Archive for the ‘Fruit’ Category

Telling the Lord You Can’t (Matt. 19:26)

Monday, September 29th, 2008

With God it is alright to say, “I can’t”. No matter how hard we try, sometimes we just can’t do the impossible without Him. It’s alright to confess our failures and declare His majesty. Even Jesus said,
Matt. 19:26 “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
When we accept [...]

The Nine Fruits of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23)

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

The nine fruits of the Spirit are:
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness/meekness
Temperance/self control
These fruits are produced in us by the Holy Spirit as we walk in Him. These fruits are not of ourselves but of the inner work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is why they are the fruit of the Spirit and not the flesh.
John 15:4 [...]

They Shall Know us by Our Fruit

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Jesus said that the world would know us, not by our knowledge or worldly possessions, but by our fruit. This fruit is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ in us as believers in Him. Just as you can identify an apple tree by the apples it produces, or an orange tree by [...]