SERMONS ON FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
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The Fruit of the Spirit (12 of 16)
by Stan Coffey
If you have your Bible tonight we are studying the book of Galatians and I want you to turn to Galatians 5 where last Sunday night we talked about the life of liberty and the life of license and the life of legalism. You don't have to get off on one extreme or legalism or to the other extreme of license; you can live in liberty. But the only way to live in liberty is to live in the power of the Spirit of God for God's spirit to do His work through us. And it is amazing how the Lord has taken Sunday morning message and then on Sunday night continued it in another part of His precious word but that's exactly what He has done again today. I want to...
Joy for the Journey (2 of 9)
by Ernest Easley
Now for just a few minutes tonight, we're going to pick up where we left off last Sunday night inspecting fruit! Our own fruit! And of course the fruit I am talking about is the fruit of the Spirit. So join me in Galatians chapter 5 as we continue our Sunday night series: FRUIT FOR THE FAMILY. Now keep in mind before we begin reading, that there are not 9 fruits of the Spirit, but rather, this fruit has 9 facets! And every Christian has them, all nine! Remember: it is all of the fruit for all of the saints NOT some of the fruit for some of the saints. Now, don't get the idea that you can somehow produce this fruit. I mean, you cannot simply decide that you...
Fruit of the Spirit
by Robert Walker
What should I look for in the man that is Spirit filled. Some years ago Dr. J. Vernon McGee gave a commencement address at Dallas Theological Seminary. He was then in his early 80s and near the end of a long and fruitful ministry. Those there probably have forgotten almost everything else he said that night, but one comment speaks loudly today. He said that if he were starting his ministry over again, he would give much more attention to the Person and work of the Holy Spirit. He would preach on the Spirit more frequently and attempt to lead people to depend on his power every day. The greatest preacher of the 19th...
Where's the Fruit? (7 of 11)
by Jeff Schreve
John chapter 15, Jesus is talking to the disciples at the Lord's Supper at the Last Supper and Judas has already left and He is just with the true believers and He says this in verse 1, ''I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in...
The Fruit of the Spirit (5 of 5)
by Jonathan McLeod
How many of you bought some fruit this week? (Now we know who the unhealthy people are.) Why do we eat fruit? Tastes good (but as good as junk food?) Healthy (''An apple a day keeps the doctor away.'') The Bible talks about a kind of fruit that has much greater benefits: the fruit of the Spirit. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:22-23). Imagine how different our relationships would be if we were always people of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness...
Bearing Fruit, Honoring God
by Joe Alain
Here are some things that their mothers might have said: ''David! I told you not to play in the house with that sling! Go practice your harp. We pay good money for those lessons.'' ''Cain! Get off your brother! You're going to kill him some day!'' ''Noah! No, you can't keep them! How many times do I have to tell you, don't bring home any more strays.''''Gideon! Have you been hiding in that winepress again? Look at your clothes.'' ''James and John! No more burping contests at the dinner table, please. People are going to call you the sons of thunder.'' ''Judas! Have you been in my purse again?''''Jesus! Be careful with those tools; you don't...
Victory over the Flesh
by Adrian Rogers
Take your bibles and turn please to Galatians, chapter five and then be prepared to turn to Exodus chapter seventeen, but first of all, the Galatians passage. I'm beginning to read Galatians chapter five, and verse sixteen. ''This I say then, walk in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh, and these are contrary the one to the other so that ye cannot do the things that ye willeth but if ye be led of the spirit ye are not under the law. The works of the flesh are manifest which are these.'' He's going to tell us what the works of the flesh are and these...
The Secret to Fruitfulness (2 of 4)
by Frank Damazio
Introduction: Jesus gives us some ''fruit-full'' teaching in John 15. He develops the thought of the fruitful living union between believers and Christ. This is a living union. The vine, the branches, the vine dresser, and the fruit that remains are the topics in this section of Scripture. Vineyards are all around Jerusalem. If this teaching was given on the way to the Mount of Olives, then there would have been vineyards on all the hillsides-vines hanging over wells, walls, around the houses, and by the Temple. Of this passage, Andrew Murray said, ''Let the parable enter into the heart, and all will be right.''I. FRUIT-FULL A fruitful person is one...
The Fruitful Rule (6 of 6)
by Dennis Marquardt
INTRO: Once when I was babysitting for my Uncle Harold and Aunt Betty I found a wonderful bowl of fresh fruit on their dining room table. Being hungry and seeing such delicious looking fresh fruit I grabbed an apple and was going to bite into it when I suddenly realized that this was no real fruit, it was wax! It looked like the real thing, it was the right shape, the right size, the right color, it was even the right weight, and the waxing texture was perfect like a polished apple; but there wasn't any real apple substance to it! It wasn't fruit at all! This is the way some professing Christians appear, they look real, talk like the real thing, they...
The Lust Of The Spirit
by Ken Trivette
1. I almost hesitate to use the word "lust" when speaking of the blessed Holy Spirit in light of how we normally think of the word. In our day and time the word is always used to speak of immoral desire. However, the Bible uses the word "lusteth" to speak of a certain truth about the Holy Spirit and you can be sure that the word when used in reference to Him has nothing in it that is evil or impure. 2. The word "lusteth" means "to fix the desire upon." The word is used to speak of a desire for both good and bad. An example of bad desires in seen in the previous verse, "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of...
Who's on the Throne? (5 of 8)
by Jeff Schreve
If you have your Bible, please open to the book of Galatians chapter 5, as we look at this subject, "Who's on the Throne?"In 2008, the powerful Christian movie called "Fireproof" was released to theaters. It was produced by Sherwood Pictures, which is an arm of Sherwood Baptist Church. Many of you have seen the movie, "Fireproof." It was in the top ten of all time Christian films in terms of its power at the box office. In the movie, "Fireproof," it chronicled the life of a fireman, Caleb Holt. It looked at his life. It looked at his marriage. And in the movie, Caleb Holt was kind of just a regular guy living for self all hung up in self, angry...
Walking in the Spirit
by Robert Walker
Billy Sunday once told the story of a terrible blizzard that was raging over the eastern part of the states making more and more difficult the progress of a train that was slowly facing its way along. Among the passengers was a woman with a child, who was much concerned lest she should not get off at the right station. A gentleman, seeing her anxiety said. "Do not worry, I know the road well, and I will tell you when you come to your station". In due course the train stopped at the station before the one at which the woman was to get off. "The next station will be yours, ma`am" said the gentleman. Then they went on and in...
How to Experience a Fresh Touch from God
by Ernest Easley
As you are turning to Ephesians 4 I want to ask you a question: do you need a fresh touch from God on your life today? I'm talking about a touch from God that will refresh your walk and renew your worship and rejuvenate your witness! How we need a fresh touch from God! We need to be like Jacob when he wrestled with God and said to God, "I will not let you go until you bless me." Or Moses .. who cried out to God, "Please show me Your glory." Jacob and Moses ... like many of you ... were in need of a fresh touch from God. They needed the joy back into their life. They needed the peace back into his life. They longed...
Life in the Spirit (7 of 10)
by Will McGee
NTRODUCTION: In the Scriptures, particularly in the NT, there is often a contrast between two ways of living. Two roads. Two gates. Two paths. One path leads to life. The other to destruction. Matthew 7 [13] ''Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. [14] For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Galatians 5 - Our passage this morning. [16] But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. [17] For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit...
Spirit Empowered Freedom (9 of 10)
by Josh Malone
There are three basic ways to live life this morning. Morally- Seeking to best you are able live the right way by the law of morality, religion, etc. It's a frustrating way because you realize you can't be perfect at it. Immorally- Living life to your enjoyment even breaking rules you know you should live by. But doing what you want giving little thought to ramifications beyond self. Most people live life in a combo of these two realms. - We do some moral things, some immoral. The more religious the more moral usually, though not always. But both lack power. The mere moral person has not the power to really live up to even his own rules much...
His Story Affects Our Life (2 of 2)
by Fred Lowery
INTRODUCTION: In light of our natural inclination to sin, the only way to prevent us from totally unleashing our worst passions was to establish a system of laws that set boundaries on behavior and that carried penalties severe enough to promote conformity out of fear. In contrast to the law, the Apostle Paul speaks of being "led by the Spirit" or "live in the Spirit" or "walk in the Spirit"; the "fruit of the Spirit." The flesh is powerless to fulfill the law, and the law is powerless to conquer the flesh. His Story affects life by not only guiding me, but empowering me to live a life of victory. Romans 8:3-4, "For what the law could not do in that it was...
When Family Becomes a Battlefield
by Tony Nester
The Bible tells us that we are living at war. As Paul tells us in our Scripture Lesson, the Flesh and the Spirit are fighting against each other. This morning I want to say something about how this warfare affects our families. Let me take just a moment to make sure you understand what kind of fight the Bible is talking about. Imagine for a moment that you are secretly looking in on a family that is in the middle of a fight. This is a second marriage for both the husband and wife who had both been divorced. There is a teenage son from the mother's former marriage. The son and step father do not get along very well. The son...
Keeping Step with the Spirit (14)
by Robert Dawson
Back on August 23, 1973, Jan Erik Olsson, who was out of prison on parole, attempted to hold up a bank in Stockholm Sweden. Olsson took four people hostage which kicked off a six-day standoff between Olsson and the police. At one point, Olsson called Sweden's Prime Minister to inform him that he would kill the hostages. During that call, he put one of the hostages, Kristin Enmark, on the phone. She told the Prime Minister, ''I am very disappointed in you...I think you are sitting here playing with our lives.'' Despite Olsson's threats to kill her, Enmark, decided she felt safer with the bank-robber than she did with the police. She wasn't...
