- The fruits of righteousness are rewards for following God’s Will.
- Our words and works should honor God.
- Our fruit should expand the kingdom of God.
- We should seize every opportunity to witness to others.
- Since the command is to bear fruit, there are consequences when we do not bear fruit.
- The fruits of the Spirit help us sanctify our character.
- Since God is love (I Jn, 4: 8) and the Holy Spirit is also love, love should be a distinguishing characteristic to show we are children of God.
- A joy of faith is based on Christ.
- Much of our joy comes from our salvation.
- When our joy mirrors the quality of God’s,
- He provides us many benefits.
- Peace is a treasure that we must choose to embrace.
- Peace with God shows us our relationship with God is in the right place.
- Peace as a fruit of the Spirit should be tied with joy and contentment.
- How we interact with others shows the peace we feel in our hearts.
- Peace is part of the armor of God, so that it can secure our faith in God.
- Patience presents itself as a fruit of the Spirit by being applied to our character.
- We choose to have patience in trials.
- Patience has components of meekness and humility in it.
- We have to have patience when we wait and watch.
- Gentleness is the character trait, while kindness is the actions we use to show it.
- Gentleness ties with several different words at which we have already looked.
- Gentleness helps fix difficult situations while strengthening connections between people.
- Gentleness looks toward God instead of the world.
- Goodness is a complex fruit.
- This goodness only comes after we have ABCDed.
- When we have God’s goodness within us, we gain much.