Pericope:  Galatians 6:6-10 6 Nevertheless, the one who receives

instruction in the word should share all good things with their

instructor. 7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man

reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from

the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit,

from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in

doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do

not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to

all people, especially to those who belong to the family of

believers.

Sermon Text:  Galatians 6:9 9 Let us not become weary in doing

good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not

give up.

Sermon Title: The Rhythm of Fruit

New Testament Fruit

Fruit Internal Transformation & Spiritual

Matthew 28:19 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Ghost:

John15:5 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that

abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much

fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Galatians 5:20-23 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,

emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings,

murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the

which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past,

that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom

of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness,

temperance: against such there is no law.

Character Formation- Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,

Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control:

Christlikeness flow from knowing Christ

Multiplication: Disciples making disciples

Key question is Christ being found in your life

Fruit is what God provides in and through

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Internal Transformation

Personal & communal union with Christ.

Life -central

Abiding Fruit

Who are you becoming

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God present within me

Not more stuff

Not more success

More Christlikeness: character conduct calling

+Christ abides

+Believer remains

+ Spirit Forms

= Fruit manifest

Symptoms

*Love under pressure of hate/ rejection- Matthew 5:43-44

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor [a] and hate

your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, -ove your enemies and pray for those

who persecute you

*Joy in unfavorable unfavorable conditions James 1:2

2  Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face

trials of many kinds

*Peace in persecution Isaiah 26:3 3You will keep the man in

perfect peace whose mind is kept on You, because he trusts in

You.

*Disciples multiplying disciples Matthew 28:19 19  Go ye

therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost

Old Testament Fruit

Deuteronomy 8:7-10 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a

good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs

gushing out into the valleys and hills; 8 a land with wheat and

barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; 9 a

land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a

land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the

hills. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise

the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.

Psalm 1:3 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not

wither—whatever they do prospers.

Old Testament Fruit

External Blessings

Natural Covenant

Land Centered

Obedience produces fruit

What you have

Old Testament Fruit Tres

Fruit showed Gods Provisions

Fruit showed Harvest

Old Testament Fruit

Results of Gods actions

Players

Battles

miracles

Pattern

+God delivers > Exodus > Promised ____________________

+God commands > Obedience >Changing Lives

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+ God blesses > Fruitfulness > _________________________

= Fruit Follows

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Old Testament Fruit

Fruit _________to God’s actions

Fruit _________ of God’s blessing, confirmation and covenant,

what God does

Matthew 6:33 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,

and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:34 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for

tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of

its own.

John 10:10 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I

have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.