Empowered By The Spirit

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”

Galatians 5:24,25

“Fruit is always the miraculous, the created; it is never the result of willing, but always a growth. The fruit of the Spirit is a gift of God, and only He can produce it. They who bear it know as little about it as the tree knows of its fruit. They know only the power of Him on whom their life depends” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

When we walk in the LIGHT of His Miraculous POWER... we experience the miracle of GROWTH and the DEVELOPMENT of “FRUIT” in our lives to live as “Children of the Light”. It’s NOT a result of our own efforts... but it’s a work of the Holy Spirit in the life of those who “REFLECT” His light because of our proximity to it! John 15: 1-17

When we walk in “The Spirit” it begins to grow “fruit” that becomes who we are!

I.               A Fruit of the Spirit is LOVE! – Romans 5:5 God has GIVEN US this LOVE!

a.     This LOVE draws us closer to a love relationship with God! Romans 8:14-15

b.     This LOVE gives us the ability to love others!  1Jn 4:10 -11,16,21

c.     This LOVE (which is the Greatest of the Gifts) will transform us and create in us the ability to be “Jesus With Skin On”

                                                1. We are to walk in love - Ep 5:1-2

                                          2. We are to love one another fervently - 1Pe 1:22

                                            3. Love is to be the "tie that binds" the "garment" the Christian

                                               is to put on - Col 3:12-14

                 4. It is to be the "universal motive" for all that we do -             

                     1Co 16:14

                                             5. It is to prevent our Christian liberty from turning into

                                        destructive selfishness - Ga 5:13