1. The gift of patience But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble …
1. Self-control and self So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not …
1. An explanation of faithfulness Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 For the LORD is …
1. Goodness defined But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees. Psalm 119:68 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in …
1. Gentleness won’t hurt. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the …
1. Our command You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or …
1. Cooperation is God’s chosen method to get His work done. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, …
1. Life is like a race. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter …
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all” I Corinthians 12:7 NKJV I. Missing pieces. A. One body (I Corinthians 12:1-26). Every part needs every part. B. What every joint supply. (Ephesians 4:11-16). The edifying of the body protects us from being led astray. C. One hope …
The Parable of the Sower 13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: …