fruit of the spirit--love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control

Overcoming the World: Part 3–Living by the Spirit

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  There is no law against these things!  Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)   I am a very task-oriented person.  I am all about the to-do lists.  …

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DN=: Part 16–Hypocrisy

  I find it interesting that the Greek origin of the word “hypocrisy” comes from the theatre.  You may know that ancient Greek plays were performed by actors wearing masks.  These actors were called hypocrites, not because of any character deficiency, but because they were …

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DN=: Part 14–Equal Opportunity

  We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . (Declaration of Independence)   All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.  (George Orwell—Animal Farm)   “Equal opportunity” is another way of saying that …

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DN=: Part 5–Discrimination

    Discernment is the divine enablement to distinguish between truth and error, good and evil, right and wrong.  A person with this gift can differentiate pure from impure motives, identify deception in others, determine authenticity of messages from God, recognize false teaching and sense …

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