Sermons About Fruit-of-the-spirit
How Do I See Jesus in You?
How Do I See Jesus in You? Scripture: Galatians 5:22 Spirit Fruit is the proof of God’s Divine Nature in you. (These are not 9 fruits, but Spirit fruit manifested in nine ways to be seen in all Christ followers who are walking in the Spirit.) 1. Love agape This is our universal motive for all that we do. (1 Cor. 13) 2. Joy chara Restore unto me the Joy of my salvation. (Ps. 51:12) The Joy of the Lord is our strength. (Neh. 8:10) 3. Peace eirene Let the peace of God rule your hearts. Col. 3:15 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you. (Ps. 26:3) 4. Patience makrothumia Longsuffering, slowness in avenging wrongs. It is love that “suffers long”. (1 Cor. 13:4-8) 5. Kindness chrestotes A pleasant tenderness that puts others at ease around us. Be kind and tenderhearted toward each other. Eph. 4:31, 32 6. Goodness agathosume Barnabas was a good man by being generous and thrilled to see progress in others. (Acts 11:24) Dorcas was a good woman by being full of good works and charitable deeds. (Acts 9:36, 39) 7. Faithfulness pistis To be trusted and. The faithful receive the crown of life. (Re. 2:10) 8. Gentleness prautes meekness To describe the character in which strength and gentleness are perfectly combined. (Example – Moses Nu. 12:1-8) “For I am gentile and lowly of heart…” Matt. 11: 28-30 9. Self-control enkrateia The virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, especially sensual appetites. (Proverbs 16:32)
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A Reformed-Charismatic Approach to Worship
Worship is first drawing near to God through the blood of Christ, something we should not take for granted, since before Christ's victory over sin very few people had the privilege of drawing near to God. In our worship, we are to commune with God through the means of grace, such as preaching, God's word, baptism, the Lord's supper. But we are also to encounter and experience God through the work of the Holy Spirit as expressed through the gifts of the spirit -- God is truly near to his people, and is present in corporate worship in a unique way.
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Essentials for Maximized Living
As we continue our series on the Holy Spirit we talk about living by the Spirit found in Galations 5:16-23. The more wholeheartedly we pursue God the more fully we experience the "Fruit of the Spirit." Galations 5:22 tells us that the fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Living by the Spirit = Pursuing God wholeheartedly = Submitting to God's ways.
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Fruit of the Spirit 6 – Kindness and Goodness
In this sermon, we look at the 5th and 6th fruits listed in Galatians 5:22 & 23. At first glance, these words seem to say the same thing, but on further study, we see that they are different aspects of love. Simply put, kindness is kind of like the love of a grandmother, just kind and not wanting to hurt anyone, willing to overlook things. Goodness, on the other hand, is like the love of a parent, especially of a loving father, that will confront and discipline their children when they need it. Goodness does the right thing regardless of the consequences. It’s interesting to note that both of these are listed as fruit that we are supposed to have operating in our lives. We have to know when and in what circumstance each is needed. We can trust the Holy Ghost to help us.
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Fruit of the Spirit 5 – Patience
God has called and equipped Christians to walk in patience, in all areas of our lives. One aspect of patience that we will look at is being slow to anger. When we are quick to anger, the Bible says that we let down our defenses and that we look foolish. We are to walk in patience with each other as well as with the world. Peter and Paul both tell us to specifically watch how we act when we’re in front of people in the world so we won’t give them an excuse to criticize Christianity.
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Fruit of the Spirit 4 - Peace
Peace is more than just an absence of outward hostilities. It actually has nothing to do with how things are going on the outside. The peace of God comes from the inside. It has to do with completeness, wholeness. The man walking in peace knows that no matter what happens, God has provided for him to have the victory.
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Pollen
You have to have pollen to have fruit. Otherwise, all you got is a pretty flower. In relationship to the Fruit of the Spirit, the pollen is the the Word of God. A Christian that does not polinate their Christian walk with the study of God's Word, they will never produce the kind of fruit God has in mind for every beleiver. In order for us to be fruitful, we must be polinated.
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