Part 3: What the Holy Spirit Produces in our Lives

“Without the filling of the Holy Spirit, the Christian life will be reduced to legalism and grinding self-effort which will ultimately be self-defeating.” ~ William Lane Craig “Without the filling of the Holy Spirit, the Christian life will be reduced to legalism and grinding self-effort which will ultimately be self-defeating.” ~ William Lane Craig

Acts 1:8 (NLT) “…You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.”

“Being disciples of Christ isn’t just a matter of what we do – it’s a matter of who we are. And the key to that is the fullness of the Holy Spirit in each of our lives…” ~ William Lane Craig “Being disciples of Christ isn’t just a matter of what we do – it’s a matter of who we are. And the key to that is the fullness of the Holy Spirit in each of our lives…” ~ William Lane Craig

Galatians 5:19-21 (NLT) When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these.

Galatians 5:16,22-23 (NLT) So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves… But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

The Work of the Holy Spirit The Development of the Fruit of the Spirit is…

Galatians 5:22 (NLT) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives…

“If a man is filled with anger, than anger controls his life. If a man is filled with greed, then greed dominates his life. If a man is filled with lust, then lust governs his life. If a man is filled with love, then love influences all he does. And if a man is filled with the Holy Spirit, he is controlled by the Spirit - it is, if you will, ‘control by consent.’” ~ Emile Wolfaardt “If a man is filled with anger, than anger controls his life. If a man is filled with greed, then greed dominates his life. If a man is filled with lust, then lust governs his life. If a man is filled with love, then love influences all he does. And if a man is filled with the Holy Spirit, he is controlled by the Spirit - it is, if you will, ‘control by consent.’” ~ Emile Wolfaardt

What Every Person Desires The Development of the Fruit of the Spirit is…

Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

The Result, not the cause, of Being a Christian The Development of the Fruit of the Spirit is…

Ephesians 2:5,8-9 (NLT) It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved! … God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Acts 15:11 (NLT) “We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”

Expected of Every Christ-follower The Development of the Fruit of the Spirit is…

Matthew 7:16-17,20 (NIV) “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. …Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”

All or Nothing The Development of the Fruit of the Spirit is…

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, and it is manifested in joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control: joy is love’s strength, peace is love’s security, patience is

love’s endurance, kindness is love’s conduct, goodness is love’s character, faithfulness is love’s confidence, gentleness is love’s humility, self-control is love’s victory.” ~ Bill Bright love’s endurance, kindness is love’s conduct, goodness is love’s character, faithfulness is love’s confidence, gentleness is love’s humility, self-control is love’s victory.” ~ Bill Bright

Progressive The Development of the Fruit of the Spirit is…

Philippians 1:6 (NLT) And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

1.We are not 100% devoted What Prevents the Fruit of the Spirit from Developing in us?

Mark 4:18-19 (NLT) “The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.”

1.We are not 100% devoted 2.We are relying on self- effort What Prevents the Fruit of the Spirit from Developing in us?

John 15:4-5 (NLT) “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.”

Part 3: What the Holy Spirit Produces in our Lives