Deeper Still

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Deeper Still

• Disciplines of the Deeper Life

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The Discipline of
Self Denial
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The Cult of Self

• (2 Tim 31-5) But mark this There will be
  terrible times in the last days. People will be

having a form of godliness but denying its power
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God
Disobedient to their parents
ungrateful
unholy
unforgiving
slanderous
treacherous
lovers of themselves
lovers of money
boastful
proud
abusive
without love
without self-control
brutal
not lovers of the good
rash
conceited
Have nothing to do with them.
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The Cult of Self

• The Discipline
• of Denial Self
• The Call to the
• Denial of Self

Have nothing
to do with them.
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The Cult of Self

• The Discipline
• of Self Denial
• The Call to the
• Denial of Self

(Mat 1624-26) Jesus said to His disciples, "If
anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself
and take up his cross and follow Me
(Mat 1624-26) What good will it be for a man if
he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
(Mat 1624-26) For whoever wants to save his
life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for
Me will find it
The
Denial
Self
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• The Discipline
• of Self Denial
• is the acknowledgement that
• 1) the Self brings Death and
• the Spirit brings Life

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• The Discipline
• of Self Denial
• is the acknowledgement that
• 2) the Self is in constant conflict with the
  Spirit

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The Life of the Spirit

• (Gal 516-18) So I say, live by the Spirit, and
  you will not gratify the desires of the sinful
  nature.

Promise 1 The life of the Spirit kills the life
of the Flesh
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The Life of the Spirit

• (Gal 516-18) So I say, live by the Spirit, and
  you will not gratify the desires of the sinful
  nature. For the sinful nature desires what is
  contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is
  contrary to the sinful nature. They are in
  conflict with each other, so that you do not do
  what you want

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The Life of the Spirit

• (Gal 516-18) But if you are led by the Spirit,
  you are not under law.

Promise 2 The leading of the Spirit frees us
from the law of the Flesh
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The Life of the Spirit

• (Gal 519-23) The acts of the sinful nature are
  obvious sexual immorality, impurity and
  debauchery idolatry and witchcraft hatred,
  discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish
  ambition, dissensions, factions and envy
  drunkenness, orgies, and the like

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The Life of the Spirit

• (Gal 519-23) I warn you, as I did before, that
  those who live like this will not inherit the
  kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is
  love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
  faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
  Against such things there is no law.

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The Life of the Spirit

• (Gal 519-23)

Promise 3 The fruit of the Spirit cannot mingle
with the acts of the Flesh
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So What Do I Do?

• 1.CRUCIFY THE FLESH

(Gal 524) Those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the sinful nature with its passions and
desires.
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So What Do I Do?

• 2. DIE TO SELF

(Gal 220) I have been crucified with Christ and
I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The
life I live in the body, I live by faith in the
Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
(Gal 524) Those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the sinful nature with its passions and
desires.
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So What Do I Do?

• 3.WALK IN THE SPIRIT

(Gal 220) I have been crucified with Christ and
I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The
life I live in the body, I live by faith in the
Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
(Gal 525) Since we live by the Spirit, let us
keep in step with the Spirit.
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• The Flesh calls this
• FANATICISM
• The Spirit calls this
• FREEDOM

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• The Flesh calls this
• OPPRESSIVE
• The Spirit calls this
• OBEDIENCE

FREEDOM
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• The Flesh calls this
• HARD
• The Spirit calls this
• HOLINESS

OBEDIENCE