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The Fruit of the Spirit

The Fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-25. The Fruit of the Spirit. Motivation: the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:25) The “Walk of Grace”: walking “by the Spirit” Completely different than growth “by LAW” In fact, Grace is the ONLY way to accomplish real Christian Growth!

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The Fruit of the Spirit

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  1. The Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-25

  2. The Fruit of the Spirit • Motivation: the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:25) • The “Walk of Grace”: walking “by the Spirit” • Completely different than growth “by LAW” • In fact, Grace is the ONLY way to accomplish real Christian Growth! • The Issue: Are you “Alive by the Spirit” ? • Not “good” versus “bad” • Rather: “dead” versus “alive” • You are a New Creature in Christ (Gal. 2:20) • “Act your Age!” (Gal.5:13,25) • Your Entire Character Can & Should Change (Gal.2:22-23)

  3. Love: The Fruit of the Spirit • The other nouns define Christian Love: • Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control • Christian Love: • Based on Choice. • agape • Affinity is not an issue. • Feelings May Follow(Usually do) • Modern Love: • Based on Experience. • filew, eroß • Natural, Common (Mt.5:47) • Very Changeable!

  4. Love: The Fruit of the Spirit • The other nouns define Christian Love: • Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control • Love is at the very Heart of Christian Ethics(Gal. 5:13,14) • A Decision to Serve Someone Else (i.e., NOT Me!) – see v13a.

  5. Joy - ÷áñÜ • The Problem: • Philip. 4:4 Rejoice Always?? • How Can They Rejoice When… • Hebrews 12:2 • Acts 5:41 • Hebrews 10:34 • By Learning Thankfulness! • The biggest barrier between man and God • See Romans 1:21ff • The biggest barrier to Christian Growth! • See 1 Peter 1:5 • Related to ÷Üñéò

  6. Peace (Eiphnh) • A Powerful Peace (Romans16:20) • A Sense of Order and Harmony (1 Corinthians 14:33) • Peace Starts Between God and You, as an Individual: • Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ - Romans 5:1 • He Teaches Us Peace (James 3:17-18) • It Becomes a Major Pursuit (Rom. 14:19)

  7. Patience • There is a right place for anger (Eph.4:26) • But ìáêñïèõìßáis the qualification • Macro (long) Thumos (anger) • Not Like “Outbursts of Anger” (Gal. 5:20) • èõìüò(thumos) is a “deed of the flesh”

  8. Fruit of the Spirit:Relational Growth • If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 Reason Motivation

  9. Announcements • Please remember our financial needs! • Guests: please request a copy of our free book! • Next Sunday: East Harbor – no CT! • In 2 Weeks: Baptisms at the Howells! • Thanks for the Help at the new Kent Meeting Place!!

  10. Doesn’t Mean: Hard Indifferent Harsh Unconcerned, or“too busy” Cruel See Gal 5:20b-21a It Does Mean: Galatians 2:10 1 Corinthians 12:23 Matthew 5:47 Hebrews 13:2öéëüîåíïò Kindness

  11. Kindness • ÷ñçóôüôçò means excellence • From ÷ñçóôüò “servicable, useful” (÷ñÜïìáé “to use, DO”) • The idea is “excellent, useful deeds for others”

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