S230P8 – The fruit of gentleness

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 gentle person is meek, mild,…

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S230P7 – The fruit of faithfulness

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. Faithfulness is showing that one can…

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S230P6 – The fruit of goodness

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 word translated as goodness in…

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S230P5 – The fruit of kindness

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 two scriptures in which…

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S230P4 – The fruit of patience

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 Holy…

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S230P3 – The fruit of peace

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 spirit,…

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S230P2 – The fruit of joy

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 of…

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S230P1 – The fruit of love

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…

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S229P13 – Words to live by: proper fear

Lk. 12:4-7 I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.  But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.  Yes, I tell you, fear him!  Are not five sparrows…

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S229P12 – Words to live by: what dreams will come

Mt. 22:23-33 The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’  Now there were seven brothers among us.  The first…

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