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The Summer of the Spirit: Part 10, The Fruit of the Spirit
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, Galatians 5:13-25, Galatians 6:7-8
Intro:
- Deborah Avenellis introduced, her heart for fostering/adoption.
- Focus: Fruit of the Spirit, overcoming the flesh.
- Deborah’s experience: learning about the Spirit through fostering.
- God’s knowledge of human psychology, trauma-informed care aligns with Spirit’s fruit.
- Addressing weariness, powerlessness, and feelings of failure.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Love in Action:
- Spirit as the third person of the Trinity, our Helper.
- Fruit of the Spirit is singular, all facets of love.
- Agape love: unconditional, a decision, God’s nature.
- Love’s manifestations: joy (spiritual buoyancy), peace (confidence in God’s control), patience (endurance), kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control.
- Fruit reflects God’s love; all should grow in believers.
Sowing and Reaping: Walking in the Spirit:
- Fruit grows by abiding in God.
- Sowing: investing time/energy in God (Word, prayer, fellowship).
- Reaping: fruit reflects where we sow.
- Galatians: freedom from law, living by the Spirit.
- Sanctification: Spirit’s work, daily surrender, not rules.
- Works of the flesh vs. fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:19-23).
- Repentance: when sowing to the flesh, turn to God.
Connection Correction: God’s Transformative Love:
- Trauma-informed care: connect before correcting.
- Trust and safety come from knowing we are cared for.
- God’s love transforms, not fear or force.
- God’s gentleness, patience, kindness lead to repentance.
- We share God’s fruit, modeling and calling out His work in others.
- Acknowledge God’s goodness in ourselves and others.
Call to Action:
- Search hearts, acknowledge God’s fruit.
- For overwhelmed/hopeless: God loves, walk by His Spirit.
- For sowing to flesh: repent, turn to God.
- Embrace freedom in the Spirit, display God's brilliance.
- Worship, reflection, and heart-searching.
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