1. ‘Say it with fruit …’ (2)

2. Galatians 5:22-23

3. ‘the fruit is … love’ the number one fruit in God’s orchard
2 Corinthians 5:14 – it is a new constraint
1 Peter 4:8 – it is a new covering
John 13:34 – it is a new commandment
Colossians 3:14 – it is a new clothing

4. ‘the fruit is … love’ God loves because he is love
God can’t love you any more because he can’t love you any less
‘Love God, and do what you like.’ (Augustine)
defining love … ‘eros’ is a sensual love
‘philos’ is brotherly love

5. ‘the fruit is … love’
‘agape’ is spiritual love – it always seeks the highest good of others
best illustrated at Calvary
God’s love is everlasting
describing love … it has a horizontal dimension
sandwiched between 1 Corinthians 12 and 14
love oils the machinery

6. ‘the fruit is … love’
love is desired … it’s about loving others with no strings attached
love with skin on – it’s an incarnational ministry
see how Jesus loved – Zacchaeus and the woman at Jacob’s Well
love is the gold standard
‘the most excellent way’