Fruit of the Spirit
IYWCC Impact Studies
Rediscovering the Holy Spirit
Lesson 6: Fruit of the Holy Spirit
David Jones, Teacher
I. INTRODUCTION:
Talking with Christians about the Holy Spirit can sometimes get pretty confusing. Last week we studied the specific "gifts" of the Holy Spirit - which to an outsider sounds like the Holy Spirit might have something in common with Santa Claus.
This week we study the "fruit" of the Holy Spirit, which sounds like the Holy Spirit might have something in common with an fruit tree. How would you explain the difference between the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the fruit of the Holy Spirit?
1. Gifts are about what we do
2. Fruit is about who we are
Let's dive into our study of the Bible and find out!
II. LIMITS OF OUR FLESH
Galatians 5:16-17 “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”
We know, then, that the indwelling Spirit wars against the desires of our flesh. What is the desire of the Spirit? It is the desire of the Holy Spirit to produce, or bring forth, fruits of righteousness in us as a result of His presence. He desires to truly transform us from the inside out.
Philippians 1:10, 11 “That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.”
These fruits of righteousness that result from the indwelling Spirit are termed the fruit of the Spirit.
1. There Is Nothing Good That Can Come From Our Flesh.
There is a simple and vital law that God has established in the natural world:
Genesis 1:11, 12 “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose
Rediscovering the Holy Spirit
Lesson 6: Fruit of the Holy Spirit
David Jones, Teacher
I. INTRODUCTION:
Talking with Christians about the Holy Spirit can sometimes get pretty confusing. Last week we studied the specific "gifts" of the Holy Spirit - which to an outsider sounds like the Holy Spirit might have something in common with Santa Claus.
This week we study the "fruit" of the Holy Spirit, which sounds like the Holy Spirit might have something in common with an fruit tree. How would you explain the difference between the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the fruit of the Holy Spirit?
1. Gifts are about what we do
2. Fruit is about who we are
Let's dive into our study of the Bible and find out!
II. LIMITS OF OUR FLESH
Galatians 5:16-17 “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”
We know, then, that the indwelling Spirit wars against the desires of our flesh. What is the desire of the Spirit? It is the desire of the Holy Spirit to produce, or bring forth, fruits of righteousness in us as a result of His presence. He desires to truly transform us from the inside out.
Philippians 1:10, 11 “That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.”
These fruits of righteousness that result from the indwelling Spirit are termed the fruit of the Spirit.
1. There Is Nothing Good That Can Come From Our Flesh.
There is a simple and vital law that God has established in the natural world:
Genesis 1:11, 12 “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose