Sermons on The Vineyard Of Fruitfulness:

The Fruit Of The Spirit "Self Control" Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

Not only does self-control mean saying no to yourself, it also means doing what has to be done.

Tomorrow is Labour day. Interesting isn’t it that Labour Day is a celebration of work yet we get the day off. Wouldn’t it make more sense for us to go work for free to celebrate the fact that we get to work? Anyway I’m not going to talk about Labour Day today, we’ll touch on work more next week, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

The Fruit Of The Spirit- Kindness (08) Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 1, 2008

Kindness is a lost art at times.

INTRODUCTION OPENING CLIP • SLIDE #1 • Today as we carry on with out look at the fruit of the spirit, we are going to take some time to examine a fruit that seems to be pretty nondescript on the surface. • Kindness seems like something that is pretty ordinary, but when you start to really think ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Proving God With The First-Fruits

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 8, 2008

Understanding the concept of first-fruits and how to apply it

Proving God With The First-fruits Bishop David Ibeleme God wants to show Himself strong on your behalf – Zeph. 3:15ff. He wants to show Himself as El-Shaddai – The All Sufficient God. That’s why He said “Prove me with the tithes and offerings” – Mal. 3:7ff. He guaranteed certain things if we ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Fruit Of The Spirit- Faithfulness (08) Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 22, 2008

Faithfulness is such an important part of our relationship with Jesus.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • We are getting closer to putting the finishing touches on our fruit salad. Today we are going to add the fruit of faithfulness to the salad that we have been making over the last few weeks. • When we give our lives over to Christ, He does some wonderful things through His ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fruit Of The Spirit In Your Life

Contributed by Paul Shafit on Aug 4, 2007

The active fruit of the Spirit in the life of the believer

The Fruit Of The Spirit In Your Life Galatians 5:22-23 We often talk about the fruit of the Spirit in our discussions. We aspire to have them actuated in our lives. We say we want know the Lord and are working at conforming ourselves to the image and likeness of Jesus Christ, but are we? Oh, you ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Self-Control: The Balancing Fruit

Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 30, 2003

Self control brings balance to our lives.

Last Sunday I asked you to be ready to share ways that we demonstrate the Fruits of the Spirit as a church. That will take place in a few minutes, as we first need to address the final fruit - self-control. There have been a few “experiments” if you will during this series as a way to try to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12

Denomination: Church Of God

The Fruit Of The Spirit Is...patience Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on May 2, 2011

We are to exercise patience toward others in the same manner in which God has been patient with us.

As we’ve done each week, we’ll begin with a quick review of several important characteristics of the… THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT 1) Is demonstrated by being not doing 2) Is developed as Christ followers cooperate with the Holy Spirit 3) Is to be delightful to an unbelieving ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Fruit Of The Spirit Is...kindness Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on May 2, 2011

We are to treat others with kindness regardless of how they treat us and not for the prupose of getting something in return.

As we’ve done each week, we’ll begin with a quick review of several important characteristics of the… THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT 1) Is demonstrated by being not doing 2) Is developed as Christ followers cooperate with the Holy Spirit 3) Is to be delightful to an unbelieving ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Fruit Of The Spirit Is...goodness Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on May 16, 2011

Using goodness as the starting point for how Christ Followers should respond to the death of Osama bin Laden.

Last Sunday night, well after midnight in Washington DC, President Obama addressed the nation to confirm that Osama bin Laden had been killed, an announcement which sparked celebrations such as this. [Show video] I’ve got to admit that the news of bin Laden’s death, as well as much of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Fruit Of The Spirit Is...faithfulness Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on May 16, 2011

How to develop faithfulness in the body of Christ

As we’ve done each week, we’ll begin with a quick review of several important characteristics of the… THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT 1) Is demonstrated by being not doing 2) Is developed as Christ followers cooperate with the Holy Spirit 3) Is to be delightful to an unbelieving ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Fruit That Is Always In Season: Joy Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 30, 2017

A sermon on joy, the fruit of the Spirit.

In a few weeks gardeners here in central Alberta will head out into their backyards and community gardens to prepare the soil for this year’s planting. If you’re one of these gardeners, will any of you plant pineapple? That sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? Pineapples grow in places like hot Hawaii not ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2-3

Denomination: Lutheran

Fruit That Is Always In Season: Peace Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 7, 2017

Peace is not the product of circumstances, but the promise of God's ever-present help.

I found this joke in Reader’s Digest a few months ago. Avocado: “I’m not ripe yet. I’m still not ripe. Nope, not yet. Whoops. I spoiled while you stepped out to use the washroom.” If you don’t eat fresh avocado you might not get the joke, but avocado is a fruit that has a notoriously short window ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Fruit That Is Always In Season: Patience Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 14, 2017

Patience is not a grim, gritting your teeth kind of forbearance, it's a joyful mercy.

Can anyone identify this plant? (Show picture on screen.) How about now? (Show another picture.) It’s wasabi. You sushi lovers are familiar with wasabi, but you’ve probably never tasted the real thing. Even in Japan it’s estimated that only 5% of the restaurants there serve real wasabi. What you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Fruit That Is Always In Season: Kindness Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 21, 2017

God's kindness to us sinners motivates and empowers us to be kind to others.

Well, we’re just about halfway through our sermon series on the Fruit of the Spirit. The fruit that we want to consider today is kindness. What kind of fruit would you compare kindness to? An apple? Nah, an apple is too hard and looks like a baseball that you could whip at someone. A lemon? No. ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:3-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Fruit That Is Always In Season: Goodness Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 28, 2017

God's goodness is to huge, like a giant pumpkin. That goodness empowers us to be good to one another.

Do you know what the largest fruit is? I’ll give you a hint. It’s orange and often ends up in pies. That’s right. Pumpkin can grow to be the largest fruit. According to my research, the world’s largest pumpkin was grown in 2014 and weighed more than a ton. That’s heavier than two, medium-size ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:8-11

Denomination: Lutheran