The Fruit of the Spirit22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23 gentleness, self-control.. “fruit” or “fruits”• doesn’t say
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22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness,23 gentleness, self-control
Against such there is no law
Galatians 5
Introduction
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• doesn’t say “fruits” but “fruit of the spirit”
– like calling “Revelation” “Revelations”
• These nine attributes are the fruit and
without these nine you do not have the completed fruit of the Spirit
– like growing an apple without a core, skin, flesh
– all are parts of a whole
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joy peace longsuffering
kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness self-control
FEELINGS OF THE HEART
Trang 5The World love
joy peace longsuffering
kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness self-control
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26 For this reason God gave them up to vile
passions For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.
27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use
of the woman, burned in their lust for one
another, men with men committing what is
shameful, and receiving in themselves the
penalty of their error which was due 28 And even
as they did not like to retain God in their
knowledge, God gave them over to a debased
mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
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29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual
immorality, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are
whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God,
violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil
things, disobedient to parents, 31
undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving,
unforgiving, unmerciful;
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a reproach to any people”
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23 Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory
in his riches;
24 But let him who glories glory in this, That
he understands and knows Me, That I am the
Lord, exercising loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth For in these I
delight," says the Lord.
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Trang 10• is called to oppose the world’s wrong
• is called to illuminate in the world’s
darkness
TO A GREAT EXTENT OUR EVERYDAY CHOICES
DEFINE US!
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• Matthew 5:16
Even so let your light shine before
men; that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father who is in
heaven
TO A GREAT EXTENT OUR EVERYDAY CHOICES
DEFINE US!
Trang 12MATTHEW 7:15-20
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves
16 "You will know them by their fruits Do men gather
grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?
17 "Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit
18 "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit
19 "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire
20 "Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
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WE BEAR, WHICH DEFINES WHO
WE ARE
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propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold
or pearls or costly clothing,
10 but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works
1 TIMOTHY 2:9-10
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one
COLOSSIANS 4:6
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7 in all things showing yourself
to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity,
reverence, incorruptibility,
8 sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed,
having nothing evil to say of you.
TITUS 2:6-8
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• WHAT WE SAY ABOUT OTHERS
Trang 20SPEECH CLARIFICATION
• IDENTIFYING A FALSE TEACHER IS
NOT GOSSIP, SLANDER OR SIN
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• Romans 16:17-18
are causing the divisions and occasions of
stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye
learned: and turn away from them
but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent
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– WHEN EXPOSED
– FALSE TEACHERS CLAW AND BITE TO SHIFT THE FOCUS OFF OF THEM AND THEIR MESSAGE TO SOMETHING ELSE
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• Those exposed will level personal issue at you
– “You are mean-spirited and divisive”
– “You misrepresented me”
– “You should not be involved in gossip or slander”
– “You are trying to make a name for yourself”
– “Soldiers in the same army do not fight against each other” – “You need to be more compassionate”
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5 DRINKING PARTIES
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PHILIPPIANS 2:15
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“Adulterers and adulteresses!
Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend
of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”
JAMES 4:4
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1 CORINTHIANS 15:33
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have something to give him who has need.”
EPHESIANS 4:28
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3 BEER TRUCK DRIVER
4 TOBACCO GROWER
5 WINERY
Trang 31BEAR GOOD FRUIT IN YOUR CHOICES!
• Rather than dress immodest, dress with
shamefacedness (Extremely modest, shy, bashful)
• Rather than use foul speech, speak to edify
• Rather than be entertained with sin
– Select a wholesome movie or play – Go to a game, rodeo, camping trip, fishing trip, etc
• Seek Christian friendships
• Seek employment that will not temp you to
compromise your faith
Trang 32FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT VS WORKS OF THE FLESH
• Galatians 5:19-21
• One can see how different the works of
the flesh are from the fruit of the Spirit
Trang 33HOSEA 4:1-2
1 Hear the word of the Lord, You children of Israel, For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "There is no truth or
mercy or knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing and lying, killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all
restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed.
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• Be willing to know the Spirit’s word
• Holy Spirit to the Apostles
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• Be willing to know the Spirit’s word
– Natural Man does not received the Holy Spirit the same as the Apostles – We must study God’s word
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• 2 Timothy 2:15
Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth
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• Obey the commandment of being baptized
• Galatians 3:27
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ
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5:16-18
fulfill the lust of the flesh
against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would
law
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Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control Against
such there is no law
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What about you today?
23 Have you been bearing the Fruit of the Spirit ?
24 Has your tree of life been barren of Fruit?
25 Have you been cultivating your Fruit tree?