Mr. Jon Ardis 05-17-2025 (from 05-27-2023)
Three questions for each of us is discussed in this sermon: 1. Am I taking God, and His Holy Spirit for granted? 2. How invested am I in the world? 3. Is fruit being produced in my life today?
Tag: fruits of the Spirit
Be In One Accord On Pentecost – Revisited
Mr. Gerry Ardis 05-03-2025 (from 05-10-2014)
Pentecost in the future will be our day! We must continue to apply diligence in our work on the fruits of the Spirit to make our calling sure. The faithful in Christ Jesus will keep the Pentecost vision daily in our minds.
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It’s Good To Be Good – Revisited
Mr. John Durrad 01-11-2025 (from 03-24-2018)
Goodness is a summary fruit of the spirit, exhibiting all the other fruits of the Spirit. Man’s carnal nature wants to be right, but not to do what is right in God’s eyes. God can bring goodness into our lives, but we must do good and this requires effort.
Wisdom – Revisited
Mr. Robert Ardis 11-02-2024 (from 10-05-2013)
The fruit of wisdom is discussed through a review of numerous scriptures. Wisdom is a gift from God to those who keep His commandments. It is a spiritual fruit that needs to be developed by His pillars.
Precious Promises – Revisited
Mr. Robert Ardis 07-06-2024 (from 06-08-2013)
The Father and Christ are examples of faithfulness to us: our Refuge, our Protection and Deliverer of great promises! We will not be unfruitful if we continue to develop the qualities of faith, virtue, knowledge, self–control, perserverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love.
Love In Righteousness – Revisited
Mr. Gerry Ardis 08-05-2023 (from 10-26-2013)
Love is of God and He loved us first! We need to develop the same love of God which is in Christ. In order to do this we need wisdom first in order to give the proper kind of love.
Christ Like – Revisited
Mr. Robert Ardis 02-11-2023 (from 2004)
This sermon discusses seven points for effective repentence. (Addressed in Tools for Spiritual Growth on website)
- Have a sense of urgency about our overcoming in the flesh and resisting Satan.
- Become more like Christ by daily trying to think like God as Christ did while in the flesh.
- Overcome our fleshy human nature Gal 5:19-21 by asking daily for more of God’s spirit to work within us.
- Know temptations will occur but try not to sin. Practice the Seven Ways to Prevent Sin.
- Use the Seven Steps To One Accord to develop a closer relationship with others in the church.
- Seek to develop spiritual excellence by working on the fruits of the spirit discussed in Gal 5:23-23, and develop gifts of the Spirit as discussed in 1 Cor 12:7-11.
- Use the seven levels of spiritual reflex action to overcome sin.
Love The Sinner God’s Way – Revisited
Mr. Jon Ardis 01-21-2023 (from 12- 21-2013)
So few today really know what sin is, and each of us are sinners. Being proud in heart is an abomination to God and this is a way of life for some, while others strive to be more carnal and are proud of their sins. We need to use Godly wisdom, and the other fruits of the spirit, to help others when appropriate, and to do good especially to those of the faith.
A Root Of Bitterness – Revisited
Mr. John Durrad 01-14-2023 (from 2014)
Bitterness can be deceptive and destructive (Eph 4:30-31). Once a root of bitterness takes hold it is difficult to shake off. We must put on the whole armour of God to resist developing a root of bitterness, which is of the flesh and not of the spirit. Steps to avoid a root of bitterness is presented.
Gentleness – Revisited
Mr. Wallace Lawton 12-31-2022 (from 02-24-2018)
Numerous scriptures are mentioned that describe the attributes that past characters in the bible demonstrated around the spirit of gentleness. We ourselves must also show gentleness as one of the fruits of the Spirit.