The Fruit of the Spirit
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 9 June 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
It is only by the power of the Holy Spirit that Christians can cultivate virtues that reflect the character of God Himself. From his expositional series in the book of Galatians, today R.C. Sproul identifies the fruit of the Spirit and encourages God's people to grow in these qualities.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God's Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | Loyalty is such a rare commodity, but the Holy Spirit gives it as a fruit. |
| 0:08.0 | And one other reason is that the Spirit gives to us what mirrors God's own virtues. |
| 0:15.0 | Our God is a loyal God. |
| 0:18.0 | God has never been disloyal to any of his children. |
| 0:21.0 | He's never betrayed one of us at any time. |
| 0:27.0 | As Christians pursue righteousness and strive by the spirit of God to put to death the deeds of the flesh, |
| 0:38.0 | there is also fruit, fruit of the spirit that is evident in our lives. Paul lists the fruit of the spirit as |
| 0:45.2 | love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, |
| 0:51.1 | self-control. And that's what we'll be considering on this |
| 0:54.4 | Sunday edition of renewing your mind. Each Sunday we feature the preaching |
| 1:00.2 | ministry of R.C. Sprawl. And today we will conclude a brief sermon series in Galatians. |
| 1:07.0 | So for the final time, if you'd like to study the entire book, |
| 1:11.0 | you can request the hardcover edition of Dr. Sproll's commentary on Galatians |
| 1:15.8 | for a donation of any amount at renewing your mind.org. |
| 1:20.2 | And remember this offer ends at midnight. |
| 1:22.8 | There are worldly ways to think about love, joy, and peace. |
| 1:27.8 | So here's Dr. Sproll to consider the Bible's definition of the fruit of the spirit. |
| 1:36.1 | We're gonna continue this week |
| 1:37.7 | with our study of Paul's letter to the Galatians. |
| 1:40.8 | I'll be reading from chapter 5 verses 22 through 26 and I would ask |
| 1:46.4 | the congregation please to stand for the reading of the word of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, what's next? |
| 2:10.0 | You were resaying, I think so. |
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