4 Imperatives. Walk in. Grieve not SPIRT FILLED Quench Not

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2 4 Imperatives Walk in Grieve not SPIRT FILLED Quench Not

3 HOLY SPIRIT Gifts of the Spirit?? Fruit of the Spirit

4 Gal 5: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

5 Fruit of the Spirit 1 syllabus love, joy, peace 2 syllabi patience, kindness, goodness 3 syllabi faithfulness, gentleness, self control

6 Fruit of the Spirit Godward love, joy, peace Manward patience, kindness, goodness Inward faithfulness, gentleness, self control

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8 Fruit of the Spirit Not comprehensive

9 Fruit of the Spirit Not emotions

10 Metaphor Romans 7:4 4 Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

11 Metaphor Ephesians 5:8-9 8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light 9 (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

12 Metaphor Philippians 1:11 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

13 Metaphor Ephesians 5:11 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

14 Fruit of the Spirit Not comprehensive Not emotions A metaphor

15 Where did Paul get this image of a fruit?

16 Source Ps 1 Jer 17:5-8 Ps 92 Isa 5

17 Psalm 1 1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! He who meditates on the Law will be like a tree planted by streams of water and produces fruit at its appointed time.

18 Jer 17:5-8 7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD. 8 For he will be like a tree planted by the water its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit.

19 Psalm The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree 13 Planted in the house of the LORD, They will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They will still yield fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap

20 Isa 5:4 What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce worthless ones

21 spiritya Isa 5:8-23 8: Covetousness 10: Debauchery 18: Arrogance 20: Relativism in ethics 21: Pride 22: Drunkenness 23: Injustice

22 Fruitfulness in the OT Ps 1 from the Law Jer 17 from trusting in God Ps 92 from God s abiding presence Isa 5 from lacking trust in God

23 God unites men to Himself so that there is a continual flow of grace and power to produce the fruit just as sap produces fruit on the tree. Man is to trust in the Word, obey it, meditate on it, delight in it. Under these conditions, fruit is inevitable and God is pleased surrender control to Holy Spirit

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25 Fruit of the Spirit

26 Primacy of love

27 Joy is love exulting. Peace is love reposing. Longsuffering is love untiring. Gentleness is love enduring. Goodness is love in action. Faith is love on the battlefield Meekness is love under discipline. Temperance is love in training

28 Love your neighbour as yourself?? Ro 13:8 8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. Lev 19:18b

29 Lev 19: Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field 10 Nor shall you glean your vineyard you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.

30 Lev 19:11 11 You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

31 Lev 19:12 12 You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.

32 Lev 19:13 13 You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.

33 Lev 19:14 14 You shall not curse a deaf man, nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.

34 Lev 19:16 16 You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the LORD.

35 Lev 19:17 17 You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.

36 Lev 19:18 18 You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD.

37 Lev 19:9-10 concern for poor Lev 19:11 Integrity Lev 19:12 sanctity of God s name Lev 19:13 oppressing the weak Lev 19:14 care for less privileged Lev 19:16 don t gossip Lev 19:17 rebuke in love Lev 19:18 disposition to bless

38 How to cultivate John 15 Abide in Christ John 12:24 die to self 1 Cor 5:14-15 compelled by love

39 Summary Different tongues in Acts and Corinth

40 Summary Different tongues in Acts and Corinth Spiritual gifts to edify the body

41 Summary Different tongues in Acts and Corinth Spiritual gifts to edify the body Supremacy of love

42 Summary Different tongues in Acts and Corinth Spiritual gifts to edify the body Supremacy of love Primacy of love

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44 HOLY SPIRIT Gifts of the Spirit?? Fruit of the Spirit

45 Questions 1) How have you shown love to your neighbour in the last week/month? 2) What have you learned today about the fruit of the Spirit? 3) What has God been impressing upon your heart over this series?