WEBVTT 00:04.799 --> 00:13.506 [SPEAKER_00]: In the last devotional of this week, we're going to wrap up by finishing our exploration into establishing a resurrection culture. 00:14.366 --> 00:23.073 [SPEAKER_00]: May God continue this week of ongoing transformation as we invite him to resurrect us in meaningful fresh ways today. 00:23.933 --> 00:25.955 [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast. 00:39.445 --> 00:39.694 [UNKNOWN]: Thank you. 00:57.000 --> 01:08.088 [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from Roman 6th verse 4, Scripture says, We were buried there for with Him by baptism into death. 01:08.889 --> 01:16.874 [SPEAKER_00]: In order that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 01:20.137 --> 01:24.080 [SPEAKER_00]: We devoted time yesterday to searching Scripture for understanding, 01:26.994 --> 01:32.958 [SPEAKER_00]: We looked at Roman 64, which says, we were buried there for with him by baptism into death. 01:33.619 --> 01:41.865 [SPEAKER_00]: In order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in anunice of life. 01:43.703 --> 01:57.788 [SPEAKER_00]: And in Romans 8, we learned that God has offered us a life free from condemnation, crowned us with Christ as His co-air, and made it so nothing could separate us from the depths of His love. 02:00.209 --> 02:04.210 [SPEAKER_00]: We've been given an incredible life in the Spirit through Christ. 02:05.410 --> 02:12.693 [SPEAKER_00]: But so often, we continue to live as if His death and resurrection didn't change our everyday occurrences. 02:14.142 --> 02:19.565 [SPEAKER_00]: so often we live according to the flesh rather than our new life in the Spirit. 02:20.785 --> 02:33.292 [SPEAKER_00]: So, building on the foundation of God's Word, let's take time today to learn some practical ways we can better live the abundant life afforded to us through the resurrection of our Savior. 02:34.532 --> 02:37.474 [SPEAKER_00]: How can we better live our lives in the Spirit? 02:38.594 --> 02:40.395 [SPEAKER_00]: How can we experience the 02:44.274 --> 02:47.556 [SPEAKER_00]: It all starts with growing in our friendship with the Spirit. 02:48.737 --> 02:57.924 [SPEAKER_00]: The Bible tells us that the Spirit prays for us when we don't know what to pray, that He teaches us, helps us, and fills us. 02:59.245 --> 03:02.607 [SPEAKER_00]: But the Holy Spirit never forces Himself on us. 03:03.688 --> 03:06.750 [SPEAKER_00]: He only fills and speaks when He has asked. 03:08.108 --> 03:17.495 [SPEAKER_00]: Such is the depth of God's love for us, that He waits patiently for us to open ourselves to Him, back ining us with His loving kindness. 03:18.456 --> 03:29.785 [SPEAKER_00]: So, we must make time every day to be filled with a spirit and new, and learn what it is to receive His help, teaching, presence, and prayer. 03:31.372 --> 03:39.420 [SPEAKER_00]: It's only when we grow in our relationship with him in private that we will learn how to be led and used by him in a public. 03:40.841 --> 03:53.233 [SPEAKER_00]: Just as you couldn't pick out an unfamiliar voice from a crowd, you will have a hard time feeling the nudges of the Holy Spirit in this rushed and busy world without experiencing him in the secret place. 03:54.768 --> 04:01.572 [SPEAKER_00]: Growing in friendship with the Spirit is a vital and foundational to living with the newness of life. 04:03.193 --> 04:07.055 [SPEAKER_00]: Next, we have to live in obedience to God's Word. 04:08.276 --> 04:16.600 [SPEAKER_00]: God has blessed us with an incredibly practical book meant to guide us into an abundant spirit-filled life. 04:18.101 --> 04:23.865 [SPEAKER_00]: To walk in obedience to the Word is to live a life experiencing all that God has in 04:25.929 --> 04:38.051 [SPEAKER_00]: suspend time in the Word of God, opening your heart to the Spirit, allow him to be your teacher, and commit yourself to live in obedience to what he shows you. 04:39.591 --> 04:46.593 [SPEAKER_00]: In obedience to God's Word, you will discover how perfectly applicable and powerful Scripture is to your life. 04:48.573 --> 04:53.454 [SPEAKER_00]: Lastly, set aside time to simply receive the love of God, 04:54.688 --> 05:00.712 [SPEAKER_00]: We live our lives in a society full of people and possessions that promise to satisfy us. 05:01.893 --> 05:09.259 [SPEAKER_00]: We're surrounded by a world that isn't living out of personal experience with God and isn't a reflection of his truth. 05:11.000 --> 05:21.468 [SPEAKER_00]: If we're going to live in the world but not be of it as Romans 122 commands us, we must spend time experiencing the reality of God's love. 05:22.974 --> 05:28.102 [SPEAKER_00]: We must allow His presence to be the lens through which we see the world around us. 05:29.525 --> 05:36.677 [SPEAKER_00]: Victory over the enemy comes from encountering the reality of God's unfathomable grace and affection. 05:38.019 --> 05:46.465 [SPEAKER_00]: Following the leadership of the Spirit, moment to moment stems from encountering the reality of his ennearness in the secret place. 05:47.606 --> 05:53.349 [SPEAKER_00]: You have to spend time engaging in spiritual relationship to live a spiritual life. 05:55.171 --> 06:05.738 [SPEAKER_00]: Spend time today, growing in your friendship with the Spirit, reading God's Word, and receiving the love of your Heavenly Father as you enter into guided prayer. 06:34.733 --> 06:43.235 [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, spend time receiving a fresh filling of the spirit, simply open your heart and 06:45.512 --> 06:48.655 [SPEAKER_00]: Ask him to make the reality of his presence known to you. 06:50.237 --> 06:53.220 [SPEAKER_00]: Ask him to lead you into deeper friendship with him. 06:54.662 --> 07:00.528 [SPEAKER_00]: The Spirit loves to talk to us, help us, and guide us, because he loves us. 07:01.809 --> 07:05.073 [SPEAKER_00]: You will never have a better friend than the Holy Spirit. 07:06.627 --> 07:20.497 [SPEAKER_00]: John 1426 says, but the helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 07:58.740 --> 08:02.543 [SPEAKER_00]: and next, spend time engaging with God's Word. 08:03.924 --> 08:05.565 [SPEAKER_00]: Where does your heart need more life? 08:06.746 --> 08:08.987 [SPEAKER_00]: Where do you feel like the world has taken over? 08:10.368 --> 08:15.892 [SPEAKER_00]: Look up Scripture on whatever subject you need help with, and stand on God's Word. 08:17.033 --> 08:20.035 [SPEAKER_00]: Renew your mind, and live in obedience today. 08:21.575 --> 08:42.247 [SPEAKER_00]: Second Timothy 3 verses 16 through 17 says, All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training and righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 09:24.799 --> 09:28.641 [SPEAKER_00]: And last, receive the love that God has for you today. 09:30.022 --> 09:36.485 [SPEAKER_00]: Similar to receiving a filling of the Holy Spirit, just been time resting in the presence of God. 09:37.806 --> 09:39.907 [SPEAKER_00]: Ask Him to reveal His love to you. 09:41.368 --> 09:42.969 [SPEAKER_00]: Ask Him how He feels about you. 09:44.750 --> 09:45.690 [SPEAKER_00]: John 15, verse 5 says, 09:51.823 --> 09:57.369 [SPEAKER_00]: Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit. 09:58.049 --> 10:00.432 [SPEAKER_00]: For apart from me, you can do nothing. 10:39.187 --> 10:45.091 [SPEAKER_00]: I pray that you would be transformed as you align your life with the resurrection culture. 10:46.372 --> 10:52.436 [SPEAKER_00]: May you see yourself as one saved, redeemed, empowered and delivered. 10:53.837 --> 10:58.300 [SPEAKER_00]: May you live in pursuit of the abundant life available to you. 10:59.641 --> 11:04.425 [SPEAKER_00]: May the chains of this world fall off in light of God's powerful grace. 11:05.847 --> 11:13.170 [SPEAKER_00]: and may your life be a reflection of the reality of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. 11:32.175 --> 11:34.416 [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for listening to today's podcast. 11:34.796 --> 11:36.196 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh with 1st of team. 11:37.096 --> 11:42.878 [SPEAKER_00]: If God has used this space in a meaningful way in your life, would you consider supporting this ministry? 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