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July 2014
Study 2: A WALK COMBATING THE GREAT ENEMY
IN LIFE: LUSTS OF THE FLESH
Text: Galatians 5:16-21
Aim: To crush the lusts of the flesh.
Memory Verse:
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil
the lust of the flesh” (Gal. 5:16).
INTRODUCTION:
Do you experience the victorious Christian life? Or would you
compare your life to that of a prisoner of war? Can your life be
described by this graphic testimony?
I lost my freedom while fighting in this spiritual war. Years
ago, the enemy surrounded me and forced me to surrender
unconditionally. And now, I stare through the fence of
bondage and long for the freedom that was once mine. Every
day I listen to propaganda from the enemy. Its message is
pounded into my mind that there is no hope for escape.
Can you relate to any of this man’s testimony? Often we
forget how to escape from the clutches of the flesh and its lusts.
Through this session, God will remind us once again how to
escape as well as how to stay free!
This and the next passage are two critical passages for the
believer’s walk. They deal with walking in the Spirit of God
and conquering the flesh. The lessons being taught need to be
diligently followed by the believer.
OUTLINE:
1. The answer to conquering the lusts of the flesh: the Holy
Spirit (vv.16-18).
The Believer’s Life and Walk: Free and Spiritual
Galatians 5:13-6:18 —Teacher’s Outline and Study Bible™
B. A Walk Combating the
Great Enemy
In Life: Lusts
of the Flesh, 5:16-21
16 This I say then, Walk in
the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil
the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against
the Spirit, and the Spirit against
the flesh: and these are contrary
the one to the other: so that ye
cannot do the things that ye
would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit,
ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh
are manifest, which are these;
Adultery,
fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,
variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
seditions,
heresies,
21
Envyings,
murders,
drunkenness, revellings, and such
like: of the which I tell you
before, as I have also told you in
time past, that they which do
such things shall not inherit the
kingdom of God.
1. The answer to
conquering the lusts of
the flesh or sinful
nature: The Holy Spirit
a. The flesh fights for
dominance
b. The flesh is contrary
to the Spirit
c. The flesh keeps a
person from doing
what he should
d. The flesh fails to
keep the law
2. The works or acts of
the flesh or sinful
nature
3. The judgment of those
who live by the flesh
or sinful nature