2009-11-20T09:33:36-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/holy+spirit http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/sharp-edges-5963 2009-11-20T09:33:36-05:00 Gentle treatment of people - especially when we're feeling tired, or tense, or frustrated - doesn't necessarily come naturally. God describes it as a "fruit of the Spirit." It's a characteristic Jesus has that He can produce in you through His Holy Spirit who lives in you. But you have to reach the point where, first of all, you're willing to see those sharp edges that you have and repent of them as part of the sinful old you that's all dark and ugly. http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61415&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:30:49-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XVII We need one another to help spur on and encourage us. Paul, even through his heinous situations of being in prison, being whipped and beaten, having everyone against him and seeking to kill him, takes the time to agonize, pray, and encourage... http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61414&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:30:00-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XVI This is not a popular thing to discuss, but the Christian life comes with a responsibility, so we are not to allow our desires or dilemma or pressures to distract us from it http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61413&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:29:16-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XV It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Gal. 5:1 http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61412&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:28:06-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XIV Being led by the Spirit is not a Pentecostal or charismatic endeavor; it is not about speaking in tongues or some esoteric Baptism of the Holy Spirit. It is... http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61409&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:08:39-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part XI What Happens when we Exercise our Rotten Fruit? In Romans 12: 14-21, we are told how to treat others around us. T http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61408&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:07:11-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part X To walk in the Spirit, we are called to not gratify the desires or as Paul puts it elsewhere, rid yourselves… put off…put on. http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61407&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:05:57-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part IX Here is a list of the vices of sin that abuse others and us and should not have a hold on us. They cause us to hurt and in turn, hurt others. http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61406&columnid=4166 2009-10-23T16:04:26-05:00 Fruit of the Spirit, Part VIII Just before the great passage in Galatians that expounds the Fruit of the Spirit comes a warning and a list of the opposites of the good Fruit, the destroyers of churches, relationships, and self! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-good-news-about-your-bad-news-5945 2009-10-23T09:04:00-05:00 The majestic eagle, unlike most other birds, refuses to run and hide when a storm is approaching. He actually perches on the edge of his nest, waiting for the storm. Because he lets those powerful currents carry him higher than his wings can take him - until he's actually seeing the sun and looking down on his storm. Like the eagle, God wants you to use this storm to fly where you've never flown before.