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FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT (JUST BE)

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  INTENTION: Fruit comes naturally when connected to the source. He is our Vine, we are the branches from the Vine. He supplies the nourishment for us to manifest His Fruit out from His Spirit in us. And because we are perpetually connected, we can always produce fruit—to “Just Be Him”.       (  DOWNLOAD BIBLE STUDY AS PDF  )     I.             TOPIC: We want to look at the Fruit of the Spirit. Simply put, this is a gift to and for us to use. As humans, we can strive so hard to live a fruit-life out of our own ability and strength (by works / the Law). Yet, as believers, we have His power and ability to live a life out of His strength! Something the Lord shared with me was for me to “ Just Be Me ” (Just be Him ). Over the almost 10 years since He shared that, I have been dwelling on understanding what it means for me. And what I have seen in my own life is that I’ve always strived to try and do the “things of the Lord”, but it always has felt difficult and burdensome—

LOVES

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  INTENTION: Who and what do you “love”; and what kind of “love” is it? Our goal is to exist and be as Love ( Agape Love). This encompasses the Agape Loving of the Lord your God with all your being (filters and restrictions removed); and then to Agape Loving others the same way—oh, and that includes Agape Loving yourself!       (  DOWNLOAD BIBLE STUDY AS PDF  )     I.             TOPIC: We want to look at Loves. I use the word love as a plural: loves. This is because there are different variations of love in life. For the Bible, there are over 35 variations in both the Hebrew and Greek Lexicons . However, we will focus on a few Greek variants with a better understanding of what God’s Love is as Agape Love: G25 , G26 , and G27 as is defined in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a . That this kind of Love exists is a proof that God exists, because: God = Love ( 1 John 4:16b ); and therefore: Love = God. Without Love, there is no God; and without God, there is no Love. This true n