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Fruit of the Spirit.

Part 1 of 4.

Dr. J. Vernon McGee, gives us some practical help in our choices that transform our character.

So what is the fruit of walking with God? Let's go straight to the orchard and examine the fruit that is in the life of the believer.

Jesus said, "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." - John 15:4, 5

If you were not raised in the country, you may not know that in every fruit orchard, there is always something else that tries to overcome the fruit. In nature, slugs and bugs and stinkweeds all attempt to crowd out the fruit. And in the life of the believer, there are always things that will attempt to crowd out the fruit of the Spirit. In other words, it's quite possible that the weeds grow and the fruit will not be produced. Paul spoke of that very thing in Galatians 5:17.

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Fruit of the Spirit.

Part 2.

The flesh wants to have its way and is actually in competition against the Holy Spirit. So there is a danger of producing something besides fruit. And that which the flesh produces is not something that God can use; it's not fruit at all.

Paul himself experienced that struggle and described it in Romans 7:15:

For what I am doing [the new man wanted to produce fruit], I do not understand [the old nature would not do it].

You can be a child of God and be producing works of the flesh in your life, and if you are, you are not living by the Spirit of God. And I can tell you, if the works of the flesh are appearing in your life, you are a discontented and troublemaking child of God.

Paul was speaking to believers when he said:

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Galatians 6:7-9.

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Fruit of the Spirit.

Part 3.

I personally believe that's a law of God, just like the law of gravity. If a farmer sows corn, you can be sure that he'll reap corn. If he sows wheat, he'll reap wheat. My friend, as a believer, if you are sowing to the flesh, you "will of the flesh reap corruption." There is no way around it.

Now, the child of God does not have to produce these things. We can produce the fruit of the Spirit. God has another principle:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. - Galatians 5:22, 23

You can't produce these fruit by following the Law; in fact, there is not one of these lovely fruits that you can produce on your own. We are totally incapable; it can only be produced by the Holy Spirit. "For the fruit of the Spirit," Paul says in Ephesians 5:9, "is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth." You can know whether you are living by the flesh or living in the power, in the fullness, of the Holy Spirit by seeing if He is producing these fruits in your life.

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Fruit of the Spirit.

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"When I lived on the east coast in my younger years, there was a beautiful big maple tree in our backyard that would keep its leaves through the winter. The leaves were dead, but they still hung on to the branches. In the spring when the sap flowed, the new buds would finally push off the dead leaves. That's what happens when the Spirit of God grows His life in us-He pushes the old habits out of our lives as our new life in Christ grows stronger. Rather than try to pick off all the dead leaves and try to grow new leaves ourselves, we need to focus instead on cultivating our relationship with God and let the Holy Spirit deal with all the dead leaves." -J. Vernon McGee

God bless.

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Amen Brother Jesse.

Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

As you said Brother Jesse "Under the influence of God's Spirit, it is fascinating how people can function in various situations.

Apart from God's spirit we would be on the other side of the stoning.

Acts 6:8 and throughout ch 7 you see a God's spirit filled vessel emphasized in the power of Stephen.

And in Daniel 4:1-37 you see the humbling record of King Nebuchadnezzar by the Lord.

NOTICE THE DECREE;

"Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. Daniel 4:16.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S RESPONSE;

"The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? Daniel 4:30.

THE HUMBLING BY THE LORD!

While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.

And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Daniel 4:31-32.

THE RESULTS OF THE HUMBLING;

"Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Daniel 4:37.

The Holyspirit is powerful, mysterious, and always active in diverse ways.

God bless.

please pray for me. I have had Parkinson's disease for about 14 years. I live in a nursing home now. I have also been told I have young onset alziemers. help me to keep going and to be a good witness for Christ. I want to go through this to bring glory to God. I do get scared and very lonely.....I miss my kids and granddaughters so very much......it makes me heart ache

Psalm 62.

There are parallel verses that seem to correspond with several verses here. We are reminded of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees in verse 4 when they tried to ask Christ questions to trap him

( Matthew 22:15). They called Him "good teacher" and said that He was a man of integrity as their pretext for showing respect before they asked Him about paying taxes. This could also be seen on other occasions as well.

The mention of vanity is repeated in Ecclesiastes that Solomon wrote some time later. (verse 9).

Finally; we see the warning about not setting one's heart on riches in verse 10; which is something that Solomon ignored; again as one of the themes in Ecclesiastes.

Verses 2; 6 and 7 all mention salvation and God being a rock. Surely; Christ is the Rock of our salvation as well. In this case; we could say that salvation could mean spiritually and physically being saved from David's many calamities. The theme of a refuge is seen more than once in the Psalm as well. This can perhaps be our mental solace despite outside circumstances that would otherwise overwhelm us.

Finally verse 3 reminds us of Jericho; and how the wall collapsed on the city (apparently archaelogical evidenced suggests that it fell inward).

May we trust in God for these promises today.

This is talking about the One Hundred Forty Four Thousand compare Revelation 14 to 2 Esdras 2

the early church fathers who were slave owners btw had no business removing these books out of the bible and lied and said they were not inspired.

God revealed to me these are his words.

How are things going? You're in my thoughts and prayers today. Praying you're well and safe.

Peter I'm sorry I haven't responded. Im on the local mission field this week and have to be as present as possible. I would love to hear your story but I don't give out my personal email on the internet. I pray you understand.

Joseph is suffering from a condition where any physical activity will cause him to become sick. Doctors have not been able to diagnose his illness. Please pray for his recovery.

alex1939...Yes Alberto good observation thus there are 2 moring stars the wheat and the Tares...Jesus sows the wheat the H.G. the sons of God that real day star that Jesus sows in our hearts... Matthew 13:26...But Jesus tells us that while men slept satan came and sowed Tares in with the Wheat...And Jesus said they had to grow together till the Harvest...Thus we become 2 ppl, 2 stars But 1 of these stars falls from heaven in luke 10:18...One is taken and one is left...The Wheat and the Tares make us 2 ppl...( dos persona son nosotros )...We are involved in a warfare b/c of these 2 seeds the Wheat and the Tares...Its Kingdom against Kingdom...There is war in Heaven...John saw war in heaven meaning in our minds as this war rages in our hearts and minds.

.....And these 2 seeds the wheat and the tares answer to the 2 stars...But 1 will be taken and 1 will be left...k

Solar Calendar versus Lunar and the Sabbath Day , Historiically and Modern, Jewish compared to Christian and the 3 major Feast days, please elaborate , is it on Saturday or Sunday, understanding that Jesus is our Sabbath and each day in Him!

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Alleluia. Amen. In Jesus name.

alex1939...Interesting Dante...Lemme give ya my slant on these 2 trees...One is the written word the bible the mana that is good for bread that we may eat all we want...As there a zillion Churches on every corner...But Jesus said your fathers ate of that bread from heaven and are all dead..This Tree of knowledge answers to the tree of Knowledge that New Covenant that cannot be eaten till the book is opened that Jesus wrote with his own blood...I will KNOW them ALL from the least to the greatest and their sins and iniquities will i remember no more..Thats the New Covenant that answers to Jeremiah 31 :34...That Book that he wrote with his own blood...As Isaiah said this KNOWLEGE IS GONNA COVER THE EARTH AS THE WATERS COVER THE SEAS...An intimacy with God that is gona result in the Children of the Kingdom...An thus a flood of his spirit which is the H.G. Our fruit unto God via that tree of Knowlege..Our new heart and new spirit...Thus no body cd eat of this tree of knowledge till Jesus shed his blood on calvary...Thats y he has to Know us a Spiritual knowledge...But we cd not partake of this knowledge that tree of Knowledge ETC

.....These 2 trees were in the midst of the Garden of God...But now under this New Covenant these 2 trees are planted in our hearts....As Jesus said the good ground is your hearts where that good seed will be sown...Thus under this NEW covenant the kingdom will be with in us...Which answers to that Tree of knowledge in the midst of our hearts that Garden of God...Thus we answer to Eve that is symbolic of the Church the bride...Bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh...And her Children are spirits the H.G. that is gona be as the stars of heaven in multitudes...as Jesus said...Unless ya receive the Kingdom of God as a lil Child you will in no wise enter there in..This tree of Knowledge is gona result in the Children of the Kingdom...As Jesus said the good seed are the Children of the Kingdom...Thus an Israel of God..From the Tree of Knowledge.

Why are some verses in larger font than other verses?

Freda, How are you feeling? Is the swelling going down around your eyes? I will continue to pray for your complete recovery. You have been through a lot of trauma to your body with these multiple operations and infections. May God strengthen your body and cause all of your tissues and bones to heal properly and be completely restored to health. Amen.

Thank you, Chris. Good food for thought.

We should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ

1 John 3:23

The Holy Bible

Amen!

Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a good time at church! Also, pray for my dad. He is really sick. Thank you!

May the LORD bless you and keep you, and may His light shine upon you all!

Please continue to pray for my physical, spiritual, mental and financial healing. Thank you in advance for praying for me and with me. God bless you all

Good morning virginia,

may god heal your throat from cancer now in the mighty name of jesus christ! may god bless you with strength to fight this cancer and build up your faith! throat cancer leave virginia's throat now in the mighty name of jesus christ!

Good Morning Tamar,

May God bless you with a high paying job very soon with good benefits. May God bless you with favor with the interviewer. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.

Good Morning GiGi,

Thank you for praying for me. Have a blessed day

A coincidence too find you together.

Thank you both for your reply and your continued faithfulness on this site.

Even so, your understanding of the word is articulated in your response, using the word.

When we get to that point in the scripture, we now have the meat of the word that will sustain, and give us more wisdom and strength found in His enduring love!

Proof once again that the scripturas is of no private interpretation, but Holy men and woman spoke and were moved according to the 3rd person in the trinity! The Holy Spirit that lives and moves even so now and forever!

I am comforted with knowledge that sin in itself is worthy of nothing more than the forgiveness of sin, through the Holy sacrifice of Jesus Christ! That, even so we all fail at times, sometimes falling away, yet the spirit is with us, watching over us in our times of failure.

Only to find once again the unfailing words that were spoken by Him," I will never leave you nor forsake you".

Let every soul know, that the law is the schoolmaster that brings us to Christ! It is through the law we have the knowledge of sin.

The inbreeded law, this the conscience serves, as the purpose that God has meant for it to be.

The law and the Gospel serving one another unto the perfection that our Lord wants for us! You cannot serve God and man. You will either love one and hate the other! Thank you both, In Jesus name

We should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ,

1 John 3:23b

The Holy Bible

Well put Upendo Judith,

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom." that is rooted and grows out of obedience. The first Adam was not obedient to God, but the last Adam was Phil. 2:8 and Rom. 5:19

When the first Adam disobeyed, sin entered with desire and imagination, and with that, man can create in his mind anything, and the imagination of man is evil as we see Gen 6:5 Gen 8:21 Jer. 11:8 we must Rom. 6:16 2 Cor. 10:3-5.

God bless,

RLW