Fruit of the Spirit: Introduction
Scripture reading: Galatians 5:19-26. This is the first in a series of articles on the Fruit of the Spirit. Before getting into the list in Galatians, there are several points which must be considered and used as a guide for what you will be reading in this series. 1....
Fruit of the Spirit: Peace
Peace. The peace spoken of here is not peace we have within ourselves, but peace between one another or harmony with people around us. The opposite of this peace is described well in Isaiah 59:1-8. This is one area in particular where I have seen many problems arise...
Keys of Authority
In Matthew 16 (and chapter 18) we find a verse that is easy to stumble over because it refers to some rather peculiar things we might think impossible. Matthew 16:19 says, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have...
Protection
Scripture reading: Job 1:6-22 About a year ago, we took a weekend away in St. Augustine to tour the Castillo de San Marcos. If you have not been there, it is definitely worth touring at least once. It is a landmark in this country’s history. Let me set this stage for...
Revival
One summer while in graduate school I was volunteering one weekend a month in Nashville, Tennessee as a chaplain. A few times I would take the back roads to bypass heavy traffic or construction, and I would pass a number of churches along the way. Invariably one of...
A Primer on Sanctification
Romans 6:10-15 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey...
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