More: The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit

This evening Pastor Blonie Smith brings us the word as she continues the midweek series More

Pastor's Notes:

TEXT
Galatians 5:19-25 NKJV
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: [d]adultery, [e]fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, [f]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 [g]gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
INTRODUCTION
Good evening!
It’s me again! Last week, we finished the nine manifestations of the Spirit, but tonight, we are going to look at the nine fruit of the Spirit.
The gifts have to do with ability, while the fruit has to do with character. When we get saved, the fruit of the Spirit begins to develop in our lives.
Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at three at a time.
Tonight, we will look at love, joy, and peace.
ILLUSTRATION
In John 15, Jesus said "I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you abide in me, you will bear much fruit.”
A tree cannot bear any fruit on its own without being connected to the root system. To us, Christ is that root system. When we are in Him, these fruit begin to produce in our lives.
BACKGROUND
In our passage, the Apostle Paul is dealing with the Galatians specifically in this chapter about the flesh. He lists out things like adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, and other things. He is clear to state that Christians shouldn't engage in such things.
He then goes into listing the attributes of a Christian, which are the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Let’s look at the first three.
SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION
1. Love
- The first one we see is love.
- This love is agape love. It’s the unconditional love that God gives us.
- When the Holy Spirit is in control of our lives, the fruit of love will be in full manifestation.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 gives us a long list of the attributes of love.
2. Joy
- Joy is often misunderstood.
- Joy is not happiness. Happy is based on circumstances. Joy is based on knowing a person.
- This joy is the joy Paul had in prison when he sang praises to God in the midnight hour. Acts 16
- The joy of having us let Jesus endure the cross. Hebrews 12:2
3. Peace
- This peace is so different that any peace in the world.
- It is a peace that is rooted in trust.
- Jesus had trust in the middle of the storm in the sea. He was asleep in the bow of the boat. Mark 4:38
- Paul had peace in the shipwreck. Acts 27:25

CONCLUSION