Living by the Spirit, Not the Flesh | Conversion, John the Baptist & Spiritual Warfare

About this sermon

In today’s powerful reflection, we are reminded that the Christian life is a battle for our souls. The Gospel and Epistle unite with one clear message: live by the Spirit, not the flesh. This talk explores the eternal choice we all face—whether to follow the fleeting passions of the world or to embrace the life of grace that leads to eternal salvation. We are warned against greed, impurity, drunkenness, and the vices of our age, while being encouraged to surround ourselves with holy friends, seek the intercession of Our Lady, and remain steadfast in faith. Drawing from personal conversion testimony, the beheading of St. John the Baptist, and the wisdom of the saints like St. Augustine, this message calls us to reject sin and consecrate ourselves to Mary, who leads us closer to her Son, Jesus Christ. 🙏 Stay close to Our Lady, flee from sin, and live for eternal life with Christ. ⏱️ Key Themes in This Reflection: Gospel & Epistle: Living by the Spirit vs. the Flesh The Feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist The importance of holy friendships in conversion Testimony of conversion through Divine Mercy The dangers of greed, drunkenness, impurity, and modern vices Consecration to Our Lady as the key to holiness 0:00 Introduction – Gospel & Epistle Connection 0:36 Living by the Spirit vs the Flesh 1:27 Eternal Destiny: Saving Your Soul 1:46 Feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist 2:07 Importance of Good Company & Holy Friends 2:37 Personal Conversion Testimony – Divine Mercy 4:42 Confusion & Early Struggles in Faith 5:24 Providence and Finding a Faith Companion 6:12 Words of Conviction: The World is Wrong 6:39 Practical Message – Surround Yourself with Holy Friends 7:19 Cooperating with Grace in Conversion 8:18 Warning Against Greed & Ambition 9:27 Spiritual Message – Avoiding Passions & Lusts 10:15 Sin of Drunkenness & Loss of Reason 12:09 Other Vices: Abortion, Contraception, Pornography 13:39 Romans 1 – Greed and Darkened Hearts 14:26 Biblical Warnings Against Greed & Worldliness 15:07 Stay Close to Our Lady – The Immaculate Queen 15:52 Consecration to Mary & Spiritual Life 16:15 Closing Message – Live by the Spirit, Reject the Flesh 16:26 Outro & Support Sensus Fidelium For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ #Catholic #Homily #GospelReflection #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #Conversion #DivineMercy #JohnTheBaptist #SpiritualWarfare #LiveByTheSpirit #CatholicHomily #CatholicSermon #SensusFidelium #CatholicTeaching #OurLady 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/p

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• Spiritual Warfare