh
• As seen in Jesus Mark 1434-36
• His soul is deeply grieved Luke 2244
• And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly.
  Then His sweat became like great drops of blood
  falling down to the ground.

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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• Overcoming the Weak Flesh
• As seen in Jesus Mark 1434-36
• His soul is deeply grieved Luke 2244
• His strength overcomes adversity v.36
• His spirit ruled over His flesh
• As seen in Daniel Daniel 61-10
• Successful man
• Darius signs decree prohibiting prayer to God
• Daniel continues to worship God

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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• Overcoming the Weak Flesh
• Lifelong practice and discipline Daniel 18
• Strengthen the flesh through training
  1 Corinthians 925-27

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1 Corinthians 925-27 And everyone who competes
for the prize is temperate in all things. Now
they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we
for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus
not with uncertainty. Thus I fight not as one
who beats the air. But I discipline my body and
bring it into subjection, lest, when I have
preached to others, I myself should become
disqualified.
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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• Overcoming the Weak Flesh
• Lifelong practice and discipline Daniel 18
• Strengthen the flesh through training
  1 Corinthians 925-27
• We CAN train our flesh
• It is within our power 1 Corinthans 1013

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1 Corinthians 1013 No temptation has overtaken
you except such as is common to man but God is
faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted
beyond what you are able, but with the temptation
will also make the way of escape, that you may be
able to bear it.
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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• The Battle Spirit vs. Flesh
• Jesus example
• He could have done other things
  Matthew 2651-54

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Matthew 2651-54 And suddenly, one of those who
were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew
his sword, struck the servant of the high priest,
and cut off his ear. But Jesus said to him, Put
your sword in its place, for all who take the
sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think
that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will
provide Me with more than twelve legions of
angels? How then could the Scriptures be
fulfilled, that it must happen thus?"
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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• The Battle Spirit vs. Flesh
• Jesus example
• He could have done other things
  Matthew 2651-54
• His spirit ruled over His flesh Mark 1436

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Galatians 516-17 I say then Walk in the
Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the
flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh and these are
contrary to one another, so that you do not do
the things that you wish.
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Willing Spirit Weak Flesh

• The Battle Spirit vs. Flesh
• Jesus example
• He could have done other things
  Matthew 2651-54
• His spirit ruled over His flesh Mark 1436
• Pauls instructions Galatians 516-17
• A continual battle
• Walk by the Spirit let the spirit rule the
  flesh