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THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, Part 4
The last few weeks we’ve been giving a little deeper thought to the fruit of the Spirit. While we probably know the basic meaning of these qualities, I hope you’ve been made to reflect and examine “inspect” the fruit of … Continue reading
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THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, Part 3
Last week we launched off into some of the particulars of the fruit of the Spirit, love, joy, and peace; but of course, there’s more to this delightful fruit produced in disciples of Christ through God’s Holy Spirit. This time … Continue reading
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THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, CONTINUING GAL 5:19FF
Before we begin talking about the individual qualities of the fruit of the Spirit, we should talk about concept of fruit of the Spirit. First, let’s notice that this fruit is from the Spirit of God; the result of His … Continue reading
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Are You Fully Redeemed?
The story of Zaccheus is found in Luke 19:1-9. He was a rich tax collector, but he was also short; so he climbed a tree to see the Lord passing by. Jesus called him and invited Himself to Zaccheus’ house, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, discipleship, faithfulness, growth, Jesus, purpose, redemption, sacrifice, stewardship, time management
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Embrace the Blessings
Would you agree with this statement: “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments…” Most Bible students would quickly agree, I suspect. But what if we quoted the rest of the verse: “…and His commandments are … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, commandments, curses, faithfulness, fulfillment, humility, marriage, meaning of life, obedience, promises, purpose, sexuality, truth, wisdom, words
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The Organization of the Lord’s Church
It shouldn’t surprise the Bible student that the Lord has given a pattern for the church. In the construction of both the Tabernacle in the wilderness (Exodus 25-31) and the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 28:11,12,19) patterns were given by … Continue reading
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Tagged bishops, church, discipleship, elders, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, leadership, obedience, overseers, pastors, pattern, presbyters, religion, shepherds, theology, truth, wisdom
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Jeroboam Consulted
Jeroboam was a rising star in Solomon’s kingdom. He was an Ephraimite who had been a valiant warrior in Solomon’s army, and his hard work had won him a position as overseer over the forced labor in Ephraim. Moreover, God … Continue reading
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Being Ananias
Ananias doesn’t get a lot of sermons done about him. I’ve never read a bulletin article about him. I’m not sure that I’ve ever heard of a church named “St. Ananias”. But he played a key role in one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, church, compassion, courage, discipleship, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, follow through, Gospel, grace, love, Messiah, obedience, sacrifice, salvation
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Who Has the Words of Eternal Life?
Jesus had been teaching, healing, and feeding the people. His fame had spread all over Galilee, and tremendous crowds were following Him. But many were following for the wrong reasons; they wanted to make Him a political king, because He … Continue reading
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Tagged associations, Bible, Christ, church, corruption, courage, discipleship, evangelism, faithfulness, false teaching, God's word, guidance, influence, Jesus, leadership, loyalty, marriage, obedience, pattern, popularity, relationships, religion, sin, stumbling block, truth
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THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, Part 2
Over the last several weeks, on this bulletin page, we’ve been studying Galatians 5:19-23, the famous list of works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. We’ve looked at the Biblical definition of the works of the flesh … Continue reading →