Lesson 7. Challenge the New Conflicts (Phil. 4:6-7)

 

When the Israelites, who had been slaves, came out of Egypt and crossed the Red Sea, all their sufferings from Egypt ended. They no longer needed to suffer their past afflictions in Egypt. However, they faced a new kind of hardship. This was because they had to go to the Promised Land, Canaan.
In order to enjoy the blessings in that land, they had to endure new hardship as training and descipline. In the same way, you must persevere and overcome hardship by faith. After we become Christians, we face this new kind of hardship that engenders new conflicts. We must challenge these new conflicts with faith.

 

1. New conflicts
  (1) Family   (2) Job   (3) relationships

 

2. The believer's reality
  (1) Rom. 8:2   The law of the Spirit fo life is with us
  (2) Jn. 14:16  The Spirit dwells in us forever
  (3) Jn. 14:26-27 The peace of God is given to us.
  (4) 1Cor. 3:16  Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
  (5) 1Cor. 2:10-12  Understanding of the divine truth is given to us
  (6) Rom. 8:28  God works i all things for our good.

 

3. The solution to the  problem - God is with us
  (1) Jn. 16:7  Sends the Counselor, Holy Spirit to us.
  (2) Gal. 5:16-18  Guided by the Holy Spirit and live by the Spirit.
  (3) 1Jn. 2:20-27  Reveals all to the anointed ones (those filled with the Spirit)

 

4. The believer's lifestyle
  (1) Acts 13:1-4  Pray and receive the Spirit's guidance in all circumstances.
  (2) Phil. 4:6-7  Don't be anxious but pray (worries are prayer topics).
  (3) Jn. 15:7  Prays accordong to the principle of God's word.
  (4) Jn. 16:23-24  Our joy is made complete when we ask in His name and receive answer.

* Prayer is a spiritual science.