THE PROOF IS IN THE FRUIT (2 OF 2)
by Jeff Ecklund
Scripture: Galatians 5:22
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The Proof is in the Fruit (2 of 2)
Series: Bearing Fruit
Jeff Ecklund
Galatians 5:22
God has required fruit from the beginning of creation.
Genesis 1:11 (ESV)?11 And God said, ''Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.'' And it was so.
We talked last week on how the bible constantly speaks of fruit....
God's mandate to Adam in the beginning was to ''be fruitful and multiply''...
Psalm 105:24 (NASB95)?24 And He caused His people to be very fruitful, And made them stronger than their adversaries.
One of the points I wanted to emphasis again from last week was that God is so committed to His people bearing fruit that there is a kingdom pressure, a compelling within us to bear fruit...And if that is not released or directed in a way that God desires it can lead to a frustration and nothing in your life seems right!
Marriage, job, kids, church, community or nation....Sometimes when I encounter ''frustrated and anxious'' Christians I think we have become sidetracked...that has been the case in my life experience...
Galatians 5:22 (NASB95)?22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness
It's really hard to be anxious when the ''fruit'' of peace is blooming in our life
It's really hard to be critical, impatient, when the ''fruit'' of patience is being manifest
Expound...
I cannot cover the subject of bearing fruit as a believer in one teaching, so let's move on! Let's look at a few more scriptural references to fruit...
Psalm 127:3 (NASB95)?3 Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Our nation seems to have lost this truth...?Proverbs 11:30 (NASB95)?30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
Interesting that this scripture speaks of life and winning souls!? Matthew 12:33 (NASB95)?33 ''Either make t ...
Series: Bearing Fruit
Jeff Ecklund
Galatians 5:22
God has required fruit from the beginning of creation.
Genesis 1:11 (ESV)?11 And God said, ''Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.'' And it was so.
We talked last week on how the bible constantly speaks of fruit....
God's mandate to Adam in the beginning was to ''be fruitful and multiply''...
Psalm 105:24 (NASB95)?24 And He caused His people to be very fruitful, And made them stronger than their adversaries.
One of the points I wanted to emphasis again from last week was that God is so committed to His people bearing fruit that there is a kingdom pressure, a compelling within us to bear fruit...And if that is not released or directed in a way that God desires it can lead to a frustration and nothing in your life seems right!
Marriage, job, kids, church, community or nation....Sometimes when I encounter ''frustrated and anxious'' Christians I think we have become sidetracked...that has been the case in my life experience...
Galatians 5:22 (NASB95)?22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness
It's really hard to be anxious when the ''fruit'' of peace is blooming in our life
It's really hard to be critical, impatient, when the ''fruit'' of patience is being manifest
Expound...
I cannot cover the subject of bearing fruit as a believer in one teaching, so let's move on! Let's look at a few more scriptural references to fruit...
Psalm 127:3 (NASB95)?3 Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Our nation seems to have lost this truth...?Proverbs 11:30 (NASB95)?30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
Interesting that this scripture speaks of life and winning souls!? Matthew 12:33 (NASB95)?33 ''Either make t ...
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