June 7 & 8, 2008 | The Jesus Way ~ How to Live Naturally Supernatural!

Sermon Notes for Small Group Leaders
The Jesus Way ~ How to Live Naturally Supernatural! /Sermon Series: Acts
Teaching Pastor, Jim Zippay
June 8, 2008
Scripture Passage: Acts 16

Outline
I. Recognizing the Spirit's leading.
II. Respond to God's working.
III. Engage in Jesus stuff.

Content
1. God is not just a creator who is listlessly indifferent to our struggles.
2. God is a personal God, who through the Holy Spirit guides and directs our efforts.
3. Act 15:6-11 are examples of how God directs individuals in specific directions.
4. Pastor Jim described how his own child came to him through the specific direction of God.
5. Responding to God’s leading requires obedience and at times periods of frustration because it is not always clear what He is doing.
6. To the diligent worker, God does often make His plan vividly clear, but not always.
7. It is important to know that the timing of God’s plans revealed rarely coincides with our plans. We often operate on a need-to-know basis.
8. Warfare, struggle, push-back, confrontation, and demonic powers are all part of the engaging as a Spirit-led believer.
9. We need to know there is another team playing against us, who has as its chief objective to neutralize, destroy and otherwise discredit the cause and plan of Christ in the individual follower.

Aim
Our aim as believers is to recognize the truth of the leading of the Holy Spirit, obey His leading, and prepare to engage in warfare with the help of the Holy Spirit to overcome said battles.

Application Questions
I. Do you recognize the leading of the Holy Spirit in your own life? Can you give a testimony to that fact?
II. Why do you think God considers it is important for believers to be obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit?
III. Does the fear of aversion scare you? Do you think God actually is there to help you if a battle comes your way?
IV. What does spiritual victory in Christ look like? How has He helped you win over the enemy?