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A S.O.A.P. Series on St. Paul’s
Letter to the Galatians Chapter 5:22-26 By Nicole Collins
Scripture || Observation||
Application|| Prayer
Galatians 5
22By contrast, the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity,
faithfulness, 23gentleness, and self-control. There is no law
against such things. 24And those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25If we live by
the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. 26Let us not become
conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.
For Sunday March 2nd,
2014
Today’s Verses Scripture: 22By contrast, the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity,
faithfulness, 23gentleness, and self-control. There is no law
against such things.
Observation: The Christian life needs to be centered in obedience to the
work of the Spirit which bears great gifts.
Application: How we come to bear spiritual fruit is through a
disciplined focus on listening deeply for God’s Word in your heart—allowing the
Holy Spirit to flow through you.
Spiritual fruit is not born of human wisdom but of heart wisdom grown in
faith as a manifestation of GRACE lived.
Prayer: Gracious and ever loving God, help us to build our
spiritual foundation,
Mold and shape us through your Grace
to be fruitful trees,
May our hearts over flow with love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control, May we come to share this with the world
As we grow in obedience to your New
Law—
The one founded in the Love and
Grace of Christ Jesus Your Son.
AMEN
For Thursday March 6th,
2014
Today’s Verses Scripture: 24And those who
belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Observation: We will know when our hearts are completely turned to Jesus
when we have died to the ways of the world—where the Old Adam and Old Eve have
fully transformed spiritually to be selfless loving vessels for the Lord’s Will
and Purposes.
Application: Belonging to the Lord takes obedience—which for us means
intentionality and accountability to truly be freely responsible servants of
Christ Jesus. The reality of the
lifestyle of GRACE is the New Creation fully incorporated and shared. Reflecting daily upon our Baptismal calling
should have us reflecting, confessing, repenting and renewing daily—dying to
the Old Nature and rising to the New.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, Help to train our hearts to realize the
true fruits of repentance.
May our walk of faith deny and turn
away from the empty promises of the Evil One.
May we see the joy of compassion
naturally flow as we dedicate our every thought and action to You.
May any evil than lingers within us
be trampled under the power of your Word burning deep in our hearts.
Thank You Lord, for all you have
done
May I never not be grateful!
AMEN
For Sunday March 9th,
2014
Today’s Verses Scripture: 25If we live by
the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
Observation: Living by the Spirit is truly listening deeply from the
heart which is the tabernacle of the Holy Spirit. Heart (Spiritual formation’s foundation) +
Head (Spiritual Transformation)= Reformation (Diakonia & Kerygma)
Application: The Spirit is the driving force working on empowering us to
be beacons of Light, stewards of the earth and proclaimers of the Word. The Holy Spirit is our great motivator as
Christ Jesus is our heart’s center. When
we chose to invest in building our spiritual foundation as disciples; we
transform to the image of who God wants to become. With this realized we can live into the
lifestyle of GRACE by being active through servant leadership and unity to
accomplish God’s Will and purposes for the World!
Prayer: Gracious and Loving God, build up our hearts with
your great and glorious Spirit.
Help us to obediently and
intentionally build that foundation of the Holy Spirit’s work within us.
Make us beacons of light—where your
Holy Spirit guides and shines through all we do in Your Name.
May the work of our hands and feet
bring shalom and Kingdom fruit
A Reformation that will be a
revolution of the faithful committed to spread your Gospel to the ends of the
earth!
We Thank You Lord for all you do to
guide us and lead us down your intended path.
In Your Most Holy and Precious Name
We Pray—
AMEN
For Monday March 10th,
2014
Today’s Verses Scripture: 26Let us not
become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.
Observation: Spiritual Formation is not to ever be a competition more
than a time of humble development. The ego must die to be united with God as
well as truly love neighbor.
Application: The place of Spiritual Formation is the most intimate
aspect of our being. The Old Nature
continually asserts its desire to create a world catering to the self—it is
instinctual but NOT Godly. The New
Nature Christ Jesus wants us to grow into is other worldly, and truly an open
heart for compassion toward others.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, you hold our hearts in your loving
hands.
Help us to strive to be in the World
but not of it.
Help us to be humbly molded to Your
Will and precepts for our lives in GRACE.
May Your love teach our hearts to
die to the Old Nature and rise into the New Creation and It’s lifestyle of
GRACE.
May everything we do in our time of
formation and transformation grow ever closer in unity to You and Love for our
neighbor.
To You, O Lord, be the Glory—
AMEN
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