Crucifying the desires of the flesh
Chris ended our Vintage Christianity series this morning with an incredible sermon about feeding the desires of the Spirit and crucifying the desires of the sinful nature. I’ve listened to Chris’ sermons for over a year now, and I believe his most quoted verse is from Proverbs 23: “As a man thinks in his heart, so he is.” Today’s sermon got to the core of that verse, and again reminded us that spiritual transformation (and life transformation for that matter) happens from the inside out. Instead of showing more love and showing more peace, we need to become more loving, and become more peaceful.
According to Galations 5:16, those who have the Spirit of God have two desires inside of them, the desires of the flesh and the desires of the Spirit. There is conflict. The one you actively feed is the one that will be stronger. For a change, try to instantly gratify the desires of the Spirit while delaying gratification for the sinful desires.
