Hosting the Presence

Be careful what you call "good"

October 9, 2024·46 min
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Hey there friend! Join me as we uncover the hidden roots of sin that can unknowingly shape our lives. This episode dives into the journey of spiritual growth and the production of good fruit, drawing from scriptures in Galatians and John. (00:06) Blurred Line(08:33) Roots of Sin and Generational Bondage(15:57) Walking in the Spirit(29:03) The Process of Producing Good Fruit(39:43) Journey of Spiritual Growth(45:58) Connecting Through ConversationsScripture References Romans 7:18 MSG17-20 But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can’t keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don’t have what it takes. I can will it, but I can’t do it. I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don’t result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, And [d]desperately wicked; Who can know it? the Lord, search the heart,I test the [e]mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. Galatians 5:1616 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.John 15vs5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you[b] will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

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