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Certain trees bear certain fruits. To my knowledge, an apple tree will always produce apples. An orange tree will always produce oranges. In the same way, true followers of Jesus will always produce a certain fruit. These defining qualities and characteristics are called “the fruit of the Spirit” and are found in Galatians 5:22- 23. In that text, Paul lists nine qualities that every Christian should demonstrate every day: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,…

In our weekly bulletin articles over the last three weeks, we have considered ideas from Scripture that describe the kind of ministry in which I hope to be involved. While these passages and ideas certainly discuss the responsibilities that I have as a preacher and evangelist, they are not limited to those who work in full-time ministry. I believe that these passages should be a part of every Christian’s life. So far, we have considered the importance of preaching the…

In our weekly bulletin articles, we are in a series where we are considering ideas from Scripture that describe the kind of ministry in which I hope to be involved. While these passages and ideas certainly discuss the responsibilities that I have as a preacher and evangelist, they are not limited to those who work in full-time ministry. I believe that these passages should be a part of every Christian’s life. So far, we have considered the importance of preaching…

In our weekly bulletin articles, we are in a series where we are considering ideas from Scripture that describe the kind of ministry in which I hope to be involved. While these passages and ideas certainly discuss the responsibilities that I have as a preacher and evangelist, they are not limited to those who work in full-time ministry. I believe that these passages should be a part of every Christian’s life. In last week’s bulletin article, we discussed the importance…