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November 27, 2016

Understanding the Fruit of the Sprit Self Control

never thought you get through before. It is mysterious, gradual, often missed.

16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify But remember it is fruit of the spirit. What is it producing? the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is It is inevitable. contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you 2. Growth is inevitable. are not to do whatever you want. If you are a Christian, you will grow- it is inevitable. G. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, Campbell Morgan- story of marble slab split in half by kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self- tiny acorn in graveyard. control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:16-18; 22-23) STORY OF FIG TREE and JESUS How does a person experience deep, lasting, radical change?

Real faith will inevitably lead to growth. How do you know? Ask your friends.

1. Growth is gradual

Some of you:

Paul invokes a botanical metaphor – Christian change is as gradual as a fruit growing.

Can’t keep secrets Are overly critical Are worriers

Botanical growth is something you never actually see. Growth is so gradual you can’t see it.

Your abrasive You have secret sin You are not a loving person You are resentful You are always getting your feeling hurt

This means you need to be patient with your growth. It happens in cycles. Spring and fall and winter. There will be times when you don’t think you are growing. But normally growth comes in spurts.

This is lack of love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, self control.

By definition is never something you actually feel, you can only measure it.

You can’t know you are a Christian if you are NOT changing.

You may be growing but you can’t tell until trouble comes and you realize yo are able to get through things you 1 LISTEN AND WATCH

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November 27, 2016

3. Growth is organic

It means all the graces of Christianity are connected to one another. LOVE JOY PEACE PATIENCE KINDNESS GOODNESS FAITHFULNESS GENTLENESS SELF CONTROL – they all go together.

It does not happen in a mechanical way. It happens in an organic way. It happens from the inside out.

1 Corinthians 13: Paul says you can have all kinds of Out of love flows all the other. Some people have individual characteristics but struggle in other areas- and religious stuff and have nothing. it might even come out of their sin. A person can be Love is patient, kind… gentle because they have no self control or maybe they have peace because they are not compassionate. Some 13 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do have self control because they don’t have gentleness or not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging they have patience because they are cowardly. cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that Two things if you want to grow in grace: Crucify the sinful can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. nature. The main problems in your life are things you 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body want too much. Keep in step with the spirit. to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. What does the spirit love? The spirit wants to make you 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does more like Jesus. The spirit is always pointing you to Jesus. not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no Your flesh is longing for things record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but Your spirit is longing for Jesus rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1 Cor 13:1-7) 4. Growth is conformity to Christ Paul says FRUIT of the spirit- not fruits. It is ONE FRUITnot many fruits. You can’t look at some of them and say you don’t have the rest. They are all related. Jonathan Edwards says they are concatenated. They are interconnected and interdependent.

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