It's Fruit Not Fruits

“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!”

Galatians 5:22-23 NLT

1. WHEN YOU MAKE IT PLURAL, YOU GIVE IT OPTIONS!

“You can't pick and choose in these things, specializing in keeping one or two things in God's law and ignoring others.”

James 2:10 MSG

“Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.”

Deuteronomy 4:2 NIV

2. WHERE THE WORKS OF THE FLESH IS EVIDENT, THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT SHOULD BE EVIDENCE!

“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Galatians 5:19-21 NKJV

3. YOU CAN FOOL THE CHURCH BUT YOU CAN’T FOOL GOD!

“The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. Then Jesus said to the tree, ‘May no one ever eat your fruit again!’ And the disciples heard him say it.”

Mark 11:12-14 NLT

VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS

1) (Read Galatians 5:22-23) Which part of the Fruit do you need the most work on? Why?

2) (Read Galatians 5:19-21) Which works of the flesh do you struggle with? What are you doing to combat that? Share.

3) If you took away your bible, your social media account, your Christian apparel, your podcast, etc...Would Jesus find any fruit? Why or why not? Share.

4) What is something you took away from this message that wasn’t already discussed. Share.