Fruit Of The Spirit – Kindness and Goodness

Fruit of the Spirit – Kindness and Goodness

Galatians 5:22-23 – 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,

peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-

control.

The Nature of Jesus

Mark 6:34 (ESV) – 34 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he

had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a

shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

• Jesus displays kindness and goodness through his for

.

John 8:7-11(ESV) – 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and

said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to

throw a stone at her.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the

ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning

with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing

before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they?

Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus

said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

• Jesus shows kindness and goodness through .

• Jesus was , but he was not .

1. Be with the Spirit.

Galatians 5:16-17 (ESV)- 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not

gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against

the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are

opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.

Ephesians 5:18 (ESV) – 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that

is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.

2. Be by the Spirit.

John 5:19 (ESV) – 19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the

Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father

doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.

Genesis 12:1-3 1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your

people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will

make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name

great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you,and

whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed

through you.”

3. Be to the Spirit.

John 16:13 (ESV)- 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into

all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he

hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

**All scripture is from the New International Version unless otherwise noted.