http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24782303
Bryant Hewitt starts a series of Gal5:22-23,
with the topic Love.And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you" (1Th 3:12) Do join our Peace Tour as we bring the Lords Crusades to Europe, Asia, Africa, India. - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-hewitt-channel
1. Having considered the manifold works of the flesh, we now focus our attention to "the fruit of the Spirit" 2. Have you noticed that the word "fruit" is singular, while "works" is plural? a. This suggests that the individual works of the flesh are varied and not necessarily related b. But the fruit of the Spirit, though possessing various characteristics, is in reality ONE, made possible by the combination of all nine characteristics in these verses c. A person may be guilty of the works of the flesh when only committing one of the works d. But a person cannot be said to be producing the fruit of the Spirit unless all nine qualities are demonstrated together in his or her life 1) Similar to the graces as listed in 2Pe 1:5-8 2) Where the expression "add to your..." implies the graces are intricately connected to each other and are all necessary to growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ 3. So while a person may possess one or more of these graces listed in Ga 5:22-23, that alone does not constitute the fruit of the Spirit; one who is led by the Spirit will produce them all!
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