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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)
For the last few weeks we’ve talked about the old man who was crucified when we became new creatures in Christ. But that old man (or old woman) keeps popping [...]

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“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” (I Peter 3:9)
Last week I introduced you to a modern day ‘rich young ruler’; Reuel McFarland. Unlike his biblical counterpart, Reuel said yes when Jesus told him, [...]

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“The mind of the sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6)
That sounds a little off, doesn’t it? When someone says he’s got voices in his head we want to fit him for a jacket with straps on the sleeves and buckles in the back. It’s [...]

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Vol. 2 Issue 10March 7, 2008
The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing
Self-Control
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)
It’s probably fitting that “self-control” is the last fruit of the Spirit in our nine week study. It [...]

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Vol. 2 Issue 9February 29, 2008
The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing
Gentleness
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5: 22-23)
We’ve been at this study of the fruit of the Spirit for eight weeks now; and we’ve [...]

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Vol. 2 Issue 7 February 14, 2008
The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22)
Goodness
Last week we talked about “kindness” as a fruit of the Spirit. When Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians, “kindness” comes [...]

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Vol. 2 Issue 6 February 7, 2008
The weekly newsletter from True Potential Publishing

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22)
Kindness
When I told my wife I was writing about “kindness” this week, she choked … I’m sure it was just a reflex action; [...]

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Vol. 2 Issue 5 January 31, 2008
The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23).
Being “Long of Nose”
This is week four of a nine week study of the fruit of the [...]

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Vol. 2 Issue 3
January 18, 2008
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Joy

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23).

Thinking of this week’s subject, joy, I was having a tough time getting my mind around the idea. Joy, [...]

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Vol. 2 Issue 2
January 10, 2008
The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing

Love

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23).
I was beginning to wonder if spending nine weeks exploring the fruit of the Spirit might be a little [...]

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