Six Steps to Walking In The Spirit | Galatians 5:16-26

1. Step One Walking: Is Slow & Long
"But I say, walk by the Spirit." (Galatians 5:16)
Scripture References: Exodus 16:4, Leviticus 18:4, Jeremiah 44:23, Ezekiel 5:5-6, Deuteronomy 6:4-9

2. Step Two Walking: Done in Behavior & Desire
"and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." (Galatians 5:16)
Scripture Reference: Sermon on the Mount

3. Step Three Walking: Is A Battle To The Death
"For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit..." (Galatians 5:17)
"And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." (Galatians 5:24)
Scripture Reference: Personal anecdote about overcoming anxiety

4. Step Four Walking: Grafted Into Jesus + His Spirit
"And those who belong to Christ Jesus" (Galatians 5:24)
Scripture Reference: John 15

5. Step Five Walking: Raises New Fruitful Desires & Outcomes
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control..." (Galatians 5:22-23)
Scripture Reference: Illustration of fruitful trees.

6. Step Six Walking: Involve Watching Our Pride
"If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another." (Galatians 5:25-26)