by ray | Jun 17, 2013 | Galatians, NT, Sermons
Next we have joy. Joy is from the word “chara” in the Greek and it shares a root with “charis” or grace. A joyful person is someone who is constantly mindful and aware of the grace of God upon their lives. They delight in God and enjoy their relationship with Him...
by ray | Jun 17, 2013 | Galatians, NT, Sermons
We have been studying the book of Galatians over the past few weeks. Today, we are going to wrap up the fruit of the Spirit and cover Gal 6 next week and then it’s onto Ephesians, which is a fantastic book. It will be of interest to many of you who are single that Eph...
by ray | Jun 9, 2013 | Galatians, NT, Sermons
5) Fruit bearing is gradual, it’s mysterious, it’s internal, it’s symmetric and it’s inevitable. What does a fruit bearing life look like? Just like there are no two identical oranges from the same orange tree, fruit that is born in each believer’s life is unique. If...
by ray | Jun 9, 2013 | Galatians, NT, Sermons
1) Fruit bearing is gradual. Paul, why does he use the word “fruit”? Why not say traits? He’s using an analogy of botanical growth and it speaks to the rate of growth. Bearing fruit is as gradual as the growth rate of a blade of grass. Can you see a blade of grass...
by ray | Jun 9, 2013 | Galatians, NT, Sermons
We are continuing our study through the book of Galatians, and specifically, we are taking a closer look at the fruit of the Spirit. Gal 5 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, 23 gentleness and self-control. Fruit of...
by ray | Jun 3, 2013 | Galatians, NT, Sermons
Let’s get to the heart of the matter. What issue is Paul referring to in Gal 2:4. To answer that, we need to read the preceding verse. Paul had a private meeting with the leaders at Galatia and that’s when the issue became apparent. Gal 2 3 But not even Titus who was...
