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A Better Way

There's a better way to live than running on willpower. This series walks through the fruit of the Spirit—love that's more than a feeling, joy that surprises, peace that holds, patience that stays active, kindness, goodness, and self-control—the visible evidence of a life connected to Jesus. Fruit doesn't grow by trying harder; it grows by staying connected to the Vine.

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Week 1 | January 31st

More than a Feeling (Fruit Of The Spirit - Love)

Galatians 5:22-23 “More Than A Feeling” God Wants Our Life To Bear His Fruit Fruit Is Always Visible Matthew 12:33 Fruit Never Exists For Itself Fruit Always Bears The Identity Of The Tree Of Which It Is Connected Matthew 12:33 Fruit Must Be Sourced To Grow Galatians 5:22-23 NLT John 15:4–5 “Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear fruit by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me. “I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing.
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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Week 2 | February 7th

Surprised by Joy (Fruit Of The Spirit - Joy)

1.Fruit Is Always Visible The proof is in the fruit, right? The fruit is evidence of growth. If there ain’t fruit ever being produced than we lack evidence 2.Fruit Never Exists For Itself 3.Fruit Always Bears The Identity Of The Tree That Its Connected To 4.Fruit Must Be Sourced To Grow But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, Galatians 5:22 “SURPRISED BY JOY”. Worldly love says, “love is about feelings and love is about getting.” But Godly love says, “Love is about choices and love is about giving.” Joy: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Joy: a feeling a great pleasure and happiness produced by circumstances that best benefit me.
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Jackson Wilson
Jackson Wilson
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Week 3 | February 14th

Peace is Tapping (Fruit Of The Spirit - Peace)

Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, Our God Is The God Of peace. Jehovah Shalom - “The Lord Is Peace” 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. Peace Doesn’t Require Perfection The peace of God is not determined by everything being perfect around you. Peace = calm and tranquility of soul in the midst of difficult circumstances. Biblical peace is when there is tranquility on the inside, even when chaos is happening on the outside. Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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Week 4 | February 21st

Actively Patient (Fruit Of The Spirit - Patience)

Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Actively Patient When we check out, we miss out James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. James 1:4 Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 1. Patience Isn’t Passive James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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Week 5 | February 28th

Be Kind, Remind (Fruit Of The Spirit - Kindness)

“you be nice”… God has never told us to be nice. Galatians 5:22-23 Kindness Is Different Matthew 5:13 & 14 Matthew 12:36 idle = careless, a word you didn’t really labor over in your heart. Galatians 6:8 Matthew 16:23 James 1:19 Kindness Is Calculated Colossians 3:12 kindness = chrēstotēs - to show kindness or to be friendly to others. Kind People Put On Adaptability Philippians 2:7 Kindness Encourages Change Romans 2:4 God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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Week 6 | March 7th

Overcoming Goodness (Fruit Of The Spirit - Goodness)

Galatians 5:22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness Goodness = Agathōsynē - Uprightness of heart and life. Root Word = Agathos - Morally honorable, pleasing to God, and therefore beneficial. We are told to prove the goodness of God, cleave to it, to do it, to work it, to follow after it, to be zealous about it, to imitate it, and to overcome evil with it. Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Goodness is not the underdog fruit. Goodness is the overcoming fruit.
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Sarah Blount
Sarah Blount
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Week 7 | March 28th

What's Your Marshmallow? (Fruit Of The Spirit - Self Control)

Galatians 5:22 kratos - having an inner strength to master ones desires and passions, especially his sensual appetites. a person walking with the fruit of self control has an inner power over appetites, physical urges, passions, and desires There’s a part of us that needs controlling or that needs mastering. self - the flesh. Galatians 5:16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount