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Welcome to THEME: the Fruit of the Spirit" A series
on Christian character building
Theme Verse: "But
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
Theme Song: The Fruit of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, Holy Spirit fill me For Jesus is love, joy,
peace, The fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, Written by Ralph
Merrifield--Arranged by Adrian V. Miller
Theme Song 2 Nothing But Leaves The Master is
seeking a harvest He looks for
His likeness reflected He's yearning
for someone to carry Chorus: Nothing but
leaves for the Master, --Mrs. H. S. Lehman, 1924
Do you want to be successful, attractive to others, able to cope with everyday problems and all kinds of people? Do you want to be a courageous, victorious Christian? This study will help you! How many of us feel we are not doing our best to live a godly life? We realize in our own strength that we are inadequate! How many Christians have experienced salvation, but know nothing of a Spirit-filled life which radiates Christ? These lessons make it clear that a Spirit controlled life is God's plan for the normal Christian. They will whet your spiritual appetite! They will make you want to yield to the Holy Spirit so that He can control your thoughts, words and deeds. "Be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18b) is as much God's command as is "Ye must be born again" (John 3:7). Failure to obey either command is sin. But how can one have this marvelous experience? The Lord Jesus cannot save anyone until that person realizes he is a sinner, recognizes Jesus as the only Savior from sin, and by an act of his free will accepts Jesus, putting all his trust in Him. Similarly, the Holy Spirit cannot perform His teaching-guiding-helping-comforting ministry in a Christian's life, nor can He produce any fruit in that life, until that Christian recognizes the Holy Spirit as a Person of the Godhead and depends on Him to do for him all that God the Father has purposed for Him to do. What a joy and relief it is for the Christian to know that by constantly, consciously, and definitely depending on the Holy Spirit, she CAN have a fruitful character, she CAN show forth Christ in her life, she CAN be a blessing to all with whom she comes in contact! These are the thoughts developed in this series. Each day we will take a "piece" of the "fruit" which the Holy Spirit produces in a yielded believer's life. Each day we will learn practical, yet fascinating truths for us. But this series isn't just for Christians! God's plan of salvation will also be clearly and positively presented. The Holy Spirit works in the heart of the unbeliever, also, enlightening her darkened mind, showing her the distinction between her sin and God's righteousness, imparting faith which is the gift of God, and bringing her to true repentance--a complete change of mind. The unbeliever will be presented her lost condition--DEAD IN SINS--with the opportunity to become ALIVE IN CHRIST. I also trust that the consideration of the Spirit empowered life the Christian will attract and challenge the unbeliever. She will want this wonderful life, also, as she both sees and hears what the Lord of all the universe does for all who are supremely interested in living spiritually magnetic lives!
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