Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0152AB recorded on March 19, 1980 teaching from Galatians 5:25 – If We Live in the Spirit.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens, teaching from Galatians 5:25, emphasizes the importance of “living in the spirit”. He highlights how this means being intimate with God, like a quiet knowing or a gentle “nudging” from the Holy Spirit, contrasting it with a mediocre Christian life filled with trivial frustrations. Stevens explains that the Apostle Paul used agricultural metaphors understandable to the Galatians, such as fruit bearing (showing qualities like love and joy), burden bearing (helping others), seed bearing (sowing love to reap understanding), and brand bearing (bearing the physical or emotional marks of belonging to Christ). Ultimately, he argues that cultivating a deep relationship with Jesus, through prayer, reading the Word, and listening to God, offers a solution to frustration and loneliness and provides an unshakeable connection that nothing can separate us from.