Moving to Maturity: How We Live

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Moving to MaturityHow We Live

• Ephesians 518-20

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• 18Dont be drunk with wine, because that will
  ruin your life. Instead, let the Holy Spirit fill
  and control you.

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• 19Then you will sing psalms and hymns and
  spiritual songs among yourselves, making music to
  the Lord in your hearts.

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• 20And you will always give thanks for everything
  to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
  Christ.

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LIVE SPIRITUALLY

• be being filled with the Holy Spirit
• Filled with the Holy Spirit
• Love for God, love for others
• Sharpened alerted to every opportunity that
  presents itself

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LIVE SPIRITUALLY

• Holy Spirit Led --gt sharp alert, perception
  increased
• Living pure wise - able to respond
  appropriately
• Drunk --gt dulled confused - perception decreased

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LIVE SPIRITUALLY

• Holy Spirit directed life -
• Ready, willing, able to hear respond to Gods
  guidance
• Everything is spiritual
• Galatians 516,17

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LIVE IN FELLOWSHIP

• Fellowship --gt Gods people enjoying each other..
  In God
• The demands of Monday make it vital for
  believers to come together on Sunday
• Not just observation we need each other

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LIVE IN FELLOWSHIP

• Christ-following life not just about me
• Hebrews 1025 Let us not neglect our meeting
  together, as some people do, but encourage warn
  each other, especially now that the day of His
  coming back again is drawing near.
• Colossians 312-15

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LIVE GRATEFULLY

• Giving thanks for everything in Christ
• Its a sign that I know God understand Him as
  the source of all good things
• 1Thessalonians 518

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LIVE GRATEFULLY

• Grumbling --gt disintegration --gt faithlessness
• Philippians 214,15 in everything you do, stay
  away from complaining arguing
• 1Corinthians 1010
• Numbers 215,6

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LIVE

• Spirituallyalert, not dulled desensitized
• In Fellowship refusing offense, not going solo,
  choosing connection
• Gratefully what I look for, Ill find --gt
  thankfulness is our key