1. The Fruit of the Spirit
“22: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23: Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law” (Gal. 5).
Introduction: The Holy Spirit is seen as an intelligent entity, part of the Godhead (2 Cor. 13: 14). To him was assigned the special work of implementation and organization (cp. Gen. 1: 2, John 14: 26, 16: 13, stress the Greek pronoun, ekeinos, translated “he” in John 16: 13. Point out the strong masculine nature and how the Spirit is not a “thing”). The “fruit of the Spirit” further suggests the intelligence of the Spirit.

2. The Fruit of the Spirit
“But the fruit of the Spirit. The fruits named are not our fruits, but of the Spirit in us. If we bear these fruits we show that we have the Spirit. There are four groups: (1) Love, the Christian grace which works out the whole law. (2) Joy and peace, which are the normal state of the Christian. (3) The graces which relate to others, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity (faith), meekness. (4) The last fruit looks to oneself, temperance, or self-control. It implies not only abstinence from injurious drinks and food, but control of the temper, the tongue, the desires, the passion for money or power” (B. W. Johnson, People’s New Testament Commentary).

3. The Fruit of the Spirit
Love

4. The Fruit of the Spirit “Love.”
1. Love for God/man (Matt. 22: 37, 39).
2. Features of biblical love: John 14: 15,
21, 23, 24; I John 3: 18; Matt. 5: 43-48;Rom.
12: 9; I Cor. 13 (see Col. 3: 14).

5. The Fruit of the Spirit
Joy
Love

6. The Fruit of the Spirit Joy.
1. God fills with joy (Rom. 14: 17, 15: 13).
A. Instances of biblical joy: Matt. 13: 20, Phili. 2: 2; Jas. 1: 2; 3 John 4.

7. The Fruit of the Spirit
Joy
Love
Peace

8. The Fruit of the Spirit Peace.
1. Peace is from God (John 14: 27, Rom. 5: 1, 1: 7).
A. Peace especially connected with Jesus (Acts 10: 36).
B. Man must follow after peace (Rom. 14: 19).

9. The Fruit of the Spirit
Joy
Love
Peace
Longsuffering

10. The Fruit of the Spirit Longsuffering.
1. God is longsuffering (2 Pet. 3: 9).
2. We must also be longsuffering (Eph. 4: 2).
A. I Cor. 13: 4.

11. The Fruit of the Spirit
Joy
Love
Peace
Longsuffering
Gentleness

12. The Fruit of the Spirit Gentleness. 1. A general trait (Tit. 3: 2).
2. Gentleness is practical (2 Tim. 2: 24, cp. 2 Tim. 4: 2).
3. Product of biblical wisdom (Jas. 3: 17).

13. The Fruit of the Spirit Joy Love Peace Longsuffering Gentleness
Goodness

14. The Fruit of the Spirit Goodness.
1. God is ultimately good (Ps. 31: 19, 65: 4, Rom. 2: 4, cp. 11: 22).
2. God’s people are to have goodness (Rom. 15: 14).

15. The Fruit of the Spirit Joy Love Peace Longsuffering Gentleness Faith
Goodness

16. The Fruit of the Spirit Faith (faithfulness).
1. Faith is active (Gal. 5: 6, Jas. 2).
2. Walk by faith (2 Cor. 5: 7).
3. “Do faithfully” (3 John 5).
A. Faithfulness (2 Cor. 2: 9, Col. 1: 10).

17. The Fruit of the Spirit Joy Peace Love Gentleness Longsuffering
Goodness
Meekness
Faith

18. The Fruit of the Spirit Meekness.
1. Follow after meekness (I Tim. 6: 11).
2. Receive word in meekness (Jas. 1: 21).
3. Restore in meekness (Gal. 6: 1).

19. The Fruit of the Spirit Joy Peace Love Gentleness Longsuffering
Goodness
Meekness
Faith
Temperance

20. The Fruit of the Spirit Temperance (self-control).
1. Involved in preaching (Acts 24: 25).
2. Develop and add (2 Pet. 1: 6).

21. The Fruit of the Spirit
“16: This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17: For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would…25: If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Gal. 5).

22. The Fruit of the Spirit
What a contrast, the “works of the flesh” and the “fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5: 19-21; 22, 23).
The works of the flesh emanate from corruption and result in ruin to self and adversely affect others. The fruit of the Spirit comes from the Spirit and results in good, to self and others.
Conclusion: Close by stressing again the individuality and work of the Spirit through his word (Eph. 5: 18 cp. Col. 3: 16). We must not “resist” the Spirit, but allow him to form in us that which is desirable, the fruits discussed in this study (cp. Acts 7: 51-60).

23. The Fruit of the Spirit
What a contrast, the “works of the flesh” and the “fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5: 19-21; 22, 23).
The works of the flesh emanate from corruption and result in ruin to self and adversely affect others. The fruit of the Spirit comes from the Spirit and results in good, to self and others.
Conclusion: Close by stressing again the individuality and work of the Spirit through his word (Eph. 5: 18 cp. Col. 3: 16). We must not “resist” the Spirit, but allow him to form in us that which is desirable, the fruits discussed in this study (cp. Acts 7: 51-60).

24. The evidence of the Holy Spirit in your life are these attributes
The evidence of the Holy Spirit in your life are these attributes. Not miraculous gifts that passed with the ending of the Apostolic age.