KINDNESS THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: KINDNESS Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! • We should be kind to others. We all know it. The Bible instructs us to […]
KINDNESS 1. UNDERSTANDING BIBLICAL KINDNESS STARTS WITH UNDERSTANDING GOD. The Luke 15 story of the Prodigal Son • Notice the heart of the father: o Toward the younger son, he is full of compassion (kindness). He ran to his son and embraced him. o The father celebrated the son’s repentance. He gave mercy and restored […]
GOODNESS 1. WHAT MAKES GOD GOOD? • His character, His attributes, His actions Exodus 34:6-7 (NIV) 6And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not […]
GOODNESS REVIEW: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness… THE VISION “We will reach the world for Jesus Christ one person at a time.” (Matthew 28:18-20) THE MISSION “We will create Biblical disciples in relational environments.” (Matthew 28:19-20) THE PROCESS “We will make disciples who make disciples of Jesus.” Share, Connect, Minister, Disciple (SCMD) BIBLICAL DEFINITION OF […]
GOODNESS Isaiah 55:3 Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David. REVIEW: Cultivate! is about the Fruits of the Spirit written in Galatians. Week 1: Introduction to the Holy […]
FAITHFULNESS Cultivate Series Purpose: Learning how to partner with the Holy Spirit in our lives to grow godly spiritual fruit. o It is important for us to remember that we can’t grow in the fruit of the Spirit without the Spirit! Today we are talking about faithfulness. Galatians 5:22-23 22But the fruit of the Spirit […]
FAITHFULNESS Galatians 5:22-23 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. … DEFINITIONS1 • FAITH: (greek: pistis (n)) – 1. conviction of the truth of anything, belief; 2. fidelity, faithfulness – the character of one who can be relied on. • FAITHFULNESS – (n) – the […]
FAITHFULNESS REVIEW: We have been in a sermon series called “Cultivate” where we’ve been talking about the fruit of the Spirit—the qualities of God that the Holy Spirit produces in your life to make you more like Jesus. • Definitions of cultivate:1 o prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening o try to acquire […]
Gentleness Review: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness… THE VISION “We will reach the world for Jesus Christ one person at a time.” (Matthew 28:18-20) THE MISSION “We will create Biblical disciples in relational environments.” (Matthew 28:19-20) THE PROCESS “We will make disciples who make disciples of Jesus.” Share, Connect, Minister, Disciple (SCMD) BIBLICAL […]
Gentleness Cultivate Series: We are coming down the home stretch! Next week we will finish up the series, and Jim will be teaching on Self Control. • Remember this series is all about working together with the Holy Spirit in our lives to grow in the fruit of the Spirit. • Important for us to […]
Gentleness • Gentleness is misunderstood. It is often considered either feminine or weak. This is in large part due to the modern definition we attach to the word gentleness. Modern definition of gentleness: “The noun, gentleness, is perfect for describing the way someone acts when they are soft and calm and sweet to other people. […]
God knows that we need self-control because we are prone to stray outside the boundaries He has intended for us. James 1:14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Galatians 5:16-17 16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires […]
DEFINITION OF SELF-CONTROL: • “restraint exercised over one’s own impulses, emotions, or desires.” 1 • “the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions” 2 THE IMPORTANCE OF DENYING OURSELVES: Luke 9:23 … Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. Matthew 5:29 If […]
DEFINITIONS OF SELF CONTROL: • “restraint exercised over one’s own impulses, emotions, or desires” 1 • For the believer: o 1466 /egkráteia (“self-control, Spirit-control”) can only be accomplished by the power of the Lord.2 o Accordingly, 1466 /egkráteia (“true mastery from within”) is explicitly called a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:23).2 o “Physical […]
In this episode of the podcast, our host Chris Short – Real Life Ministries Executive Pastor, speaks with our guests about the role worship plays in discipleship. Today’s guests are: Jeremy Ellis – Worship Arts Development Pastor at the Post Falls Campus Aaron Short – Worship Leader at the Post Falls Campus Some of […]
2000 years ago – It’s a Sunday morning The disciples are hiding – why? It’s been a world-shattering weekend The two disciples of Jesus leaving Jerusalem –the others hiding Their disposition – Afraid –leaving –hiding Downcast – sad Defeated (a prophet has been killed by the enemy) Confused – (we had thought)— Unbelieving – a […]