Candy blogs: You’ve been asking for it! The last characteristic of the Fruit of the Spirit for your set … self-control. Beth Moore says, “Any person without self-control is either an accident waiting for a place to happen or a slave in chains.” A reminder: this series on the Fruit of the Spirit has beenContinue reading “The Fruit of the Spirit is … Self-Control”
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My Story of Peace
Candy blogs: One night this week we went to campmeeting. We enjoyed beautiful worship and heard a message from Dr. Jim Diehl, a loved and respected figure in our denomination. His message was about peace; I loved his perspective. He based his talk on the words Jesus spoke on several occasions after His ressurection …Continue reading “My Story of Peace”
The Fruit of the Spirit is … Gentleness
Candy blogs: Ah, gentleness. The most difficult quality of the fruit of the Spirit for me. I so dreaded this one as it came up in Beth Moore’s study, Living Beyond Yourself. All my life I read about how women are supposed to be gentle and quiet in spirit. I always greatly admired gracious, graceful,Continue reading “The Fruit of the Spirit is … Gentleness”
The Fruit of the Spirit is … Faithfulness
Candy blogs: Faith is one of a Christian’s pillar words, isn’t it? We’ve all heard the word faith over and over. We think we know what it is; we think we have it. Me, too. But when I sat down to really think it through, it got bigger than my mind could grasp. Beth MooreContinue reading “The Fruit of the Spirit is … Faithfulness”
The Fruit of the Spirit … is Goodness
Candy blogs: The Fruit of the Spirit is … goodness. In the Greek this word means benevolence, active good. Goodness is character energized, expressing itself in benevolence, active good. Different from an attitude like kindness, goodness is active … action. Out of gratefulness for the kindness God tenders toward us, we are called to DOContinue reading “The Fruit of the Spirit … is Goodness”
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