A Sure Pathway To Living An Overcoming Christian Life.
Bible Passages – Matthew 7:15-23 | Luke 3:1-9 | Galatians 5:16-23 | Revelations 1:7b, 11b, 17b | Revelations 21:8
What Is The Opposite of The Fruit of The Spirit?
Galatians 5:19-21 | 1 John 2:15-17 | Romans 1:18-23
How Expensive are the Opposites of the Fruit of the Spirit
What are the costs now and eternally of the opposites of the fruit of the spirit – Galatians 5:19-21; Revelations 21:8; Matthew 25:26-30.
A CASE FOR LIVING ONLY IN THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
1. Proof of new life is the fruit of the spirit
2. Recipe for great relationship with God and man is the fruit of the spirit
3. Great recipe for true victory, success and peace is the fruit of the spirit
4. You need it to believe and accept all the word of God, promises of God, faith in God, love for God and obedience to God.
A CASE FOR THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
Why There is no other way nor choice for the believer to stay in and manifest just the fruit of the spirit all his/her life.
1. Remember – you are called out of darkness into his marvelous light – 1 Peter 2:9
2. Remember – by their fruit we shall know them – Matthew 7:20
3. Remember – bring forth fruit worthy of repentance – Luke 3:8
4. Remember – present your bodies a living sacrifice – Romans 12:1-2
5. Remember – you in time past lived in disobedience – Ephesians 2:1-5
6. Remember – and Abraham believed God – to believe is to manifest and be a friend of God indeed – James 2:23
7. Remember – if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature old thing have passed away, all things have become new – 2 Cor 5:17 –
8. The fruit of the spirit is a proof that the old man is dead – Romans 6:7
9. The fruit of the spirit is a proof that you have indeed submitted to God – Romans 8:10
10. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11. The fruit of the spirit is an proof that Jesus is Lord over your life
12. Without the fruit of the spirit there is no joy
13. Without the fruit of the spirit you are still hopeless
CONCLUSION
However, the mercies and the steadfast love of God do not fail but calling all to repentance and receive grace and power to life in the spirit to bring forth the godly fruit of repentance and holy living.
John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Luke 4:18-19
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
