Keep in Step with the Spirit
Freedom In Christ- 10 TITLE: Keep in Step with the Spirit TEXT: Galatians 5:16-26 TONE: Encouragement TARGET: Believers TASK: To encourage believers to keep in step with the Spirit daily. TEACH: There is an old Indian proverb about two dogs that goes like this: “Inside each of us, there are two dogs that are always fighting. One dog represents anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, and ego. The other dog represents love, compassion, humility and kindness. The one that wins is the one you feed.” The two dogs symbolize the dual nature of Christians. Each Christian has the capacity for both positive and negative emotions and actions. The ‘good dog’ represents the Spirit’s virtues, the positive aspects of our character, while the ‘bad dog’ embodies our flesh, the negative tendencies and destructive behavior. The point being that we have the power to influence which dog wins by who we feed, the Flesh or the Spirit. TRUTH: In this section, Paul c...