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Fruit of the Spirit
Fruit of the Spirit - Week 2, Day 3
Righting the Wrongs (Love for Others) A minister kept a special notebook on his desk labeled, "Complaints of Members against Other Members." When someone called or came to tell him about the faults of another, the minis…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 2, Day 2
Love is Unconditional (No Matter What) Years ago, there was a preacher named Dr. E. V. Hill. He was the pastor of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. He'd been there for years. The thing I liked the m…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 2, Day 1
Love Hurts (An "In Spite Of" Kind of Love) This might be the number one reason we aren't as loving as God has called us to be: Love hurts. If you truly love others the way we talked about last week, your heart will be b…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 3, Day 3
Joy Killer #2: Being Ungrateful (Be Thankful) Another joy killer is being ungrateful. I'm sure you know by now that every parent wants their child to have a grateful heart, right? That's why after you are given somethin…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 3, Day 2
Joy Killer #1: Selfishness (Serve Others) Why are so few people full of joy? I believe the number one joy killer in life is selfishness. When we make our life about us, what we like, what we want, what we need, that sel…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 3, Day 1
Joy, Joy, Joy! (Looking for Joy in the Wrong Places) Are you a joyful person, or have you bought into the illusion that joy and contentment are just around the next corner? We convince ourselves that life will be better…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 4, Day 3
Day 3: Follow God's Plan Dogs. Big dogs, little dogs, smelly dogs, clean dogs. Trained dogs, stupid dogs, brown dogs, black dogs, dogs, dogs, dogs! When I was a teenager, I had a dog. Her name was Muffy, and she is what…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 4, Day 2
Day 2: The Joy of the Lord is My Strength (Jesus = Joy) If you want the emptiness that you have filled once and for all, if you want joy that flows from within you, then first and foremost, you must: MAKE JESUS THE PRIO…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 4, Day 1
Day 1: Joy Killer #3: Holding a Grudge (Forgive Others) Did you know if you hold a grudge against someone else, you will not have joy? I read a story about a man who was bitten by a dog. When he learned the dog had rabi…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 5, Day 3
Day 3: A Baby! (Worry Steals Our Peace) I remember when Christy and I found out that she was pregnant with our first child. We were so excited. I couldn't wait to find out if the baby was a boy or a girl. I was certain …
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 5, Day 2
Day 2: Forget You, Dad (The Peace of God) In an interview years ago, David Brinkley asked advice columnist Ann Landers what question she most frequently received from readers. Her answer: "What's wrong with me?" What is…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 5, Day 1
Day 1: God is My What? (Peace) I don't know if you have figured this out yet or not, but we have been looking at the Fruit of the Spirit for the past couple of weeks. The Fruits of the Spirit are the attributes that God…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 6, Day 3
Day 3: Jesus is the Answer The phone call came in just the other day. The voice on the other end was kind of shaky. It was a man's voice, and it was obvious to me that he had been crying. He said, "I'm going through a r…
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 6, Day 2
Day 2: Peace Out! (Seeking Peace with Others) There is one more reason we don't experience peace, and that is because we have not made peace with others. Like it or not, we are going to have conflict with other people. …
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Fruit of the Spirit - Week 6, Day 1
Day 1: What, Me Worried? (Worry) If you want to defeat your worries, the next thing you need to do is trust: GOD CAN AND WILL PROVIDE FOR US. Jesus tells us, "Look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or sto…
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Why Am I Here? - Week 1, Day 3
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