In Your Bible Read This
1 John 3, 1-3; Philippians 2, 1-11
Here Is Your Memory Verse
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self control.
Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5, 22-23
Afterwards Talk About
This
Can you think of anyone you know, or from history, or in the
news,
that shows consistently this kind of Christ like life?
Something To Do Before
Next Time
Meditate quietly on each Bible meaning of love, joy, peace,
patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.
Examine your own attitudes and decide how you can reach
the higher standards with Gods help.
Diploma Work
Write nine very short paragraphs showing in the gospels
where Jesus showed each fruit of the Spirit.
Meditate On This Passage
2 Peter 1, 3-4
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God is working hard to release in us the
fruit of the Holy Spirit, which is the beautiful nature of Jesus.
So what kind of fruit is he looking out for in our lives?
1. Love, But What Kind?
There are many kinds of love, some very
noble. For example in the Bible we can find the love of family or
friends, the love of being first, the love of brothers and
sisters, the love of money, a woman's love for her family, the
love of mankind and the love of pleasure. All of these loves are
man's love, phileo, but Gods great love is
another word, agape. He loves you unconditionally, no
less in failure and no more in success. He just loves you.
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God himself is agape! 1
John 4.8
He agapes Jesus. John 17.26
God agapes people in the
same way and shows agape by the gift of his
Son.
John 3.16, 1 John 4,9 -10.
The Father has even more agape
for those who love Jesus. John 14.21
Agape In Action
While we were yet sinners Christ died
for us. Thats agape love. Romans 5.8
See how Jesus showed the fullness of
his agape love in John 13, 1-34
Jesus commands us to agape
each other and to show agape to everyone.
John 13.34,35; 1 Thes 3.12; 1 Cor. 13. 1-8.
So How Is Your Love Life?
Are you compelled to go, by agape ?
2 Corinthians 5.14-20
What to do with agape. 1 John 3.16-18
Where to find more agape. Romans 5.5.
2. The Joy - Of The Lord
Jesus is anointed with the oil of joy, Heb.
1.9. Jesus enjoyed people, weddings and parties. A word in Luke
10.21 means he leaped for joy, and foreseeing joy helped Jesus to
bear the Cross. Hebrews 12.2.
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Following Jesus Brings Joy
See Luke 10.17; Acts 13.52
Cities can experience joy. Acts 8.8
Joy is one goal of ministry.
See Philippians 1.25 and 2 Cor 1.24
Jesus wants your joy to be overflowing.
You will find how from John 15.1-11.
3. Peace, Like A River
The bible words eirene and
shalom mean national tranquillity, no war even
between individuals; safety, prosperity, happiness. It is the
peace of a saved soul fearing nothing from God, content with life
and assured of eternity. Jesus is the Prince of peace, and he
gives his peace to troubled people. No wonder Paul always opens
his letters with a prayer for eirene. Isa. 9.6; 2
Thess. 3.16; Luke 7.50, 8.48.
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How To Find The Peace Of God
From the promise in Philippians 4.1-7
Keep relationships sweet.
Lifestyle of praise in all
circumstances.
Know that the Lord is near to meet you.
Don't worry, instead pray and ask God.
His peace will guard your heart and
mind.
4. Give Me Patience, Now!
Here is a word makrothumia
which really means long suffering, endurance, and keeping your
temper for a long time in the face of provocation. The word
contains the suffering that comes when we wait for a long time
for hard-hearted people to come to Christ, as God himself suffers
long whilst we delay in knowing him. Rom. 2.4, 9.22.
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By Faith, And By Patience
We receive God's promises. Heb. 6.12.
5. Kindness And Goodness
Here are two very similar words. One is
chrestotes, kindness or goodness in compassion, and
agathosune which means putting what is good into
action.
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Jesus Was Kind And Good
He was 'chrestotes,' kind and tender
to a sinful but repentant woman but he also put goodness
agathosune' into action when he cleansed the temple. Luke
7,37-50, Matthew 21, 12-13. See Acts 10.30 to see two
things that Jesus was anointed for.
6. Faithfulness
Jesus promised to go ahead of his disciples
into Galilee. He proved his word to be absolutely faithful,
pistis, because to keep his word Jesus had to go
through Gethsemane, the Cross, the grave, hell, heaven and the
resurrection. Mat. 26.32.
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Gods Plan Is To Make You
Faithful.
Is your yes really Yes?
Matthew 5.37
Do you keep your promises? Psa. 15.5
Will the King call you a good and
faithful servant? Matthew 25.21
7. Gentleness
This is praotes, a Christ-like
humble and meek attitude towards God that welcomes all of his
dealings with us as good, even if we do not like them. Jesus is
the Lion of Judah, but he is also the meek Lamb of God, submitted
to the Father. It is the meek who are blessed. Matthew 5.5. We
are to learn from Jesus. Mat. 11.29
8. Can You Control
Yourself?
if it's 'No?' You need egkrateia,
that is self control of those desires and passions .
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Jesus Knew How To Say No!
In Luke 4.1-14 you can see how Jesus
controlled himself in a time of weakness.
When Jesus was hungry, the devil said
misuse your powers to meet your personal need of food. NO!
Satan tempted Jesus with a short cut
to avoid the cross. NO!
Satan suggested instant fame by a
public show on the temple roof. NO!
We Need Gods Help To Control
Self
To take thoughts captive. 2 Cor. 10.5
To tame the tongue. Jam. 3.8, Acts 2.4
To control our bodies. 1 Thess. 4.4
Taken from the
Joshua Project Unreached Peoples List
these people have no church and as yet
no cell, church or mission has committed themselves
to prayer, adoption or church planting among this people.
India
|
People Name |
Language |
Population
|
Multani (Siraiki Hindi) |
Siraiki |
20,000
|
Muria (Jhoria) |
Muria, Western |
12,900
|
Nahari |
Nahari |
19,000
|
Panika |
Pamika |
30,700
|
Pao |
Pao |
23,500
|
Saharia (Sor) |
Saharia |
174,300
|
Sondwari |
Sondwari |
31,500
|
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