THE SPIRIT SONSHIP

Sunday Morning: June 13, 1999

Text: Galatians 4:6 "And because ye are [present active] sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son [sonship] into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father"

THOSE WHO MIND THE SPIRIT

Romans 8:15 "For ye (beloved, called, saints) have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption [sonship], whereby we cry, Abba, Father."

YE ARE SONS THROUGH FAITH

Galatians 3:26 "For ye are (verb comes after "God") all the children [uiJo>s, sons] of God ["ye are" come here, present active of eJimi>] by [through the] faith in [by means of] Christ Jesus."

CHILDREN WHEN YOU BELIEVE

CHRIST HAD THAT SPIRIT

Mark 14:36 "And he (Christ) said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt."

THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST

JESUS HAD THAT SPIRIT

WHO BEWITCHED YOU?

Galatians 3:1 "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, &ldots;?"

SPIRIT OF SONSHIP LEARNED

Galatians 3:2 "This only would I learn [desire] of you, Received ye the Spirit (of sonship) by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?"

PERFECTING SONSHIP THROUGH FAITH

Galatians 3:3 "Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit (of sonship through faith), are ye now made perfect by the flesh (law, 4:23)?"

THROUGH SUFFERING

Galatians 3:4 "Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain."

HE MINISTERED FAITH

Galatians 3:5 "He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit (of sonship), and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?"

PAUL'S MINISTRY

Galatians 4:19 "My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ (the spirit of sonship) be formed in you,"

HE MINISTERED GRACE

HE MINISTERED HOPE

Colossians 1:27-28 "To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28. Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:"

THROUGH THE SPIRIT WE WAIT

EVIDENCE OF SONSHIP

Galatians 5:22-24 "But the fruit of the Spirit (sonship) is love, joy, peace, longsuffering [forbearance], gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance [self control]: against such there is no law. 24. And they that are [genitive, of] Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts."

THE OVERCOMER BECOME SONS

Revelation 21:7 "He that overcometh [present active participle] shall inherit [future active] all things (kingdom of God); and I will be [future middle] his God, and he shall be [future middle] my son."