“Abounding in Hope”
Romans 15:13
I. HOPE IN GOD’S PROMISES
II. THAT ARE FULFILLED IN CHRIST
III. THAT RESULTS IN PRAISE AND WORSHIP
“The Fruit of the Spirit Is Self-Control: Pt II”
Galatians 5:22; Luke 11:14-26; Mark 5:1-20
I. YOUR HEART IS AN IDOL MAKING FACTORY
II. WHATEVER YOU OBEY IS YOUR LORD
III. THE GOSPEL RESTORES TO US THE POWER OF SELF-CONTROL
“The Fruit of the Spirit Is Self-Control”
Galatians 5:22; Matthew 4:1-11; Matthew 26:36-46
I. DEFINING SELF-CONTROL
II. THE SELF-CONTROL OF JESUS
III. CULTIVATING SELF-CONTROL
A. Abide in Christ
B. Rely on his transforming grace
C. Consciously and actively choose a crucified life
D. Put sin to death by the Spirit
“The Fruit of the Spirit Is Gentleness”
Galatians 5:22; Matthew 11:28-30; Matthew 12:20-21
I. DEFINING GENTLENESS
II. THE GENTLENESS OF JESUS.
III. CULTIVATING GENTLENESS
“The Fruit of the Spirit Is Goodness”
Galatians 5:22; Luke 12:35-48; Matthew 25:14-30
I. DEFINING FAITHFULNESS
II. THE FAITHFULNESS OF JESUS
III. CULTIVATING FAITHFULNESS
“The Fruit of the Spirit Is Goodness”
Galatians 5:22; Mark 10:17-22
I. DEFINING GOODNESS
II. CULTIVATING GOODNESS
“The Fruit of the Spirit is Kindness” pt 2
Galatians 5:22; Titus 34-7; Luke 6:32–36; Matthew 8:1-4
I. DEFINING KINDNESS
Kindness is Christlike love, grace, and mercy in action towards others whether or not they deserve it.
II. CULTIVATING KINDNESS
A. See the kindness of God in the gospel for you.
B. Pray for supernatural, Spirit-enabled kindness.
C. View people as Jesus views people.
D. Examine your motives in your deeds of kindness.
“The Fruit of the Spirit is Kindness”
Galatians 5:22; Titus 34-7; Luke 6:32–36; Matthew 8:1-4
I. DEFINING KINDNESS
II. CULTIVATING KINDNESS
“The Fruit of the Spirit is Patience”
Galatians 5:22; Luke 9; Matthew 18; and James 5
I. DEFINING PATIENCE
II. CULTIVATING PATIENCE
“The Fruit of the Spirit is Peace”
Galatians 5:16-25
I. THE PROMISE OF PEACE
II. CULTIVATING PEACE
“The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy: Part II”
I. THE SUSTAINING OF JOY
A. Cultivate Joy through Worship
B. Cultivate Joy through Obedience
C. Cultivate Joy through Christian Community
D. Cultivate Joy through suffering
II. THE SHARING OF JOY
“The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy pt 1”
Galatians 5:22
I. THE SOURCE OF JOY
“The Fruit of the Spirit is Love”
Galatians 5:22
I. THE SOURCE OF LOVE
I. LOVE FULFILLS THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH WE WERE MADE
III. LOVE IS GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL
IV. LOVE SELFLESSLY MEETS THE NEEDS OF OTHERS
V. LOVE ACTS IN COURAGE
“Living by the Spirit”
Galatians 5:16-25
I. LIVING BY THE SPIRIT
II. THE WORKS OF THE FLESH
“How Can These Things Be?”
John 3:1-15
I. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE BORN AGAIN?
II. WHY DOESN’T NICODEMUS BELIEVE?
III. WHY DOES JESUS SPEAK THIS WAY?
IV. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELIEVE ON JESUS?
“Closing Doxology”
Jude 24-25
I. GOD IS ABLE
II. GOD IS TO BE PRAISED
“Either He Is or He Ain’t”
I. The Working of God is Often Imperceptible
II. The Working of God is Redemptive
“This belief is the stubborn faith that there is no evil dark enough, that God somehow, someway, sometime cannot redeem, that no matter how dark it is, the darkness will not overcome the light.”
III. The Working of God is Progressive
“For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” (Phil. 2:13)
“Never doubt in the darkness what God has taught you in the light.”
“The opportunity of a lifetime must be seized with the lifetime of the opportunity.”