First point: Talk is cheap without the fruit to back it up. There is a lot of talk in churches. Especially those in leadership, they wouldn’t be in leadership if they were quiet. They wouldn’t be recognized as leaders if they did not far excel others in the group. Excel in terms of gifting. Excel […]
fruit of the Spirit
Deut 1: Thanksgiving Service (pt3 of 3)
To recap, grumbling is a sign that you are in a spiritual wilderness. Second, fear is one reason Christians remain in the wilderness. And lastly, sin keeps us in the wilderness. Let’s read from Deut 1:3-8. Deut 1 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the […]
Vision of the Church: Gospel Leads to Fruit (expanded)
When the Gospel is preached and there is true conversion, your life changes (fruit of the Spirit). Gal 5:22 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Paul – why does he use fruit? Why not say, traits? He’s using an analogy of botanical […]
Vision for the Church: Gospel and Spiritual Fruit (pt2 of 4)
Paul is an interesting person. Sometimes, he seemed shizophrenic. At times, he was so humble. He referred to himself as a chief of sinners. And to the weak, he became weak, to the Jew he became a Jew, and so on. He was so accommodating. Yet, in Gal 2, we see quite a different side […]