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  Speaker 1: By the end of this video, you will definitely take
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  Speaker 1: your time to self examine are you truly walking in
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  Speaker 1: the spirit? Have you ever looked at your life and wondered,
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  Speaker 1: am I really growing in Christ? Do people see the
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  Speaker 1: fruit of the Spirit in me? Or do they see
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  Speaker 1: something else? Because let's be honest, many people call themselves Christians,
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  Speaker 1: but not everyone bears the fruit. But the fruit of
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  Speaker 1: the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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  Speaker 1: and self control. Against such things there is no law
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  Speaker 1: Galatians five twenty two to twenty three. You've probably heard
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  Speaker 1: this verse before, maybe you've even memorized it, But have
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  Speaker 1: you ever really stopped to ask what does this actually mean?
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  Speaker 1: Look carefully, Paul doesn't say fruits of the spirit. He
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  Speaker 1: says fruit singular. Why Because the fruit of the Spirit
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  Speaker 1: is not a checklist where you can pick and choose.
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  Speaker 1: It is one unified work of the Holy Spirit developing
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  Speaker 1: all nine qualities together. You can't say you have love
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  Speaker 1: but no self control. You can't say you have joy
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  Speaker 1: but no patience. You can't say you have kindness but
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  Speaker 1: no faithfulness. If the Holy Spirit is truly at work
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  Speaker 1: in your life, all nine will be growing together. But
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  Speaker 1: here's the challenge. Not everyone who looks godly is truly transformed.
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  Speaker 1: Some people try to force the fruit without the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: There's a difference between natural fruit and fake fruit. Have
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  Speaker 1: you ever seen those plastic fruits that look real but
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  Speaker 1: have no life inside them. That's how some people live
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  Speaker 1: their faith, appearing righteous but lacking true transformation. Jesus himself said,
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  Speaker 1: you will know them by their fruit Matthew seven sixteen.
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  Speaker 1: That means your character, your words, your actions, your attitude
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  Speaker 1: is the evidence of whether or not the spirit is
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  Speaker 1: really working in you. So let's go deeper. What does
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  Speaker 1: it actually mean to walk in the spirit. Why can't
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  Speaker 1: we produce the fruit of the spirit on our own?
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  Speaker 1: How can we tell the difference between real spiritual growth
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  Speaker 1: and just looking religious? What happens when the fruit of
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  Speaker 1: the spirit is missing from our lives? So let me
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  Speaker 1: ask you, if your neighbors, your co workers, or even
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  Speaker 1: your family looked at your life, what fruit do they see?
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  Speaker 1: Are you truly walking in the spirit or just trying
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  Speaker 1: this video has opened your eyes to something new, like
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  Speaker 1: and share it so more people can understand the real
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  Speaker 1: meaning of the Fruit of the Spirit. It is our
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  Speaker 1: hope and prayer that this video awakens something in your spirit,
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  Speaker 1: a faith so strong that nothing can shake it. With
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  Speaker 1: that being said, let's get started. Paul didn't write about
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  Speaker 1: the Fruit of the Spirit as just a beautiful, poetic
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  Speaker 1: list of virtues. He wrote it as a direct response
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  Speaker 1: to a war, a war happening within every believer, a
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  Speaker 1: war between two opposing forces, the flesh and the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: And whether you realize it or not, this battle is
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  Speaker 1: raging inside of you right now. In Galatians five, Paul
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  Speaker 1: lays out two distinct ways of living. On one side,
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  Speaker 1: you have the works of the flesh, the natural tendencies
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  Speaker 1: of our sinful nature. These include things like an anger, jealousy, selfish, ambition, impurity,
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  Speaker 1: and idolatry. These are the things that come naturally to
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  Speaker 1: us when we live apart from God. They don't need
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  Speaker 1: to be taught. No one has to teach a child
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  Speaker 1: how to be impatient, selfish, or prideful. It's our default setting.
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  Speaker 1: But then Paul shifts the focus. He contrusts these destructive
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  Speaker 1: habits with something radically different, the fruit of the Spirit.
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  Speaker 1: And notice the wording here. He doesn't call them the
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  Speaker 1: works of the spirit. He calls them the fruit of
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  Speaker 1: the spirit. Why because fruit is something that grows. It's
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  Speaker 1: not manufactured, it's not achieved through human effort. It is
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  Speaker 1: the natural result of being connected to the right source.
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  Speaker 1: Think about it this way. An apple tree doesn't have
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  Speaker 1: to work hard to produce apples. It doesn't strain, struggle,
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  Speaker 1: or stress. It simply remains connected to its roots, and
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  Speaker 1: over time fruit begins to appear. That's exactly how the
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  Speaker 1: fruit of the Spirit works in our lives. When we
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  Speaker 1: remain connected to Christ, when we walk by the spirit,
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  Speaker 1: the evidence of His presence naturally begins to show. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: explained this in John fifteen five. I am the vine,
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  Speaker 1: You are the branches. If you remain in me and
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  Speaker 1: I in you, you will bear much fruit. Apart from me,
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  Speaker 1: you can do nothing. This means that if we try
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  Speaker 1: to live a godly life on our own strength, we
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  Speaker 1: will fail. We might be able to fake it for
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  Speaker 1: a while, put on a religious mask, act loving when
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  Speaker 1: it's convenient, force a little patience when people are watching,
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  Speaker 1: but eventually what's really inside will come out, because without
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  Speaker 1: the spirit, there is no true fruit. Paul knew this.
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  Speaker 1: That's why in Galatians five he doesn't just give us
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  Speaker 1: a list of virtues to strive for. He tells us
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  Speaker 1: how to live in a way that makes the fruit possible.
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  Speaker 1: So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will
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  Speaker 1: not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians five sixteen.
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  Speaker 1: Walking by the Spirit isn't just about trying harder. It's
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  Speaker 1: about surrender. It's about recognizing that the battle is real,
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  Speaker 1: but the victory is already won. In Christ. It's about
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  Speaker 1: choosing every day to feed the spirit instead of the flesh.
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  Speaker 1: But here's where it gets real. How do you know
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  Speaker 1: which side is winning in your life? What are you
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  Speaker 1: feeding more the desires of the flesh or the leading
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  Speaker 1: of the spirit. If some one followed you around for
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  Speaker 1: a week, listen to your conversations, watched how you reacted
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  Speaker 1: in stressful situations, saw how you treated people, What would
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  Speaker 1: they see more of the works of the flesh or
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of the spirit. Because the truth is whatever
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  Speaker 1: you nurture will grow. If you constantly give into anger, impatience,
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  Speaker 1: and selfishness, those things will take root in your life.
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  Speaker 1: But if you stay connected to Christ, if you choose
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  Speaker 1: to walk in step with the Spirit, you will begin
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  Speaker 1: to see love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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  Speaker 1: and self control become the defining characteristics of your life.
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  Speaker 1: So let's go deeper. How do we truly walk by
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  Speaker 1: the spirit? What does it mean to be led by
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  Speaker 1: God instead of controlled by our sinful nature? And how
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  Speaker 1: do we allow the fruit of the Spirit to take
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  Speaker 1: over our lives? Because if this fruit is the evidence
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  Speaker 1: of true transformation, then we need to make sure we
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  Speaker 1: are not just pretending. We need to make sure we
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  Speaker 1: are truly walking in the spirit. When Paul wrote about
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians five twenty two
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  Speaker 1: to twenty three, he didn't say fruits. He said fruit,
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  Speaker 1: one singular word. But why if he listed nine different
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  Speaker 1: qualities love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
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  Speaker 1: self control. Why didn't he call them fruits of the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: Was it just a grammatical choice or was there a
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  Speaker 1: deeper meaning behind it. This distinction is not a minor detail.
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  Speaker 1: It's a key to understanding how the Spirit works in
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  Speaker 1: our lives. Many people read this passage and think of
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of the Spirit like a grocery list. They
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  Speaker 1: assume that as long as they have a few of
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  Speaker 1: these qualities they're doing okay. They might say, well, I
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  Speaker 1: have kindness and gentleness, but I struggle with patience and
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  Speaker 1: self control is hard for me, But at least I
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  Speaker 1: have some fruit. But that's not how it works. Paul
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  Speaker 1: wasn't describing nine different, separate fruits. He was describing one
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  Speaker 1: fruit with nine attributes, one evidence of the Holy Spirit's
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  Speaker 1: presence in a believer's life. Think of it like an orange.
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  Speaker 1: If you peel it open, you'll find different sections inside,
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  Speaker 1: but it's still one fruit. In the same way, the
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  Speaker 1: fruit of the Spirit has different expressions, but it all
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  Speaker 1: comes from the same source, the work of the Holy
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  Speaker 1: Spirit within us. This changes everything. You can't have love
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  Speaker 1: without patience, you can't have kindness without self control, you
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  Speaker 1: can't have joy without faithfulness, because when the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 1: is truly working in you, he produces all of these
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  Speaker 1: characteristics together. Jesus explained this concept in Matthew seven sixteen
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  Speaker 1: to eighteen. You will recognize them by their fruit. Are
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  Speaker 1: grapes gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles. In
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  Speaker 1: the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but
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  Speaker 1: a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree cannot
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  Speaker 1: produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.
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  Speaker 1: The type of tree determines the type of fruit it produces,
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  Speaker 1: and if the Holy Spirit is truly transforming you, the
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  Speaker 1: result will not be partial growth. It will be a complete,
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  Speaker 1: unified work in your character. But here's where it gets real.
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  Speaker 1: Some people try to fake the fruit. They try to
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  Speaker 1: act loving in public, but behind closed doors they're impatient
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  Speaker 1: and harsh. They seem joyful at church, but during the
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  Speaker 1: week they're consumed with worry and doubt. They appear kind
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  Speaker 1: when people are watching, but they lack self control when
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  Speaker 1: no one is looking. This is why Jesus warned about
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  Speaker 1: false believers in Matthew seven twenty one to twenty three.
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  Speaker 1: There are people who look spiritual on the outside, but
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  Speaker 1: their lives don't actually bear the fruit of the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: The transformation isn't real, It's just an act. So how
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  Speaker 1: do you know if the fruit of the spirit is
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  Speaker 1: truly growing in your life? Ask yourself? Is my love
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  Speaker 1: conditional or is it a reflection of God's unconditional love?
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  Speaker 1: Do I only have joy when life is good? Or
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  Speaker 1: do I have joy even in struggles? Is my peace
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  Speaker 1: dependent on my circumstances or does it come from trusting God?
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  Speaker 1: Am I patient with people? Or do I easily lose
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  Speaker 1: my temper? Is my kindness selective or do I show
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  Speaker 1: it to everyone? Does my goodness come from a heart
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  Speaker 1: of integrity or is it just for show? Am I
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  Speaker 1: faithful even when no one is watching? Is my gentleness
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  Speaker 1: evident in the way I speak and treat others? Do
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  Speaker 1: I have self control? Or do my emotions and desires
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  Speaker 1: control me? If you're lacking in one area, the answer
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  Speaker 1: is not to try harder. The answer is to stay
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  Speaker 1: connected to the source. John fifteen forty five says, remain
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  Speaker 1: in me as I also remain in you. No branch
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  Speaker 1: can bear fruit by itself. It must remain in the vine.
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  Speaker 1: Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
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  Speaker 1: I am the vine. You are the branches. If you
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  Speaker 1: remain in Me and I in you, you will bear
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  Speaker 1: much fruit. Apart from me, you can do nothing. The
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  Speaker 1: fruit of the Spirit isn't something you produce, It's something
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  Speaker 1: God produces in you as you stay connected to Him.
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  Speaker 1: So let's go deeper. If this fruit is the evidence
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  Speaker 1: of true transformation, how do we cultivate it. How do
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  Speaker 1: we truly walk in the Spirit and allow him to
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  Speaker 1: change us from the inside out? And what happens when
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  Speaker 1: we resist the Spirit's work in our lives? Because the
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  Speaker 1: way we are answer these questions will determine whether we're
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  Speaker 1: truly walking in the spirit or just pretending. Walking in
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  Speaker 1: the Spirit is not just a theological idea. It's a
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  Speaker 1: daily reality, a way of life that transforms everything about us.
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  Speaker 1: But what does it actually mean. How do we know
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  Speaker 1: if we're truly being led by the Holy Spirit or
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  Speaker 1: just following religious rules. Many people think walking in the
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  Speaker 1: Spirit means being a good person or avoiding sin, but
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  Speaker 1: it's much deeper than that. Walking in the Spirit means
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  Speaker 1: living in constant dependence on God, being sensitive to his voice,
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  Speaker 1: and allowing him to direct your steps. Every single day.
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  Speaker 1: This is where many people struggle. Some treat Christianity like
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  Speaker 1: a checklist. Pray done, read the Bible, done, be kind
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  Speaker 1: to people. Done. But the Pharisees in Jesus time did
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  Speaker 1: all those things too, and yet they were spiritually blind.
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  Speaker 1: They followed the rules, but they weren't walking in the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: So what's the difference. Paul gives us a clear contrast
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  Speaker 1: in Galatians five sixteen to seventeen. So I say, walk
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  Speaker 1: by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires
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  Speaker 1: of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary
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  Speaker 1: to the spirit, and the spirit what is contrary to
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  Speaker 1: the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so
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  Speaker 1: that you are not to do whatever you want. Walking
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  Speaker 1: in the spirit means we are no longer controlled by
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  Speaker 1: our flesh, our sinful desires, selfish ambitions, and worldly ways
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  Speaker 1: of thinking. It means we don't just do what feels right.
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  Speaker 1: We do what is right according to God's leading. But
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  Speaker 1: let's be honest, that's not easy. Have you ever felt
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  Speaker 1: that internal battle. You want to trust God, but your
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  Speaker 1: fear tells you to take control. You want to forgive,
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  Speaker 1: but your pride says they don't deserve it to be patient,
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  Speaker 1: but your emotions push you to react. You want to
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  Speaker 1: focus on God, but distractions pull you in every direction.
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  Speaker 1: That's the flesh and the spirit at war within you.
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  Speaker 1: Paul understood this struggle personally in Romans seven eighteen to nineteen.
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  Speaker 1: He said, for I have the desire to do what
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  Speaker 1: is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I
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  Speaker 1: do not do the good I want to do, but
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  Speaker 1: the evil I do not want to do. This I
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  Speaker 1: keep on doing. That's the battle, and the only way
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  Speaker 1: to win it is by surrendering to the Holy Spirit.
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  Speaker 1: But how do we do that. First we need to
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  Speaker 1: recognize that walking in the spirit is not about our effort.
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  Speaker 1: It's about our connection to God. Jesus said in John
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  Speaker 1: fifteen coal and five. I am the vine. You are
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  Speaker 1: the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you,
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  Speaker 1: you will bear much fruit. Apart from me, you can
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  Speaker 1: do nothing. Notice he didn't say try harder and you'll
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  Speaker 1: bear fruit. He said, remain in me. The key to
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  Speaker 1: walking in the spirit is staying connected to Jesus through prayer,
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  Speaker 1: through his word, through worship, and through obedience. Second, we
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  Speaker 1: need to listen to the Holy spirit's leading. Romans eight
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  Speaker 1: fourteen says, for those who are led by the Spirit
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  Speaker 1: of God are the children of God. Being led means
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  Speaker 1: we're not in control God is. Think about how you
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  Speaker 1: follow g p S directions. You don't just turn when
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  Speaker 1: you feel like it. You turn when the GPS tells
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  Speaker 1: you to. If you ignore it, you get lost. If
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  Speaker 1: you argue with it, you delay your destination. But if
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  Speaker 1: you trust it, you get where you need to be.
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  Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit works the same way. He convicts us
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  Speaker 1: when we're about to go the wrong way. He prompts
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  Speaker 1: us when we need to speak or act in faith.
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  Speaker 1: He wars when danger is ahead. He gives us peace
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  Speaker 1: when we're on the right path, but if we're not listening,
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  Speaker 1: we'll miss it. And third, walking in the Spirit requires
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  Speaker 1: daily surrender. Galatians two twenty says, I've been crucified with Christ,
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  Speaker 1: and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me
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  Speaker 1: the life I now live in the body. I live
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  Speaker 1: by faith in the Son of God, who loved me
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  Speaker 1: and gave himself for me. Walking in the Spirit means
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  Speaker 1: we die to ourselves every day, our plans, our pride,
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  Speaker 1: our need to be in control, and we trust God Instead.
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  Speaker 1: This is not just about morality, it's about transformation. When
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  Speaker 1: you walk in the spirit, you don't just act differently.
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  Speaker 1: You think differently, love differently, respond differently. Your desires change,
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  Speaker 1: your priorities shift. You become more like Jesus. But here's
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  Speaker 1: the big question. How do we know if we're really
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  Speaker 1: walking in the spirit. The answer is simple, by the
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  Speaker 1: fruit we produce, Jesus said in Matthew seven twenty. By
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  Speaker 1: their fruit you will recognize them. If we're truly walking
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  Speaker 1: in the spirit. The fruit of the spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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  Speaker 1: and self control will naturally flow from our lives. But
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  Speaker 1: if we're walking in the flesh, the opposite will show up, anger, jealousy, selfishness, pride,
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  Speaker 1: and sin. So now it's time to be honest with ourselves.
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  Speaker 1: Are we truly walking in the spirit or are we
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  Speaker 1: just following religious routines while still letting the flesh control us?
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  Speaker 1: Because if we want to see the fruit of the
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  Speaker 1: Spirit grow in our lives, we can't just try harder.
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  Speaker 1: We need to surrender more, and as we do, the
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  Speaker 1: Holy Spirit will do what only he can do, transform
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  Speaker 1: us from the inside out. When Paul describes the fruit
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  Speaker 1: of the spirit. He starts with love, and this is
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  Speaker 1: no accident because love is the foundation of everything. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: himself said that the greatest commandment is to love God
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  Speaker 1: with all our heart, soul, and mind, and the second
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  Speaker 1: is to love our neighbor as ourselves. Without love, nothing
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  Speaker 1: else matters. This is not just any love. It's a
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  Speaker 1: gape love, the kind of love that gives without expecting
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  Speaker 1: anything in return. It's the love that forgives when it's undeserved,
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  Speaker 1: that sacrifices when it's inconvenient, that chooses patience over frustration.
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  Speaker 1: Think about Jesus on the cross, praying Father, forgive them,
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  Speaker 1: for they know not what they do. That is the
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  Speaker 1: kind of love the Spirit produces in us. But here's
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  Speaker 1: the question, do we really love like that? Or do
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  Speaker 1: we only love when it benefits us? Because if the
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  Speaker 1: Spirit is in you, love should be the most obvious
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  Speaker 1: thing about your life. Joy comes next, not happiness. Joy
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  Speaker 1: because happiness depends on circumstances, but joy is something deeper.
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  Speaker 1: Paul wrote about joy while sitting in prison, beaten and
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  Speaker 1: awaiting trial. How is that possible? Because joy is not
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  Speaker 1: based on what's happening around you, It's based on who
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  Speaker 1: is within you. Many people are chasing happiness, thinking that success, money,
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  Speaker 1: or relationships will finally bring peace. But joy is not
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  Speaker 1: about getting what you want. It's about knowing that God
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  Speaker 1: is in control no matter what happens. James one too
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  Speaker 1: even tells us to consider it pure joy when we
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  Speaker 1: face trials. Why because trials are an opportunity to grow
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  Speaker 1: in faith. But be honest, when things go wrong, do
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  Speaker 1: you still have joy or does your attitude change based
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  Speaker 1: on your situation. As real joy, the kind the spirit
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  Speaker 1: produces is unshakable. And then there's peace, not just a
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  Speaker 1: moment of calm, but true, lusting peace that defies understanding,
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  Speaker 1: the kind of peace that kept Daniel calm in the
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  Speaker 1: lion's den, the kind of peace that let Jesus sleep
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  Speaker 1: in the middle of a raging storm while his disciples panicked.
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  Speaker 1: Philippians four seven says that the peace of God surpasses
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  Speaker 1: all understanding. That means when everything around you says you
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  Speaker 1: should be afraid, when your situation looks impossible, when you
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  Speaker 1: should be filled with anxiety, but instead you have peace
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  Speaker 1: that is the fruit of the spirit. But here's the
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  Speaker 1: hard truth. Many of us are still living in fear, stress,
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  Speaker 1: and worry. And that's because peace is not the absence
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  Speaker 1: of problems, it's the presence of God. So do you
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  Speaker 1: have peace or is your heart still restless? Patience is next,
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  Speaker 1: and this one is difficult because we live in a
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  Speaker 1: world that hates waiting. We want fast results, instant solutions,
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  Speaker 1: immediate answers. But the fruit of the Spirit is patience,
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  Speaker 1: not just waiting, but enduring. The patience that waited years
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  Speaker 1: for a promise like Abraham, the patience that endured suffering
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  Speaker 1: like job, the patience that keeps praying for a breakthrough
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  Speaker 1: even when nothing seems to change. This is not something
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  Speaker 1: we can manufacture. It's something the Spirit works in us
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  Speaker 1: as we trust in God's timing. But how do you
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  Speaker 1: respond when things take longer than expected? Do you wait
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  Speaker 1: in faith or do you get frustrated? Because patience is
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  Speaker 1: a sign that you trust God more than your own schedule.
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  Speaker 1: Kindness and goodness go hand in hand. Kindness is how
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  Speaker 1: we treat others. It's compact fashion, generosity and gentleness in action.
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  Speaker 1: But goodness is about our character. It's about living in
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  Speaker 1: a way that reflects God's righteousness. Jesus showed kindness when
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  Speaker 1: he healed the sick, fed the hungry, and forgave sinners.
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  Speaker 1: But he also lived with unwavering goodness, standing firm in
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  Speaker 1: truth even when it cost him everything. The fruit of
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  Speaker 1: the Spirit produces both in us, not just kind words,
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  Speaker 1: but a life of integrity. But let's ask the hard question.
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  Speaker 1: Are we truly kind and good to people? Or are
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  Speaker 1: we only kind when it's convenient? Because the Spirit makes
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  Speaker 1: us kind even to those who don't deserve it. Faithfulness
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  Speaker 1: is another mark of the Spirit's work. It means being reliable, trustworthy,
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  Speaker 1: and consistent in our walk with God. Think about Noah.
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  Speaker 1: He was faithful to build the ark even when everyone
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  Speaker 1: mocked him. Think about Daniel, he was faithful to pray
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  Speaker 1: even when it meant facing the lions. True faithfulness is
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  Speaker 1: staying committed to God's calling, no matter the cost. But
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  Speaker 1: here's the struggle. Many people are faithful only when things
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  Speaker 1: are easy. They worship when they feel like it, they
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  Speaker 1: serve when it's convenient. But faithfulness is about consistency, not convenience.
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  Speaker 1: Can God count on you to remain faithful in every season?
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  Speaker 1: Gentleness is one of the most misunderstood attributes of the
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  Speaker 1: fruit of the spirit. Many people mistake it for weakness,
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  Speaker 1: but true gentleness is actually strength under control. It is
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  Speaker 1: the ability to respond with humility even when you have
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  Speaker 1: the power to retaliate. Jesus was the ultimate example of this.
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  Speaker 1: He had the authority to call down angels, to strike
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  Speaker 1: down those who mocked him, to dis droy those who
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  Speaker 1: plotted against him, but he didn't. Instead, he chose to
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  Speaker 1: be led like a lamb to the slaughter, remaining silent
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  Speaker 1: before his accusers. That is gentleness. It's not about being passive.
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  Speaker 1: It's about choosing love over aggression, patience over anger, and
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  Speaker 1: humility over pride. Proverbs fifteen one says a gentle answer
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  Speaker 1: turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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  Speaker 1: But let's be honest, how often do we react with
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  Speaker 1: gentleness when we're frustrated, when someone insults us, when life
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  Speaker 1: isn't going our way. Gentleness isn't something we can fake.
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  Speaker 1: It's a work of the Holy Spirit. And finally, self control.
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  Speaker 1: This is the one that holds everything together, because without
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  Speaker 1: self control, love turns into obsession, joy turns into reckless pursuit,
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  Speaker 1: peace turns into complacency. Patience to turns into procrastination, Kindness turns
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  Speaker 1: into enabling, goodness turns into self righteousness, faithfulness turns into stubbornness,
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  Speaker 1: and gentleness turns into weakness. Self control is what keeps
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  Speaker 1: our emotions, desires, and actions aligned with God's will. Proverbs
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  Speaker 1: twenty five twenty eight says, like a city whose walls
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  Speaker 1: are broken through is a person who lacks self control.
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  Speaker 1: In other words, without self control, we are defenseless against sin.
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  Speaker 1: Think about Jesus. He had the power to turn stones
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  Speaker 1: into bread when he was hungry, but he chose to
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  Speaker 1: trust in God's provision. He had the power to avoid
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  Speaker 1: the cross, but he chose obedience instead. That is self control.
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  Speaker 1: It's the ability to say no to temptation, no to
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  Speaker 1: impulsive reactions, no to sinful desires, because your heart is
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  Speaker 1: fully submitted to God. Now here's the real question. Are
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  Speaker 1: these things evident in your life? Not just one or two,
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  Speaker 1: but all of them? Because remember Paul didn't say fruits,
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  Speaker 1: he said fruit. That means all of these attributes grow together.
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  Speaker 1: You can't have love without self control. You can't have
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  Speaker 1: joy without patience. You can't have faithfulness without kindness. If
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit is in you. All of these things
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  Speaker 1: should be increasing. But if they are not, it's time
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  Speaker 1: to ask yourself. Am I truly walking in the spirit,
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  Speaker 1: or am I still trying to live by my own strength?
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  Speaker 1: Jesus said, a good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and
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  Speaker 1: a bad tree cannot bear good fruit Matthew seven eighteen.
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  Speaker 1: That means your character is the evidence of whether or
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  Speaker 1: not you are truly walking with God. You don't need
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  Speaker 1: to force the fruit of the Spirit to grow when
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  Speaker 1: you remain in Christ, it happens naturally. Just like a
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  Speaker 1: branch connected to a healthy tree will always produce fruit,
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  Speaker 1: a life connected to Jesus will always reflect his spirit.
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  Speaker 1: So let's reflect when people look at your life, do
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  Speaker 1: they see the fruit of the spirit or do they
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  Speaker 1: see the works of the flesh? Because by their fruit
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  Speaker 1: you will know them. Many people assume that they can
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  Speaker 1: produce the fruit of the spirit by simply trying harder,
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  Speaker 1: by being more loving, more patient, more self controlled. But
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  Speaker 1: that's not how it works. The fruit of the Spirit
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  Speaker 1: is not a list of behaviors to imitate. It is
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  Speaker 1: the evidence of transformation that only the Holy Spirit can bring.
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  Speaker 1: Trying to produce this fruit on your own is like
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  Speaker 1: stapling apples to a tree and calling it healthy. The
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  Speaker 1: fruit may look real from a distance, but in reality
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  Speaker 1: it's disconnected from the source of life. It won't last,
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  Speaker 1: it has no root. This this is why so many
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  Speaker 1: people struggle with inconsistency in their faith. One day they're kind,
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  Speaker 1: the next day they're short tempered. One day they have peace,
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  Speaker 1: the next day they're filled with anxiety. They are trying
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  Speaker 1: to manufacture the fruit instead of abiding in Christ. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: made this clear in John fifteen four through five when
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  Speaker 1: he said, remain in me as I also remain in you.
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  Speaker 1: No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain
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  Speaker 1: in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you
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  Speaker 1: remain in me. I am the vine. You are the branches.
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  Speaker 1: If you remain in Me and I in you, you
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  Speaker 1: will bear much fruit. Apart from me, you can do nothing.
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  Speaker 1: That last part, apart from me, you can do nothing,
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  Speaker 1: is the key. It doesn't say apart from me, you'll
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  Speaker 1: struggle a little. It doesn't say apart from me, you'll
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  Speaker 1: bear less fruit. It says apart from me, you can
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  Speaker 1: do nothing. That means no matter how hard you try,
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  Speaker 1: no matter how much effort you put in. If the
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  Speaker 1: Holy Spirit is not working in you, you will never
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  Speaker 1: truly produce the fruit of the Spirit. You may be
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  Speaker 1: able to fake kindness for a while, but eventually impatience
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  Speaker 1: will show. You may be able to fake joy, but
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  Speaker 1: when trials come you'll break. You may be able to
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  Speaker 1: fake self control, but when temptation becomes too strong, you'll
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  Speaker 1: give in. Why because external behavior can only be sustained
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  Speaker 1: for so long. Real change happens from the inside out,
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  Speaker 1: not the outside in. This is why legalism fails. Legalism says,
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  Speaker 1: follow these rules, act this way, do these things, and
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  Speaker 1: you will be righteous. But true transformation is not about
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  Speaker 1: following rules. It's about being changed by the presence of God.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus didn't come to create well behaved people. He came
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  Speaker 1: to bring dead people to life. He came to make
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  Speaker 1: us new. That's why Two Corinthians five point seventeen says,
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  Speaker 1: if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
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  Speaker 1: The old has gone, the new has comes. A tea
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  Speaker 1: is turn. When the Holy Spirit enters your life, he
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  Speaker 1: doesn't just modify your behavior. He changes your heart. He
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  Speaker 1: changes your desires. He changes the way you think, the
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  Speaker 1: way you speak, the way you love the way you
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  Speaker 1: respond to challenges. The fruit of the spirit is not
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  Speaker 1: about self improvement. It's about surrender. And here's the dangerous part.
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  Speaker 1: Many people think they are producing fruit when they're really
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  Speaker 1: just living in their own strength. They mistake personality for transformation.
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  Speaker 1: Some people are naturally patient, so they assume they have
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  Speaker 1: the patience of the spirit. Some people are naturally kind,
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  Speaker 1: and so they assume they have the kindness of the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: But here's how you know the difference. The fruit of
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  Speaker 1: the spirit is not revealed when life is easy. It's
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  Speaker 1: revealed when life is hard, when someone betrays you. Do
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  Speaker 1: you still have love? When life gets overwhelming? Do you
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  Speaker 1: still have peace? When people test your patience? Does it
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  Speaker 1: still remain? The fruit of the spirit is supernatural. It
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  Speaker 1: doesn't depend on your personality. It doesn't depend on your circumstances.
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  Speaker 1: It is the evidence that God is at work in you.
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  Speaker 1: Take Peter as an example. Before Pentecost, Peter was impulsive, reckless,
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  Speaker 1: and afraid. He tried to act strong, but when Jesus
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  Speaker 1: was arrested, he denied him three times. He ran away
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  Speaker 1: in fear. But after he received the Holy Spirit everything changed.
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  Speaker 1: The same Peter who denied Jesus stood before crowds and
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  Speaker 1: boldly preached the gospel. The same Peter, who once ran
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  Speaker 1: away in fear, faced persecution and imprisonment with unshakable faith.
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  Speaker 1: What changed. Peter didn't just try harder, He was transformed.
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  Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit filled him, and the fruit of the
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  Speaker 1: Spirit became evident in his life. So here's the real question.
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  Speaker 1: Are you actually producing the fruit of the spirit or
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  Speaker 1: are you just trying to look like a Christian? Are
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  Speaker 1: you truly walking in the spirit or are you just
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  Speaker 1: acting religious? Because when the Holy Spirit is truly working
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  Speaker 1: in you, the fruit is undeniable. It's not something you force,
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  Speaker 1: it's something that naturally grows as you remain in Christ.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus said, by their fruit, you will recognize them. Matthew
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  Speaker 1: seven sixteen. What does your fruits about you? Many people
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  Speaker 1: claim to be Christians, but Jesus gave a clear warning.
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  Speaker 1: By their fruit, you will recognize them. Matthew seven sixteen.
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  Speaker 1: He wasn't talking about talent church attendants or how well
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  Speaker 1: someone can quote the Bible. He was talking about evidence, real,
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  Speaker 1: undeniable proof that the Holy Spirit is working in someone's life.
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  Speaker 1: Just as a tree is known by the kind of
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  Speaker 1: fruit it produces. A person is known by what their
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  Speaker 1: life produces. A healthy tree doesn't have to try to
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  Speaker 1: produce good fruit, it happens naturally. But a diseased tree,
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  Speaker 1: no matter how much effort it puts in, will eventually
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  Speaker 1: reveal what it really is. This is why Jesus followed
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  Speaker 1: up his statement with one of the most sobering warnings
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  Speaker 1: in scripture. Not everyone who says to me, Lord Lord,
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  Speaker 1: will enter the Kingdom of Heaven Matthew seven twenty one.
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  Speaker 1: Think about that for a moment. There will be people
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  Speaker 1: who call Jesus Lord who claimed to be his followers,
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  Speaker 1: but he will say, I never knew you. Why because
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  Speaker 1: they never truly surrendered to him. They had the appearance
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  Speaker 1: of Christianity, but not the transformation. They looked religious, but
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  Speaker 1: they lacked the fruit of the spirit. This is why
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  Speaker 1: we must take this seriously. Jesus was not warning about atheists, skeptics,
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  Speaker 1: or people who openly reject him. He was warning about
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  Speaker 1: people inside the church, people who think they are saved
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  Speaker 1: but have no real evidence of the Spirit in their lives.
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  Speaker 1: And one of the most dangerous things is thinking you
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  Speaker 1: are right with God when you're really not. It's possible
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  Speaker 1: to go through all the religious motions, to pray, to give,
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  Speaker 1: to serve without ever truly being changed. That's why Jesus
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  Speaker 1: compared false believers to wolves in sheep's clothing. On the outside,
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  Speaker 1: they look the part, they blend in with the flock,
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  Speaker 1: but over time their true nature is revealed. This is
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  Speaker 1: why Paul urged the Corinthians to examine themselves. Examine yourselves
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  Speaker 1: to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves
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  Speaker 1: Second Corinthians thirteen five. So how do we test ourselves?
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  Speaker 1: How do we know if we are truly walking in
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  Speaker 1: the spirit. We have to look at the fruit. When
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  Speaker 1: you examine your life, do you see the evidence of
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit? Not just on Sundays, not just when
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  Speaker 1: people are watching, but in the unseen moments. Do you
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  Speaker 1: have love not just for people who are easy to love,
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  Speaker 1: but for those who hurt you. Do you have peace
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  Speaker 1: not just when life is good, but when everything is
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  Speaker 1: falling apart. Do you have self control not just when
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  Speaker 1: it's convenient, but when temptation is at its strongest. Because
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  Speaker 1: here's the truth. The fruit of the Spirit is not
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  Speaker 1: proven in comfort, it is proven in crisis. Anyone can
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  Speaker 1: be patient when life is going well, But what about
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  Speaker 1: when everything goes wrong. Anyone can be kind when people
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  Speaker 1: are kind to them, but what about when they are insulted, mistreated,
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  Speaker 1: or ignored. The true test of spiritual fruit is not
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  Speaker 1: how we act when things are easy, but how we
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  Speaker 1: respond when things are difficult. Look at the life of Judas.
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  Speaker 1: He walked with Jesus, he heard his teachings, he performed
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  Speaker 1: miracles in his name, but in the end, his heart
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  Speaker 1: was never changed. He looked like a disciple, but he
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  Speaker 1: had no real fruit. In contrast, look at Peter. He
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  Speaker 1: made mistakes, he failed, but his heart was truly transformed.
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  Speaker 1: The difference between Peter and Judas was not that one
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  Speaker 1: made mistakes and the other didn't. The difference was that
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  Speaker 1: one had genuine faith and the other only had an
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  Speaker 1: outward appearance of faith. This is why Jesus said in
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  Speaker 1: John fifteen to eight, this is to my father's glory
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  Speaker 1: that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. Notice,
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  Speaker 1: fruit is not an optional part of the Christian life.
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  Speaker 1: It is the proof of being a disciple. If there
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  Speaker 1: is no fruit, there is no real faith. So what
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  Speaker 1: does your life reveal? What do your words, your actions,
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  Speaker 1: your thoughts say about your relationship with God, because at
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  Speaker 1: the end of the day, it doesn't matter how much
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  Speaker 1: we know, how much we do, or how religious we appear.
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  Speaker 1: The real question is this, are we truly walking in
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  Speaker 1: the spirit or are we just playing the part. When
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of the spirit is missing, it's not just
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  Speaker 1: a small issue. It's a warning sign. Imagine a tree
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  Speaker 1: that never bears fruit. It may look alive, but something
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  Speaker 1: is wrong at its core. In the same way, when
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  Speaker 1: a believe consistently lacks love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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  Speaker 1: and self control, it raises a serious question. Are they
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  Speaker 1: truly walking in the spirit or are they still walking
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  Speaker 1: in the flesh. Paul makes this contrast clear in Galatians five.
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  Speaker 1: Right before listing the fruit of the spirit, he warns
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  Speaker 1: about the works of the flesh. The acts of the
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  Speaker 1: flesh are obvious sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery, idolatry and witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy,
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  Speaker 1: fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy, drunkenness, orgies,
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  Speaker 1: and the like. Galatians five, nineteen twenty one. Notice the
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  Speaker 1: contrast when the spirit is absent, the flesh takes over
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  Speaker 1: and the results are destructive. Think about it. When love
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  Speaker 1: is missing, bitterness and hatred take its place. When joy
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  Speaker 1: is missing, life becomes a cycle of frustration and disappointment.
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  Speaker 1: When peace is missing, anxiety and fear dominate. When patience
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  Speaker 1: is missing, we lash out in anger. When kindness is missing,
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  Speaker 1: we become cold and harsh. When goodness is missing, compromise
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  Speaker 1: and sin creep in when faithfulness is missing. Commitment to
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  Speaker 1: God and other's weakens. When gentleness is missing, our words
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  Speaker 1: and actions become reckless. When self control is missing, temptation
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  Speaker 1: wins every time. Jesus gives a sobering example of this
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  Speaker 1: in Mark eleven when he curses the fig tree. At
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  Speaker 1: first glance, this story might seem out of place. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: approaches a fig tree looking for fruit, but finds none.
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  Speaker 1: Even though it had leaves signs of life, there was
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  Speaker 1: no actual fruit. Jesus then speaks a judgment over it.
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  Speaker 1: May no one ever eat fruit from you again? Mark
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  Speaker 1: eleven fourteen. The next day, the disciples find the tree
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  Speaker 1: completely withered. Why did Jesus do this? Because the tree
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  Speaker 1: was a picture of something deeper. It represented a life
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  Speaker 1: that looks religious on the outside, but bears no real fruit.
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  Speaker 1: This is the danger of going through the motions of
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  Speaker 1: Christianity without true transformation. A person may attend church, read
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  Speaker 1: the Bible, and do Christian things, but if there is
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  Speaker 1: no fruit, something is missing. Jesus address this directly in
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  Speaker 1: John fifteen. If you do not remain in Me, you
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  Speaker 1: are like a branch that is thrown away and withers.
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  Speaker 1: Such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire, and
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  Speaker 1: burned John fifteen six. This is serious. A branch that
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  Speaker 1: is disconnected from the vine will never produce fruit, and
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  Speaker 1: in the same way, a person who is disconnected from
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  Speaker 1: Christ will never produce the fruit of the spirit. But
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  Speaker 1: what causes this lack of fruit? Why do some people
• 42:05
  Speaker 1: struggle to see real evidence of transformation in their lives.
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  Speaker 1: There are a few key reasons not abiding in Christ.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus made it clear, remain in me, and I also
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  Speaker 1: will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself.
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  Speaker 1: It must remain in the vine John fifteen four. Many
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  Speaker 1: people try to live the Christian life in their own strength,
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  Speaker 1: but apart from Jesus, it's impossible. They rely on religious
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  Speaker 1: effort instead of true relationship quenching the Holy Spirit. First,
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  Speaker 1: Thessalonians five nineteen warns, do not quench the spirit. When
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  Speaker 1: we ignore God's leading, resist conviction, or continually choose sin,
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  Speaker 1: we silence the work of the Spirit in our lives.
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  Speaker 1: And when the Spirit is not leading, the fruit cannot grow.
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  Speaker 1: A divided heart Jesus said, no one can serve two
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  Speaker 1: masters Matthew six twenty four. Some people struggle to bear
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  Speaker 1: fruit because they are trying to live for both God
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  Speaker 1: and the world. They want God's blessings, but refuse to
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  Speaker 1: surrender fully to his ways. They hold on to secret sins,
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  Speaker 1: unhealthy relationships, or worldly priorities which choke out spiritual growth,
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  Speaker 1: neglecting spiritual growth. Just as a tree needs water and nutrients,
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  Speaker 1: spiritual fruit needs to be nurtured. Prayer, worship, studying the Word,
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  Speaker 1: and being in community with other believers are essential. But
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  Speaker 1: when these things a neglected growth is stunted. This is
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  Speaker 1: why jesus teaching in John fifteen is so crucial. I
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  Speaker 1: am the vine, You are the branches. If you remain
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  Speaker 1: in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit.
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  Speaker 1: Apart from me, you can do nothing John fifteen five.
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  Speaker 1: Nothing that means no real transformation, no lasting impact, no
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  Speaker 1: evidence of the Spirit's work. But the opposite is also true.
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  Speaker 1: When we remain in him, fruit is inevitable. Think about
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  Speaker 1: the Disciples before and after Pentecost. Before receiving the Holy Spirit,
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  Speaker 1: they were fearful, confused, and inconsistent. Peter, who boldly claimed
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  Speaker 1: he would never deny Jesus, crumbled under pressure and denied
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  Speaker 1: him three times. But after the Holy Spirit came upon them,
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  Speaker 1: they were completely transformed. Peter preached with power, Thousands came
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  Speaker 1: to Christ, and the disciples became bold witnesses, enduring persecution
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  Speaker 1: without fear. The fruit of the Spirit was evident in
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  Speaker 1: their lives. So here's the question, what is the evidence
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  Speaker 1: in your life? If someone spent a week with you,
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  Speaker 1: what would they see? Would they see love or would
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  Speaker 1: they see bitterness? Would they see joy or would they
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  Speaker 1: see frustration? Would they see peace or would they see worry.
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  Speaker 1: Paul tells us in Galatians six seven through eight, do
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  Speaker 1: not be deceived. God cannot be mocked. A man reaps
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  Speaker 1: what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh from
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  Speaker 1: the flesh will reap destruction. Whoever sows to please the
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  Speaker 1: spirit from the spirit will reap eternal life. What you
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  Speaker 1: plant is what you will grow. If you are constantly
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  Speaker 1: feeding your flesh, filling your mind with worldly things, chasing
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  Speaker 1: after temporary pleasures, ignoring God's presence, then the works of
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  Speaker 1: the flesh will be what shows in your life. But
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  Speaker 1: if you are walking in the spirit, seeking God, God,
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  Speaker 1: surrendering daily, staying in His word, then the fruit of
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  Speaker 1: the spirit will naturally grow. This is not about trying harder,
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  Speaker 1: it's about surrendering deeper. The solution is not to force
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  Speaker 1: the fruit. It's to stay connected to the source. A
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  Speaker 1: branch doesn't have to work to produce fruit, It simply
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  Speaker 1: stays attached to the tree and the life of the
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  Speaker 1: tree flows into it. That is what God wants for you,
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  Speaker 1: to stay connected to Him so that his life, his character,
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  Speaker 1: and his spirit overflow in everything you do. So don't
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  Speaker 1: ignore this warning. If you see a lack of fruit
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  Speaker 1: in your life, don't just brush it off. Ask God
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  Speaker 1: to reveal what's blocking it. Is their sin you need
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  Speaker 1: to repent of. Is there an area you need to surrender?
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  Speaker 1: Is there a distraction pulling you away from Him? Because
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of the spirit is not something reserved for
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  Speaker 1: soup Christians. It is the evidence of every true believer.
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  Speaker 1: The only question is are you truly walking in the
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  Speaker 1: spirit or just going through the motions. Growing in the
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  Speaker 1: fruit of the Spirit is not about trying harder, it's
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  Speaker 1: about surrendering deeper. Too many people think they have to
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  Speaker 1: produce love, joy, peace, patience, and all the other attributes
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  Speaker 1: by their own strength. But the truth is, just like
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  Speaker 1: a tree doesn't force itself to bear fruit, we don't
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  Speaker 1: manufacture spiritual growth. It happens as we stay connected to
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  Speaker 1: the source. Jesus made this clear in John fifteen five.
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  Speaker 1: I am the vine. You are the branches. If you
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  Speaker 1: remain in Me and I in you, you will bear
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  Speaker 1: much fruit. Apart from Me, you can do nothing. That
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  Speaker 1: last phrase is key. Apart from Jesus, we can do
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  Speaker 1: nothing no matter how much effort we put in. If
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  Speaker 1: we are not abiding in Him, real transformation will not happen.
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  Speaker 1: The fruit of the Spirit is not about self improvement.
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  Speaker 1: It's about God's Spirit working through us. So how do
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  Speaker 1: we grow? What does it look like to cultivate the
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  Speaker 1: fruit of the Spirit in our daily lives. There are
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  Speaker 1: a few essential steps. First, we must surrender daily to
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit. Many believers pray for God to change them,
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  Speaker 1: but then continue living as if they are in control.
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  Speaker 1: Romans eight fourteen says for those who are led by
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  Speaker 1: the Spirit of God are the children of God. The
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  Speaker 1: key word here is lead. The Holy Spirit must lead
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  Speaker 1: our lives, not just be a part of them. That
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  Speaker 1: means making space for him, listening to his conviction, and
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  Speaker 1: yielding to his direction. Too often we invite God into
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  Speaker 1: our plans instead of seeking his plans. But growing in
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  Speaker 1: the spirit require a full surrender. One way to surrender
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  Speaker 1: is through consistent prayer, but not just any prayer, honest, humble,
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  Speaker 1: and open hearted prayer. David modeled this in Psalm one
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  Speaker 1: thirty nine, verses twenty three to twenty four. Search me
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  Speaker 1: God and know my heart. Test me and know my
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  Speaker 1: anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me,
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  Speaker 1: and lead me in the way everlasting. This kind of
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  Speaker 1: prayer invites God to expose anything in our lives that
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  Speaker 1: is blocking his work. Are the areas where you are
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  Speaker 1: resisting Him? Are their habits, attitudes, or relationships that are
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  Speaker 1: hindering your spiritual growth? When we pray with sincerity, the
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  Speaker 1: Holy Spirit reveals these things and helps us remove them. Next,
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  Speaker 1: we must be deeply rooted in God's word. Psalm one
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  Speaker 1: two to three describes a person who delights in the
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  Speaker 1: law of the law Lord as like a tree planted
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  Speaker 1: by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season,
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  Speaker 1: and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they do prospers.
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  Speaker 1: A tree with deep roots is unshaken by storms and droughts.
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  Speaker 1: In the same way, a believer who is rooted in
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  Speaker 1: scripture will not be easily swayed by temptation, trials, or distractions.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus himself, when tempted by Satan in the wilderness, responded
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  Speaker 1: each time with the word of God Matthew four four
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  Speaker 1: seven ten. If Jesus relied on scripture for strength, how
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  Speaker 1: much more do we need to do the same. The
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  Speaker 1: problem is many people want the fruit of the spirit,
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  Speaker 1: but neglect the source of spiritual nourishment. They want patience,
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  Speaker 1: but don't spend time in the word that teaches patience.
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  Speaker 1: They want peace, but fill their minds with fear and
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  Speaker 1: anxiety from the world. They want love, but refuse to
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  Speaker 1: forgive others. Growth requires action. James one twenty two warns
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  Speaker 1: us do not merely listen to the Word and so
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  Speaker 1: deceive yourselves do what it says. Reading the Bible is
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  Speaker 1: not enough, we must apply it. Obedience is another crucial step.
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  Speaker 1: The fruit of the Spirit grows in the soil of obedience.
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  Speaker 1: John fourteen fifteen says, if you love me, keep my commands.
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  Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit does not force us to grow. We
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  Speaker 1: must choose to walk in step with him. Imagine a
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  Speaker 1: farmer who plants seeds but never waters them or removes
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  Speaker 1: the weeds. Would he expect a harvest in the same way.
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  Speaker 1: Many people desire spiritual growth, but refuse to obey the
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  Speaker 1: small steps God has already shown them. They ignore his conviction, delay, repentance,
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  Speaker 1: or compromise in areas they know are wrong. But growth
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  Speaker 1: happens when we act on what we know. For example,
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  Speaker 1: let's say someone is struggling with self control. They pray
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  Speaker 1: for God to help them resist temptation, but they continue
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  Speaker 1: exposing themselves to the same triggers. They watch things that
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  Speaker 1: stir up sinful desires. They surround themselves with people who
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  Speaker 1: encourage compromise. They stay in environments that make it easy
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  Speaker 1: to fall. Then they wonder why they don't see change.
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  Speaker 1: But here's the truth. God will give you strength, but
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  Speaker 1: you must make the choice to walk away. First Corinthians
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  Speaker 1: ten thirteen says that God provides a way out of
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  Speaker 1: every temptation, but we have to take it. Another major
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  Speaker 1: factor in growing the fruit of the spirit is our relationships.
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  Speaker 1: Proverbs thirteen twenty says, walk with the wise and become wise,
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  Speaker 1: For a companion of fools suffers harm. Who you surround
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  Speaker 1: yourself with impacts your spiritual growth. If you are constantly
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  Speaker 1: around negative, worldly or unspiritual people, it will be difficult
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  Speaker 1: to walk in the spirit. But if you are surrounded
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  Speaker 1: by believers who encourage challenges and pray with you, growth
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  Speaker 1: becomes natural. This is why community is vital. Hebrews ten
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  Speaker 1: twenty four to twenty five tells us to spur one
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  Speaker 1: another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up
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  Speaker 1: meeting together as some are in the habit of doing,
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  Speaker 1: but encouraging one another. If you want to grow, you
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  Speaker 1: need people who push you toward Christ. Finally, we must
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  Speaker 1: recognize and remove obstacles that hinder growth. Jesus gave a
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  Speaker 1: parable about this in Mark four three through eight, the
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  Speaker 1: Parable of the Sower. He describes different types of soil
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  Speaker 1: where seed the Word of God is planted. Some seed
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  Speaker 1: falls on rocky ground, some among thorns, and some on
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  Speaker 1: good soil. The seed among thorns represents people who hear
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  Speaker 1: the Word. But let the worries of this life, the
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  Speaker 1: deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things come
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  Speaker 1: in and choke the Word, making it unfruitful Mark four nineteen.
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  Speaker 1: Think about that good seed can be choked out by distractions.
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  Speaker 1: Many people struggle to grow spiritually, not because they don't
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  Speaker 1: love God, but because they are too preoccupied with other things. Work, entertainment,
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  Speaker 1: social media relationships, money, and personal goals can all become
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  Speaker 1: weeds that steal time, attention, and devotion from God. This
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  Speaker 1: is why Jesus said in Matthew six thirty three, seek
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  Speaker 1: first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all
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  Speaker 1: these things will be added to you. Growth happens when
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  Speaker 1: we remove distractions and put God first. So if you
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  Speaker 1: want to grow in the fruit of the spirit, here
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  Speaker 1: is the key. Surrender daily. Let the Holy Spirit lead,
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  Speaker 1: not just be a part of your life. Pray for transformation,
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  Speaker 1: Ask God to reveal and remove anything blocking growth. Stay
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  Speaker 1: rooted in scripture, Fill your mind with truth, not worldly influences.
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  Speaker 1: Obey what you already know. Growth happens in small, faithful steps.
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  Speaker 1: Surround yourself with godly people. Community strengthens spiritual maturity, remove
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  Speaker 1: distractions and sin, make room for the spirit to work.
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  Speaker 1: When you do these things, you won't have to force
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of the spirit. It will naturally grow. Love
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  Speaker 1: will replace bitterness, Joy will remain even in trials. Peace
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  Speaker 1: will silence anxiety. Patience will grow in difficult moments. Kindness
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  Speaker 1: will overflow in your actions. Goodness will shape your character.
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  Speaker 1: Faithfulness will keep you strong, Gentleness will control your words.
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  Speaker 1: Self control will give you victory over sin. This is
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  Speaker 1: what it means to walk in the spirit. The question
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  Speaker 1: is will you take the steps to grow? There comes
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  Speaker 1: a time when every believer must ask themselves a difficult
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  Speaker 1: but necessary question. Am I truly walking in the spirit
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  Speaker 1: or am I just claiming to? It's easy to say
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  Speaker 1: we follow Jesus, It's easy to wear the title of Christian.
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  Speaker 1: But Jesus himself said you will know them by their
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  Speaker 1: fruit Matthew seven sixteen, Not by their words, not by
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  Speaker 1: their church attendants, not by their religious activities, but by
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  Speaker 1: their fruit, the evidence of a transformed life. So the
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  Speaker 1: question is if you took a step back and examined
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  Speaker 1: yourself right now, what fruit would you see? Would you
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  Speaker 1: see love that forgives even when it's high d Would
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  Speaker 1: you see joy that remains steady even when life is chaotic.
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  Speaker 1: Would you see peace that surpasses understanding even in storms.
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  Speaker 1: Would you see patience when things don't go your way?
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  Speaker 1: Would you see kindness even to those who don't deserve it.
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  Speaker 1: Would you see goodness in your character, faithfulness in your commitments,
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  Speaker 1: gentleness in your speech, and self control in your choices?
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  Speaker 1: Or would you see the opposite? Would you see frustration
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  Speaker 1: instead of patience, harshness instead of gentleness, bitterness instead of love.
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  Speaker 1: The truth is no one walks in the spirit perfectly
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  Speaker 1: all the time. We all have moments when we struggle,
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  Speaker 1: when our flesh rises up, when we fall short. But
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  Speaker 1: the difference between someone who is truly walking in the
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  Speaker 1: spirit and someone who is just pretending is this growth.
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  Speaker 1: A tree that is alive will keep growing, even if slowly.
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  Speaker 1: A tree that is dead will remain the same. So
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  Speaker 1: are you growing? Is there evidence that the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 1: is actively transforming you? Or have you been stuck in
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  Speaker 1: the same spiritual condition for years, unable to see any
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  Speaker 1: real change. The apostle Paul warned in Galatians five nineteen
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  Speaker 1: to twenty one that the works of the flesh, things
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  Speaker 1: like jealousy, anger, selfishness, and impurity, are the natural result
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  Speaker 1: of a life not led by the spirit. But in contrast,
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of the spirit is what naturally grows in
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  Speaker 1: someone who is truly surrendered to Christ. This means that
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  Speaker 1: if you're still controlled by anger, still living in bitterness,
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  Speaker 1: still struggling with selfishness, still fighting the same sins with
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  Speaker 1: no progress, then something is missing. It's not about trying harder,
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  Speaker 1: it's about surrendering more. Think about a tree. A branch
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  Speaker 1: doesn't force itself to produce fruit. It simply stays connected
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  Speaker 1: to the tree, and the fruit naturally grows. In the
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  Speaker 1: same way. We don't grow by our own strength. We
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  Speaker 1: grow by staying connected to Jesus. He said in John
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  Speaker 1: fifteen four. Remain in me, and I will remain in you.
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  Speaker 1: No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain
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  Speaker 1: in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you
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  Speaker 1: remain in me. If you want to see real transformation
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  Speaker 1: in your life, the answer is not more religious effort.
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  Speaker 1: It is deeper connection with Christ. So what does that
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  Speaker 1: look like. It looks like making time with God a priority,
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  Speaker 1: not an afterthought. It looks like filling your mind with
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  Speaker 1: His word instead of the noise of the world. It
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  Speaker 1: looks like obeying his voice even when it's difficult. It
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  Speaker 1: looks like being honest in prayer, asking Him to reveal
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  Speaker 1: the areas where you need to change. It looks like
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  Speaker 1: removing distractions and sins that are choking your spiritual growth.
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  Speaker 1: It looks like surrounding yourself with people who will push
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  Speaker 1: you toward Christ, not pull you away. It looks like
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  Speaker 1: trusting that He is working in you even when you
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  Speaker 1: don't see instant results. The greatest danger for many believers
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  Speaker 1: is that they settle for looking Christian instead of actually
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  Speaker 1: being transformed. They think because they attend church, read devotionals,
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  Speaker 1: and say Christian things, they are walking in the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: But the real test is not how much you know.
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  Speaker 1: It's how much you've changed. Are you more loving than
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  Speaker 1: you were last year? Are you more patient, more faithful,
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  Speaker 1: more self controlled? Can people around you see a difference?
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  Speaker 1: Because if you have truly been walking in the spirit,
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  Speaker 1: the answer should be yes. So here's the challenge. Don't
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  Speaker 1: just assume you are growing. Examine your self. Ask God
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  Speaker 1: to reveal the truth. Pray the same prayer David prayed
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  Speaker 1: in Psalm one hundred thirty nine, verses twenty three through
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  Speaker 1: twenty four. Search me, O, God, and know my heart.
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  Speaker 1: Test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there
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  Speaker 1: is any offensive way in me, and lead me in
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  Speaker 1: the way everlasting. If there are areas where you see
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  Speaker 1: no fruit, don't ignore them. Ask God to change you.
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  Speaker 1: Surrender more, let Him work in you, and most importantly,
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  Speaker 1: remain in him. There is a moment in every believer's
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  Speaker 1: life where we must come face to face with the
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  Speaker 1: reality of our walk with God. Are we truly living
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  Speaker 1: by the spirit or are we just going through the motions?
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  Speaker 1: Have we surrendered fully or are we still holding on
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  Speaker 1: to the areas we don't want God to touch. If
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  Speaker 1: we are honest, we will realize that there is always
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  Speaker 1: more surrender to be made. The fruit of the spirit
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  Speaker 1: is not something we produce on our own. It is
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  Speaker 1: the evidence of a life completely yielded to God. And
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  Speaker 1: so we pray, Heavenly Father, we come before you with
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  Speaker 1: open hearts, acknowledging that without you we can do nothing.
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  Speaker 1: You are the source of true transformation. We confess that
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  Speaker 1: there have been times when we have tried to bear
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  Speaker 1: fruit in our own strength, times when we have tried
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  Speaker 1: to force love, joy, and peace instead of allowing you
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  Speaker 1: to grow it within us. Forgive us for the times
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  Speaker 1: when we have resisted your spirit's work. Forgive us for
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  Speaker 1: the moments we have chosen our flesh over your guidance. Lord.
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  Speaker 1: We don't want to live in our own strength anymore.
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  Speaker 1: We want to walk by the spirit. Search us, o God,
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  Speaker 1: and know our hearts. Reveal the areas in us that
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  Speaker 1: are still hardened, the places where we are still bearing
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  Speaker 1: the works of the flesh instead of the fruit of
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  Speaker 1: the spirit. Uproot every bitterness, every selfish ambition, every trace
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  Speaker 1: of pride, and replace them with your love and humility. Lord.
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  Speaker 1: We desire to be transformed, not just for our own sake,
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  Speaker 1: but so that when people see us, they see you. Father.
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  Speaker 1: We ask for love, not just any love, but the
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  Speaker 1: kind of love that loves even when it's not deserved,
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  Speaker 1: the love that forgives, the love that serves, the love
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  Speaker 1: that Jesus displayed on the cross. Teach us to love
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  Speaker 1: as you have loved us. We ask for joy, not
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  Speaker 1: the joy that depends on circumstances, but the joy that
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  Speaker 1: remains even in trials, the joy that cannot be stolen
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  Speaker 1: by hardships, the joy that Paul had when he wrote
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  Speaker 1: Philippians from a prison cell. Lord. We need that kind
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  Speaker 1: of joy. We ask for peace, the peace that surpasses
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  Speaker 1: all understanding, the peace that quiets the storms inside of us,
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  Speaker 1: even when the storms around us rage. On the peace
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  Speaker 1: that Jesus had when he slept in the boat while
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  Speaker 1: the disciples panicked. Teach us to trust you that way.
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  Speaker 1: We ask for patience, true patience, not just the ability
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  Speaker 1: to wait, but the ability to endure with grace. The
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  Speaker 1: patience that does not get easily frustrated, The patience that
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  Speaker 1: bears with others in love, The patience that trusts in
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  Speaker 1: your perfect timing. We ask for kindness, the kindness that
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  Speaker 1: reflects your heart, the kindness that sees people the way
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  Speaker 1: you see them, The kindness that Jesus showed to the outcasts,
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  Speaker 1: the sinners, the ones everyone else rejected. We ask for goodness,
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  Speaker 1: your goodness that shines in a world filled with darkness,
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  Speaker 1: The kind of goodness that stands firm in righteousness, the
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  Speaker 1: kind of goodness that refuses to compromise. We ask for faithfulness,
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  Speaker 1: Faithfulness in our walk with you, faithfulness in our calling,
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  Speaker 1: faithfulness in every promise we make. The kind of faithfulness
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  Speaker 1: that does not waver, that does not grow weary, that
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  Speaker 1: endures until the end. We ask for gentleness, the strength
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  Speaker 1: to be tender, the gentleness that Jesus displayed when he
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  Speaker 1: welcomed the little children, when he restored the broken, when
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  Speaker 1: he washed the feet of his disciples. Lord, let us
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  Speaker 1: be gentle in a world that is harsh. And finally,
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  Speaker 1: we ask for self control, the ability to say no
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  Speaker 1: to temptation, the discipline to choose your will over our
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  Speaker 1: own desires. The kind of self control that does not
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  Speaker 1: act on impulse, but is led by wisdom, Holy Spirit.
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  Speaker 1: We surrender. We give you full access to our hearts.
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  Speaker 1: We ask you to pruneness, to shame us, to mold
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  Speaker 1: us into the image of Christ. We don't want to
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  Speaker 1: be Christians in name only. We want to be known
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  Speaker 1: by our fruit. We want people to look at our
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  Speaker 1: lives and see Jesus. Lord. We know that surrender is
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  Speaker 1: not a one time decision, but a daily choice. Help
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  Speaker 1: us to wake up every morning and choose you over ourselves.
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  Speaker 1: Help us to deny our flesh and walk by your spirit.
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  Speaker 1: Let your fruit grow in as so abundantly that our
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  Speaker 1: lives become a testimony of your power. We thank you
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  Speaker 1: in advance for what you are doing in us. We
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  Speaker 1: thank you that we don't have to strive to produce fruit,
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  Speaker 1: but that as we remain in You, it will grow naturally.
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  Speaker 1: We trust you, We surrender to you, and we declare
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  Speaker 1: that from this moment forward, we will walk in the
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  Speaker 1: Spirit in Jesus name. Amen. If this deep Bible story's
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  Speaker 1: message has spoken to you, you like and share so
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  Speaker 1: more people can experience the power of walking in the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: It is our prayer that this video stirs something in
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  Speaker 1: your heart, a desire to live in such a way
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  Speaker 1: that the fruit of the Spirit is evident in every
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  Speaker 1: part of your life. Stay blessed,