God teaches us where to place our priorities in the molding of our hearts!

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• There is a way of thinking that will put us in a
  blessed and abundant life.

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• There is a way of thinking that will put us in a
  blessed and abundant life.
• How many people today are guilt-filled, angry or
  in despair because of the kind of heart they
  have built! (Mt 1518-20)

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Matthew 1518-20 - "But those things which
  proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and
  they defile a man. 19 "For out of the heart
  proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
  fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
  20 "These are the things which defile a man, but
  to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Only God has the way to give our hearts His fruit
  of purpose and direction.

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Only God has the way to give our hearts His fruit
  of purpose and direction.
• To grow Gods fruit the field (mind) first has to
  be cleared. There is no negotiation, only a
  complete clearing and starting over (repentance).
  (Gal 516-17, 24)

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Galatians 516-17 - I say then Walk in the
  Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the
  flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the
  Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh and
  these are contrary to one another, so that you do
  not do the things that you wish.

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Galatians 524 - And those who are Christ's have
  crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Consider the blessedness of this fruit in our
  lives. (Gal 522-23)

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Galatians 522-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit
  is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,
  goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness,
  self-control. Against such there is no law.

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• This passage says fruit and not fruits! We
  must have all nine.

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• We have examined love and joy. Both of these come
  from knowing Jesus and letting that love be
  tested by standing for Him. (1 Pt 17-8)

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• 1 Peter 17-8 - that the genuineness of your
  faith, being much more precious than gold that
  perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be
  found to praise, honor, and glory at the
  revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not
  seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet
  believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and
  full of glory,

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Going against the world and paying a price
  produces joy! (Ps 511)

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God teaches us where to place our priorities in
the molding of our hearts!

• Psalm 511 - But let all those rejoice who put
  their trust in You Let them ever shout for joy,
  because You defend them Let those also who love
  Your name Be joyful in You.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• What is peace?

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• eirene AV - peace 89, one 1, rest 1, quietness
  1 92 - 1) a state of national tranquillity 1a)
  exemption from the rage and havoc of war 2) peace
  between individuals, i.e. harmony, concord 3)
  security, safety, prosperity, felicity, (because
  peace and harmony make and keep things safe and
  prosperous).

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Jesus is described as the Lord of peace. What
  does He want for us? (2 Thess 316)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• 2 Thessalonians 316 16 Now may the Lord of
  peace Himself give you peace always in every way.
  The Lord be with you all.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• We must diligently pursue peace with God. (Rom
  51)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Romans 51 Therefore, having been justified by
  faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
  Jesus Christ,

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Do you remember the price Jesus paid for your
  sins?

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Do you remember the price Jesus paid for your
  sins?
• When God speaks of justification do you
  understand what an enormous gift this is? (Col
  120)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Colossians 120 - and by Him to reconcile all
  things to Himself, by Him, whether things on
  earth or things in heaven, having made peace
  through the blood of His cross.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Every day we should remember what life was like
  before we found our new life in Christ. (Eph
  21-3)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Ephesians 21-3 And you He made alive, who were
  dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once
  walked according to the course of this world,
  according to the prince of the power of the air,
  the spirit who now works in the sons of
  disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once
  conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh,
  fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the
  mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just
  as the others.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• When I have peace with God then I can deal with
  men.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• When I have peace with God then I can deal with
  men.
• When we choose peace with God we will find
  ourselves at war with the world!

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• When I have peace with God then I can deal with
  men.
• When we choose peace with God we will find
  ourselves at war with the world!
• We must always ask ourselves the question Whose
  peace do we want? (James 44-6)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• James 44-6 - Adulterers and adulteresses! Do
  you not know that friendship with the world is
  enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a
  friend of the world makes himself an enemy of
  God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says
  in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns
  jealously"? 6 But He gives more grace. Therefore
  He says "God resists the proud, But gives grace
  to the humble.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• We will even find the war coming within the
  church against those who wish to please men.
  (Gal 110)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Galatians 110 10 For do I now persuade men, or
  God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still
  pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of
  Christ.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Some who cry for peace the loudest want peace
  with the world! (Jer 614-15)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Finding peace with other Christians is not easy.
  (Heb 1214)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Hebrews 1214 14 Pursue peace with all people,
  and holiness, without which no one will see the
  Lord

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• We must seek and pursue it. A casual profession
  is not enough. (1 Pt 310-11)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• 1 Peter 310-11 10 For "He who would love life
  And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue
  from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. 11
  Let him turn away from evil and do good Let him
  seek peace and pursue it.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• As we flee sin we must pursue peace. (2 Tim 222)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• 2 Timothy 222 22 Flee also youthful lusts but
  pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with
  those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Why is peace with our brethren difficult?

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Why is peace with our brethren difficult?
• Because we tend to look out for our interests and
  not our brethren. (Rom 151)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• Romans 151 We then who are strong ought to bear
  with the scruples of the weak, and not to please
  ourselves.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• I have a sermon called Some Lessons that do not
  Stay Learned. This is especially true of our
  relationship with each other.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• I have a sermon called Some Lessons that do not
  Stay Learned. This is especially true of our
  relationship with each other.
• Our relationship with God depends on our seeking
  peace. (2 Cor 1311)

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• 2 Corinthians 1311 - Finally, brethren,
  farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be
  of one mind, live in peace and the God of love
  and peace will be with you.

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The fruit of the Spirit Peace

• One of the worst things that could happen to a
  church is for the membership to become
  overconfident and lazy. Satan will take advantage
  of this.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• What is longsuffering?

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Longsuffering - as a state of emotional quietness
  in the face of unfavorable circumstances
  patience, long-suffering (1) as patience under
  trial endurance, steadfastness (HE 6.12)
  (2) as constraint exercised toward others
  forbearance, patience (2C 6.6) (3) as God's
  constraint of his wrath long-suffering,
  forbearance (RO 2.4)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Our God wants us to know this about Him. (Num
  1417-19)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Numbers 1417-19 17 "And now, I pray, let the
  power of my LORD be great, just as You have
  spoken, saying, 18 'The LORD is longsuffering
  and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and
  transgression but He by no means clears the
  guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on
  the children to the third and fourth generation.'
  

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• 19 "Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray,
  according to the greatness of Your mercy, just as
  You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even
  until now.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Before you begin to complain about why the world
  continues as it is without the day of judgement
  coming, you need to think about God waiting for
  you. (2 Pt 39)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• 2 Peter 39 9 The Lord is not slack concerning
  His promise, as some count slackness, but is
  longsuffering toward us, not willing that any
  should perish but that all should come to
  repentance.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• During the ministry of Christ consider His
  longsuffering with the apostles!

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• During the ministry of Christ consider His
  longsuffering with the apostles!
• Notice the reaction of "..how long shall I be
  with you?" (Lk 940-41)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Luke 940-41 40 "So I implored Your disciples
  to cast it out, but they could not." 41 Then
  Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and
  perverse generation, how long shall I be with you
  and bear with you? Bring your son here.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• They were unwilling to hear (Lk 944-45)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Luke 944-45 44 "Let these words sink down into
  your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be
  betrayed into the hands of men." 45 But they did
  not understand this saying, and it was hidden
  from them so that they did not perceive it and
  they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• They competed with one another. (Lk 946-48)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Luke 946-48 46 Then a dispute arose among them
  as to which of them would be greatest. 47 And
  Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart,
  took a little child and set him by Him, 48 and
  said to them, "Whoever receives this little child
  in My name receives Me and whoever receives Me
  receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least
  among you all will be great.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• They showed competitiveness with the disciples of
  John. (Lk 949-50)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Luke 949-50 49 Now John answered and said,
  "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in
  Your name, and we forbade him because he does not
  follow with us." 50 But Jesus said to him, "Do
  not forbid him, for he who is not against us is
  on our side.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Some even wanted to call down fire from heaven!
  (Lk 954-56)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Luke 954-56 54 And when His disciples James
  and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want
  us to command fire to come down from heaven and
  consume them, just as Elijah did?" 55 But He
  turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not
  know what manner of spirit you are of. 56 "For
  the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's
  lives but to save them." And they went to another
  village.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Longsuffering is a choice.we put it on! (Col 3
  12)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Colossians 38-12 - 12 Therefore, as the
  elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender
  mercies, kindness, humility, meekness,
  longsuffering

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• This will eliminate the short fuse, hasty
  accusations and gossip.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Longsuffering is not ignoring the person or
  harboring hate in silence!

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Longsuffering is not ignoring the person or
  harboring hate in silence!
• Longsuffering is essential for the growth of
  Christians and the church.

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Longsuffering is not ignoring the person or
  harboring hate in silence!
• Longsuffering is essential for the growth of
  Christians and the church.
• How can true unity be possible? (Eph 41-2)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• The atmosphere of a church can be that of
  optimistic growth and encouragement or that of
  distrust, suspicion and revenge. Which will it
  be?

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Longsuffering must abound in those who teach! (2
  Tim 41-2)

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Ephesians 41-2 I, therefore, the prisoner of
  the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the
  calling with which you were called, 2 with all
  lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering,
  bearing with one another in love,

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Will I let Gods word do its work?

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The fruit of the Spirit longsuffering

• Many refuse to give the seed time to work. (Ex.
  Lima bean in jar.)

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• Peace with God makes what man does to me seem
  small. (Mt 614-15)

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• Matthew 614-15 14 "For if you forgive men
  their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
  forgive you. 15 "But if you do not forgive men
  their trespasses, neither will your Father
  forgive your trespasses.

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• This is why I will contend for the faith. Men
  cannot be allowed to take away Gods conditional
  promises for salvation. (Acts 221 2216 Rom
  1013)

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• Acts 221 21 And it shall come to pass That
  whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be
  saved.

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• Acts 2216 16 'And now why are you waiting?
  Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins,
  calling on the name of the Lord.

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• I must never put the peace of men above peace
  with God. (Jn 1242-43)

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• John 1242-43 42 Nevertheless even among the
  rulers many believed in Him, but because of the
  Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they
  should be put out of the synagogue 43 for they
  loved the praise of men more than the praise of
  God.

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• My remembrance of Gods longsuffering with me
  helps keeps pride out of my heart. (1 Tim
  115-16)

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• 1 Timothy 115-16 - This is a faithful saying
  and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus
  came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am
  chief. 16 However, for this reason I obtained
  mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show
  all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are
  going to believe on Him for everlasting life.

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• Please understand that there are spiritual people
  in this church that you can talk to! Our God
  has been longsuffering with our weaknesses to.

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Let us renew our knowledge of God and what He has
done for us.

• Please understand that there are spiritual people
  in this church that you can talk to! Our God
  has been longsuffering with our weaknesses to.
• How is your fruit testing going? Our God will
  help if we let Him!