Jul. 06, 2025

“Flesh vs. Spirit”
Romans 8:5-11
Central Idea: Believers have been set free by the life-giving Spirit
who dwells in them.
I. Living in the flesh vs. living in the Spirit (5-8)
A. What they think about doing? (5)
• “Flesh” worldview of the flesh is = “I ______ do it.”
• “Spirit-minded” person — I _______ do it - ________ the Spirit
B. Ultimate End (6)
• The fleshly person is physically _______, but spiritually _______.
• “Spirit-minded” person
• life = ____________ life & ____________ life here and now
• peace = _______ God primarily, but peace ____ God as well
C. Attitude toward God (7a)
• Flesh: hostile = speaks of an ___________ - Romans 5:10
• “Spirit-minded” person is ____________ to God
• Reconciliation has drawn the believer to God.
D. Attitude toward God’s standard (7b)
• Flesh: does not submit to them: ________ the command
• “Spirit-minded” finds security & great benefit in the loving
__________________ God has for us.
E. Ability to keep God’s standards (7c)
• Flesh: doesn’t have the ____________ to obey God’s ways.
• Spirit gives us the ability, but sometimes we still choose ________
F. Ability to please God (8)
• Flesh: cannot please God - “in the ________” vs. “in __________”
• Spirit-minded are _______ to please God by living by the Spirit.
II. The Spirit in you (9-11)
A. Present reality (9-10)
• “However, you” - Paul makes __________ we are in the Spirit.
• “if” - “__________”
• If you have the Spirit, you are ____________.
• If you don’t have the Spirit, you are ______ saved.
The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit:
1. True of _________ believer.
2. Takes place at moment of ____________.
3. Can’t be ____________.
• “is dead” - the body remains subject to death because of _____
B. Future guarantee (11)
• If the Spirit who raised Jesus is now in us, that ______________
our resurrection.
• The Holy Spirit has previous track record of resurrection.
Application:
1. The Holy Spirit living in you means you can never think of
yourself in the _________ way.
• You’re a new ____________ in Christ.
• ____________ in you is the Holy Spirit of God.
• You are of great ____________ to God.
2. The Holy Spirit living in you effects how we ________ and
__________ others.