A Step At A Time

Let's Take a Walk:

                      A Step At a Time

                        May 18, 2008

'Have you ever sensed the need for an acute awareness of
the spirit of God? I have, as I'm sure you have … we need God.
We need God to step in, calm our fears, and take charge. More than
all that, we need the confidence that He is there at that very
moment. It's not that we expect an audible voice from heaven or
a moving-picture vision of the future in Technicolor. Not that.
What we need most is that inner reassurance that He is there,
that He cares, that He is in full control.'
                                                — Charles Swindoll

What steps do we take in order to walk in the Holy Spirit?

Steps of refreshing: The Holy Spirit's anointing. 1 John 2:20 — 'You
have an anointing from the Holy Spirit.'

Steps of realization: the Holy Spirit's infilling. Ephesians 5:18

The Contradiction (enemies of the Spirit-filled life).

    Self-reliance
    Legalism
    The Command

The Contrast

The Conclusion

Steps of Responsibility: Walking in the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:16–26.

'Walk'
'Led'
'Fruit'
'Live'
'Walk'

Steps to Reality

Desperation
Repentance
Yielding (Romans 6:13)
Faith