FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
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Daily Reading: John 14:25-27 “27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.” When Jesus referred to the way the world gives peace, He probably had in mind the sort of peace we experience when everything in our little corner of the world seems
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This week we are focussing on the “flavour” of the Spirit’s Fruit named peace. Daily Reading: Isaiah 26:1-4 “3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You!” Perfect Peace! Absolute tranquility and serenity of the mind and the heart. We saw it in Jesus as He stood steadfastly
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Daily Reading: Titus 3:3-8 As we contemplate today’s Scripture, let’s each consider where we were and what our lives were like in the season immediately before we met Jesus. We may not feel as though we were quite as caught up in the power of sin and evil as the people described in Titus 3:3-4,
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Daily Reading: Ephesians 4:29-5:2 Living a life of Christlike love is like a fragrant offering of worship to God. If we truly desire to be pleasing to God, to bless Him and to bring joy to His heart, this is the way to do it. Our understanding of worship is very limited if we think
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Daily Reading: Acts 14:8-20 What a joy it has been to wake to the sound of rain every morning this week. In our drought-stricken region, this feels like something very significant. At the very least, it is a reminder of the kindness of God. Thank You, Lord! In today’s reading, Paul and Barnabas were confronted
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Daily Reading: Matthew 5:38-48 How unspeakably kind the Lord has been to us! When humanity had rejected and rebelled against Him, He reached out to us in love and laid down His life to rescue us from death. Even today, He continues to love those who turn away from Him and even those who speak
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Daily Reading: Isaiah 63:7-9 This week we’re considering kindness as a “flavour” of the Fruit of the Spirit, which He is hard at work to produce in us. In today’s reading, the prophet Isaiah praises the kindness of God, but notice that twice in v.7 he refers to the “kindnesses” of the LORD. Isaiah understood
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Daily Reading: Colossians 3:1-17 Colossians 3 puts a lot of emphasis on the role we play in the production of the Spirit’s Fruit. While the fruit is always a product of our relationship with Christ Jesus as Lord, and of the power of the Holy Spirit at work to trabsform us, we still participate in
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Daily Readings: Matthew 7:15-23 “By their fruit you will recognise them … ” (v.16) What do the fruits of my life reveal about me? It takes humility and courage to ask that question. But it’s a vital question to ask the Lord Jesus, and oneself, and even a close and trusted Christian friend from time
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Daily reading: Psalm 1 On Monday we reflected on John 15 and saw how Jesus promised that our lives will bear much fruit if we abide in Him through abiding in His words and His love. To abide in Jesus is to continue in a healthy, open, honest, committed, loving, free-flowing fellowship with Jesus. This
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