Fruits Of The Spirit (Introductionary Message) Series

3. Storehouse supply.

Fruit that we must pack away in good times and then go to the cupboard and get out.

PPT 9, 10 text

Ge 41:46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went through all the land of Egypt.

Ge 41:47 And during the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly.

Ge 41:48 So he gathered all the food of [these] seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt, and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields.

Ge 41:49 Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring [it,] for it was beyond measure.

Ge 41:56 When the famine was [spread] over all the face of the earth, then Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

If we will sow to ourselves in righteousness, then we the enemy comes in like a flood we can expect to draw from the storehouse that is inside us. Reading your bible does pay dividends, fasting does pay spiritual dividends. Think of the 10 virgins Jesus spoke, 5 had oil ready for the time of need, 5 didn't. Likewise people who invest in themselves spiritually can expect to have light in a dark season.

4. Body Blessings.

Fruit that is provided by others. Good for out of season needs!

Abraham had famine, Isaac had a famine to deal with, Jacob had a famine to deal with, David had a famine to deal with, Elijah had a famine to deal with. Sometimes you go to the cupboard and the cupboard is bare, that is why God put us in a body/church, he never intended for spiritual lone rangers.

PPT 11 text

Genesis 9:22 "Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.

Joseph in this passage exemplifies the person who is able to help others in their time of need. He has branches that have been feed and nourished and can reach over the wall to help others. Sometimes in your walk you will be dry and in need and that is why God puts us in a body called the church so that when your fruit tree is empty, you can be fed from the branches of someone else's tree.

Application: We all want to park at spontaneous generation, but if God is not there go find your fruit elsewhere!

Close: prayer for fruits in our lives. Pray especially that the fruit of the Spirit would be manifest in homes and family situations.