Sermons About Fruit-of-the-spirit
The Mark of Patience
Patience - (Greek: makrothumia) makro - long in distance or duration; thumia - heat, passion, suffering, anger. makro + thumia - long suffering, slow to anger, slow to lose one's temper or passion. To have a long fuse. How long is your fuse? In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians he challenged them to live according to what they had received. He told them to “put off the old self” and to “put on the new self.” One of the marks of the new self that he told them to bear was the mark of patience. As Christ followers and as those who have received the gift of the Holy Spirit we can yield our lives to the Spirit’s calling and exhibit the mark of patience.
0 Amens
The Mark of Peace
As we discuss the third mark of authentic Christians, we complete the first triad of love, joy, and peace. These three graces were often grouped together by Paul and other early Christians. Some say they cover the whole range of Christian existence. The fabric is built up, story upon story. Love is the foundation, joy is the superstructure, and peace the crown of all. Peace - (Hebrew: shalom; Greek: eirene) The Hebrew shalom occurs more than 250 times in the Bible. It is rich in meaning. It is used as a courteous greeting, an expression of health and well-being, safety, good relations between peoples and nations, quiet tranquilility and contentment, friendship, wholeness, soundness, and completeness. It also has theological implications. God is described as shalom (Judg. 6:24) and as the only true source of it. Shalom is a description of one's future with God. The Greek eirene in classical literature denoted the opposite of war or conflict. Later, it came to describe a harmonious state of mind, an imperturbability that could exist irrespective of external circumstances. In the NT it became vested with the overtones of meaning from shalom as well. The distinctive difference about eirene in the NT is its mediation through Jesus Christ.
0 Amens
Live By The Spirit
Audio is not the best, sorry. Living by the Spirit gives one victory over the sin nature and produces good things like love, joy and self-control.
0 Amens
The Mark of Joy
The apostle Paul was concerned about the joy of the church at Galatia, he asked: "What has happened to all your joy? ...” (Gal. 4:15). Joy vs. Happiness - Joy is better than happiness. Happiness depends upon happenings. It comes from the word "hap" which means "luck, happenstance"; you're just lucky, fortunate, and happy. Happiness is external; joy is internal. Happiness is based on circumstances and when they change you're not happy anymore; joy is based on Christ. Happiness is based on chance; joy is based on choice. As a Christian, you can choose joy. In Paul’s letter to the Philippians he taught them to find their joy in the Lord at all times. We can know the joy that depends on the Lord and not on our circumstances.
0 Amens
The Mark of Love
In 1st Corinthians, Paul wrote to the church at Corinth about this first mark of the fruit of the Spirit. Paul told them that love is the greatest mark of all. We can bear this authentic mark of God’s Spirit in our lives. We can have lives marked by Christ’s kind of love.
0 Amens
Bearing the Marks
In our postmodern world authenticity is becoming increasingly important. Today's generation has largely rejected the idea of absolute truth, but they are still interested what is real. Do you feel that your life is an authentic or real representation of a Christ-follower? Are you the real deal? What makes us real? Is it Belief? Behavior? Or is it Becoming like Jesus? Is it our character? In the book of Galatians, Paul told the Christians in Galatia that the only way to live out authentic Christianity was to walk in the Spirit and so bear the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. Paul taught that following Christ was more than an outward keeping of the law. Christians are to show forth the character of God. We can allow the Lord to give us these nine marks of authentic Christian character, so that we are like Christ, not just in what we believe, or in what we practice, but in our very nature.
0 Amens
Maintaining a Fair Balance
Talking about money is often taboo in churches. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian church to encourage them to maintain a balance between their present abundance and others' needs. We should likewise be encouraged.
0 Amens
Salty Christians
Salt has been very important to mankind ever since we were first created by God. So, what does Jesus really mean when He tells all of us Christians that we are the salt of the earth? We'll explore four characteristics of salt that Christians should have.
0 Amens
Patience
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Patience in Suffering 7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, [1] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
0 Amens
