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WHAT IS THE GOOD LIFE? (6 OF 9)
by David Davis
Scripture: Galatians 5:22
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What Is The Good Life? (6 of 9)
Series: Fruit of the Spirit
Dr. David Davis
Galatians 5:22
Galatians 5:22 - ''But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness...''
The word ''good'' is a word that we just throw around.
It feels good - tastes good - looks good - you've done a good job.
People today are interested in living the good life. What is the good life? For some - it is having a hot tub and a back rub. For others - it is not feeling good, but looking good. Everybody wants to look good.
For many of you today - you look as good as you've ever looked, it just takes longer to get that way. Some don't look as good as you use to no matter what you do. For others - it is not feeling or looking good, but having the goods. If you have enough money to do what you want to do. They say - ''The only difference between the men and boys is the cost of their toys.''
What is the good life?
1. It is being good.
2. It is doing good.
Micah 6:8 - ''He hath showed thee O man what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God.''
The good life has a moral quality. God wants us to live the good life morally right
.
I. THE PURPOSE FOR GOODNESS
Why should we be good? Some say that it doesn't pay to be good. Let me give you three reasons why you should be good.
1. The Inward Reason.
You will never have inward peace and tranquility until you have inward goodness. You know yourself. You can deceive others, but you cannot deceive yourself. We can't run away from ourselves. If you run away - if you leave town - you have to go with you. You just take you everywhere you go.
I have to live with myself and so
I want to be fit for myself to know
I want to be able as the days go by
To look myself straight in the eye
I don't want to say standing in the setting sun
And hate myself for the things I have done
Acts 23:1 - ''And Paul, earnestly beho ...
Series: Fruit of the Spirit
Dr. David Davis
Galatians 5:22
Galatians 5:22 - ''But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness...''
The word ''good'' is a word that we just throw around.
It feels good - tastes good - looks good - you've done a good job.
People today are interested in living the good life. What is the good life? For some - it is having a hot tub and a back rub. For others - it is not feeling good, but looking good. Everybody wants to look good.
For many of you today - you look as good as you've ever looked, it just takes longer to get that way. Some don't look as good as you use to no matter what you do. For others - it is not feeling or looking good, but having the goods. If you have enough money to do what you want to do. They say - ''The only difference between the men and boys is the cost of their toys.''
What is the good life?
1. It is being good.
2. It is doing good.
Micah 6:8 - ''He hath showed thee O man what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God.''
The good life has a moral quality. God wants us to live the good life morally right
.
I. THE PURPOSE FOR GOODNESS
Why should we be good? Some say that it doesn't pay to be good. Let me give you three reasons why you should be good.
1. The Inward Reason.
You will never have inward peace and tranquility until you have inward goodness. You know yourself. You can deceive others, but you cannot deceive yourself. We can't run away from ourselves. If you run away - if you leave town - you have to go with you. You just take you everywhere you go.
I have to live with myself and so
I want to be fit for myself to know
I want to be able as the days go by
To look myself straight in the eye
I don't want to say standing in the setting sun
And hate myself for the things I have done
Acts 23:1 - ''And Paul, earnestly beho ...
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