Restore One Another. “If someone in the fellowship is overtaken by some sin or mistake, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness.” (Galatians 6:1). Restore: to set right; to repair; to refit; to mend; to rejoin; to bring back to original state; to heal. a. God is in the …
Encourage One Another. “Let us encourage one another.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Paraclete: Called to come alongside someone in need, in order to help and bear burdens by Pointing to God, Advising, Reminding, Advocating for, Comforting, Listening, Exhorting, Teaching and Encouraging. a. Some translations have “comfort” instead of “encourage” in this verse, and there is a …
Warn One Another. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom.” (Colossians 3:16). Admonish: to warn; to caution; to place into someone’s awareness; to reprove gently; to call attention to; to alert another person’s thinking; to offer sound advice and guidance. a. Sooner or …
Build Up One Another. “Edify one another, just as you have already been doing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Edify: to build up a person or a community; to strengthen; to empower; to affirm certain qualities; to help someone or a group to grow, to reach maturity; to construct a building, an edifice, of faith and character …
Bear One Another’s Burdens. “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens… Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way fulfill the law of Christ.” (Ps. 68:19; Galatians 6:2). Bearing Burdens: to lift up and carry; to take up and walk with; to intercede for someone else, whether through prayer or caregiving, whether tangible …
Garments of Splendor. “Clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.” (Romans 13:14, NLT)). a. Two Coats (a traditional song, performed by Patty Loveless, from her bluegrass album Mountain Soul): “Two coats were before me, an old and a new; I …
The Fruit of the Spirit is Love – What love looks like. Yes, the fruit of the Spirit is love. Pure and simple, love is the supreme fruit. All those qualities listed in Galatians 5:22-23… joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control… are all aspects of the one unifying fruit, love. Those virtues …
(10.) Words that Sustain the Weary. “The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, Wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.” (Isaiah 50:4, NIV) Isaiah is singing one of his prophetic Servant Songs. This passage in Isaiah 50 …
The Fruit of Self-Control. “The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23). ASPECTS OF SELF-CONTROL (a.) Definition: Temperance; discreet sensibility; restraint over one’s impulses, emotions and desires (NLT); holding appetites and passions in check; directing one’s energies wisely (Peterson); the inner strength of self-discipline. (b.) …
The Fruit of Gentleness. “The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23). ASPECTS OF GENTLENESS (a.) Definition: kind and humble disposition; calm and even-tempered; not needing to force one’s way; peaceable; considerate; reasonable; tender. (b.) The Fruit is Love. The “fruit” of the Spirit in …
The Fruit of Faithfulness. “The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23). ASPECTS OF FAITHFULNESS Definition: true to commitments; steadfast loyalty; consistent fidelity to truth; trustworthy; keeps promises; living in good faith; sustaining one’s belief; reliability; allegiance; staying true to one’s word. Love is the …
The Fruit of Goodness. “The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23. ASPECTS OF GOODNESS Definition: moral excellence; virtue; integrity; mature in conscience; benevolence; righteous character; right living; Christian energy; the vigor and courage behind attaining moral valor; the middle quality of the Three Transcendents… …