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  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Fruit Of The Spirit: Love Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 13, 2009
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    Active love is the first fruit the Spirit grows in us

    Fruit of the Spirit – Love Galatians 5:22-3 Gad & Elaine share Intro Fruit of the Spirit …The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. What is this thing called Love? Obsession, lust, … passes for love these days Warm ...read more

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    Fruit Of The Spirit: Joy Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 13, 2009
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    The Spirit is the source of our joy.

    Fruit of the Spirit – JOY Galatians 5:22-3 What is this thing called Joy? Joy is a rather illusive thing to define. It’s like happiness, but it is much deeper than happiness, it is like pleasure but it is deeper than pleasure. C. Davis in the Evangelical Dictionary of Theology says this: “A ...read more

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    Fruit Of The Spirit: Peace Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 13, 2009
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    The Spirit gives us peace.

    Fruit of the Spirit October 11, 2009 Peace Galatians 5:22-23 Peace – definition First thing we think of is lack of war, lack of strife – yes Paul would have had Shalom in mind – beyond lack of strife - general well being, even prosperity Good relationships between people, families, ...read more

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    Fruit Of The Spirit: Patience Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 19, 2009
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    How does the Spirit grow patience in our lives?

    Fruit of the Spirit October 18, 2009 Galatians 5:22-23 Patience What is patience? – waiting without getting upset Patience with people. – often the little things – bad driving (or perceived bad driving), family members quirks, mistakes, but also sin – It’s the Spirit’s job to convict, but ...read more

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    The Holy Spirit Of God

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 25, 2009
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    16 jobs of the Holy Spirit.

    THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD. 16 Jobs of the Holy Spirit Psalm 51:11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. The Holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Power Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 9, 2009
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    Message in a series of building a bridge to the community. This is talking about the power of the Holy Spirit and what we have to offer.

    Note: I have used some other notes collected from other sermons over the years. Not sure who to reference but I am so thankful for their help. Building a Bridge to the Community: Power of the Holy Spirit Theme: to show the importance of the power of the Holy Spirit in winning our community to ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Fruit Of The Spirit: Kindness Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 11, 2009
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    Because of God’s kindness to us, we share kindness with others

    The Fruit of the Sprit: Kindness Galatians 5:22-23 What is Kindness? Kindness gets a bad rap – it is the pat Sunday school answer… But it is a powerful force. “the art of being a dear” – Lord Hailsham Doing compassionate good deeds without expecting return. Going the extra mile... – tangible ...read more

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    Fruit Of The Spirit: Goodness Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 11, 2009
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    The Spirit Helps us reflect the goodness of God

    The fruit of the Spirit: Goodness Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. What is “goodness?” Goodness might be a little hard to define – especially when the advertisers use it in a fairly ...read more

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    Fruit Of The Spirit: Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 16, 2009
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    How does the Spirit grow faithfulness in us?

    Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness Galatians 5:22-23 What is Faithfulness? In our culture: The opposite of “Unfaithfulness” - Unfaithfulness is usually used in the context of marriage – to speak of an affair – going outside the marriage to find what should only be found within the marriage. – we ...read more

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    Empowered With The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 13, 2010
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    Pursue to build and have ‘unity in the body of Christ’ for the Holy Spirit to be work in and through our lives effectively by the operation of the ’Gifts of the Holy Spirit’ which have a profound impact on the lives of others around us.

    Opening illustration: During our ministry in the Middle-East at one of the underground churches a gentleman used to walk around 5 miles to attend that worship and fellowship. He had a lowly job at a remote construction site in the wilderness and could not afford to buy a conveyance for himself. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Filled With The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 22, 2010
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    The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to carry on the mission Jesus started when He walked the earth.

    Text: Jesus said, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Story: “Our Best – Nothing, Without Him” Mr. Spurgeon once ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Spirit In Daily Life

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 3, 2010
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    The Spirit does not come upon us only for special events. The Spirit is meant to be a part of our daily lives. He enables us to be instruments of God's love and grace.

    John 16:12-15 “The Spirit in Daily Life” INTRODUCTION On the day of Pentecost, the Spirit came upon the disciples like a mighty wind with flames of fire and the ability to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ in other languages. The Spirit comes upon us at the time of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love: A Fruit Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
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    The battle that every Christian fights is not won or lost by whether we get more of God (we’ve already got all He’s going to give: 100%), the real issue is whether or not God will get more of us!

    The Bible is clear: if you are Christian, then you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you… buried below layers of body and soul (Romans 8:9-11). He’ll always be there – never leaving or forsaking you (Hebrews 13:5). In fact, the Apostle Paul even sarcastically reminds a church that has ...read more

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    Peace: A Fruit Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
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    Loosed from worries and fears, at rest in troubled times, calm in the worst of circumstances, cleared from all condemnation… Tragically, this doesn’t sound like what I call normal – what about you?

    In the last 5,500 years our world has only seen 292 years of peace. Over 14,000 wars have caused nearly 4 billion deaths. According to recent reports, stress-related claims rose 700% since the 80′s; in fact, 3 out of 5 doctor visits are stress-related. All kinds of factors today contribute ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Longsuffering: A Fruit Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 10, 2010
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    Longsuffering isn’t a word we use much any more; it has nearly faded from modern vocabulary. We often substitute the word ‘patience’ instead - and rightly so, because they are so similar in meaning. Patience has the connotation of waiting, while longsuffe

    1. A Patient Endurance – the definition of longsuffering Longsuffering isn’t a word we use much any more; it has nearly faded from modern vocabulary. We often substitute the word ‘patience’ instead - and rightly so, because they are so similar in meaning. Patience has the connotation of waiting, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist