Archive for January 2019

Gal 5: 22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  Against such things there is no law.   The patience given by the…

Gal 5: 22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  Against such things there is no law.   If we want a peaceful…

Gal 5: 22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  Against such things there is no law.   There are many incredible pictures…

This series explores the fruit of the spirit, as enumerated by Paul in his letter to the churches in southern Galatia.  In this letter, Paul encourages believers to live by the spirit and keep in step with the spirit.  It is tempting to view the list of spiritual fruit as disciplines that are too difficult…

1 Pet 5:10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be].   Θεμελιωσει·  When a new home is built, it is…

1 Pet 5:10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be].   σθενωσει Psalm 84 tells us that “blessed and greatly…

1 Pet 5:10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be].   στηριξει This word is akin to another Greek word,…

This series reminds us of the necessity of suffering as we to continue on the road of sanctification.  If you are uncomfortable with the thought of suffering for the cause of Christ, shift your focus from the trial to the fruit that is produced as a result.  That is the point.  Our trials are not…

Pro. 18: 19 A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city, and contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.   Which is easier, to keep a clay pot whole or to shatter it and then try to put it back together again?  So it is with your most…