Sam Macdonald - August 17th, 2025 - Fruit of the Spirit
Who can name the fruits of the Spirit in order?
● Love
● Joy
● Peace
● Patience
● Kindness
● Goodness
● Faithfulness
● Gentleness
● Self-Control
What does “Fruit of the Spirit” Mean?
- God’s attributes as shown in His followers
- Actions that God has taken toward us
- The evidence of God’s work in someone’s life
John 15:1-5 - Jesus Speaks of the Fruit
- What is “abiding in Christ”?
- Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but
Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the
Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
- “Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.
- Christ's followers will bear much fruit
- Followers of Christ - be encouraged that Christ does and will work in you
- Non-Believers (or not-sure) - now is the time to repent and surrender to
Christ.
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Love
● The GOAT of all fruits (I Corinthians 13)
● All fruits after this are in light of love.
● The specific greek word used in Galatians 5:22 is “Agape” (total, sacrificial
love)
● Love is complete commitment to something or someone. It is an act of the
will.
Joy
● Celebration and praise of our God and Saviour.
● Transcends circumstance.
● It is our strength (Neh 8:10)
● John 15:11 says that joy belongs to Christ and he desires for our joy to be full.
Peace
● Contentment and completeness in Christ.
● John 14:27 - Peace comes from Christ
● Phil 4:6-7 Inward peace. passes understanding.
● Rom 12:18 Outward peace as a testimony of God’s work in us
Patience
● Perseverance
● Long-suffering
● Waiting on The Lord (Isaiah 40)
Kindness
● Love put into tangible action.
● Love is an act of the will, Kindness is an act of the hands and feet.
● Where the rubber hits the road
Goodness
● Dictionary.com - Goodness, morality, virtue refer to qualities of character or
conduct that entitle the possessor to approval (of God) and esteem
● Desiring to please God.
● Living by God’s terms and morals.
● Opposing evil.
Faithfulness
● Unchangingness.
● Loyalty
● Truthfulness
● Not deviating from God’s truth
Gentleness
● Restraint of power
● Not weak but meek
● Mercy (withholding deserved punishment)
● Grace (granting undeserved kindness)
Self-Control
● Opposite of impulsive
● Restraint of desires
● Resistance to temptation
Love
● Romans 5:8
● John 3:16
● Too many to name :)
Joy
● Hebrews 12:2
● Psalm 104:31
● John 15:11
Peace
● Romans 5:1
● 2 Thess. 3:16
● Phil 4:6-7
Patience
● Exodus 34:6
● Numbers 14:18
● 2 Peter 3:9
Kindness
● Romans 5:8 (Demonstrates)
● Ephesians 2:7
Goodness
● Psalm 34:8
● Exodus 34:6
Faithfulness
● Lamantations 3:23
● Psalm 36:5
● Hebrews 13:8
Gentleness
● Matt 11:29
● 2 Corinthians 10:1
Self-Control
● Hebrews 4:15
● Matt 4
● Luke 4
Application
● Ephesians 2:5-10
○ We are created for good works in Christ.
● Romans 8:1-8
○ We are set free through the law of the Spirit from the law of sin and death
○ V3-4 The righteous requirement of the law is fulfilled in those who walk according to the Spirit
● Jeremiah 31:31-34
○ God’s law is written on our hearts through the Spirit in the new covenant
