Living by the Nudge

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Living by the Nudge

• Romans 81-17
• Galatians 516-26

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Theme

• The presence, power, and personal leadership of
  the Holy Spirit within our lives must be
  prioritized and pervasive!

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Theme VerseGalatians 525

• Since this is the kind of life we have chosen,
  the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we
  do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a
  sentiment in our hearts, but work out its
  implications in every detail of our lives.
• The Message

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The ChallengeLiving for God in Rome
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Two Great Challenges Christians Struggled With
in Rome

• The Law
• Legalism

• The Flesh
• The Self life

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Two Great Challenges Christians Struggled With

• The Law Legalism Trying to please God by
  being good enough (those from a Jewish
  background)
• The Flesh The sinful nature The self-scene
  (those from a pagan background)

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Paul refers to this as living

• Kata Sarka
• According to the flesh

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The Sad Results of Living Kata Sarka

• Hostility to God (87)
• Does not submit to God (87)
• Unable to please God (88)
• Leads to death (86, 13)
• Leads to slavery (815)

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Paul tells us that Christ provided a better way
for us to live

• Kata Pneuma
• According to the Spirit

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The better way to live Kata Pneuma

• The results?
• No condemnation! (81)
• Freedom! (82)
• Righteousness! (83-4)
• Life! (86, 13)
• Peace! (86)
• An Inner witness Gods child! (814-15)
• Heirs with Christ! (817a)
• Ultimately sharing in Gods glory! (817b)

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Pauls Claim?

• Christians from all backgrounds can live
  righteously and victoriously in their Rome
  through the dynamic and direction of the Holy
  Spirit in their lives!

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We want
Our way - Self
A list of rules
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• God provides an inner dynamic
• The Holy Spirit!

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How Does This WorkIn our Rome?

• We face two choices, two possible orientations to
  how we will live our lives every day!
• Kata sarka Living according to the flesh
  what the old self, under the control of sin wants
  to do.
• Kata pneuma Living according to the Holy
  Spirit What Gods Spirit at work within us
  would lead us to do.

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We often have a mistaken view of the Holy Spirit

• We tend to think of Him as a rather latent,
  passive influence deep within us that must be
  excited or aroused

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This is a mistaken view!

• The Holy Spirit is instead a very active, dynamic
  person at work within a believers life all of
  the time!

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What is The Nudge?

• The sweet, sensitive and significant impressions
  of the Holy Spirit within the Christians life,
  guiding him/her to act, speak, behave and serve
  in keeping with the redemptive purposes and
• will of God.

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Learning to Live by The Nudge

• The secret of the victorious and effective
  Christian life is to live all of life sensitive
  to and responsive to what the Holy Spirit is
  doing

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Within our lives!
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Among Gods people when we are gathered together!
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Out in the world our Rome!
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God wants a group of people whose total
orientation to life is the Holy Spirit!
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Learning to Live byThe Nudge

• Recognize the Holy Spirits presence in your
  life.
• Be aware that the Holy Spirit is at work all
  around you.
• Get rid of your need to be noticed.
• Start each day with a prayer asking God to use
  you.
• Be sensitive to the Spirits nudge.

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Learning to Live byThe Nudge

• Step out in faith obedience as the Holy Spirit
  nudges you.
• Depend on the Holy Spirits power.
• Simply seek to be a blessing.
• Reflect on your experiences and their effect
  learn from them.
• Ask God to continue to lead you and use you again.

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Living by the Nudge

• Do you want to live this way?