The fruits of the holy spirit

The Fruits of
the Holy Spirit
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Love - the Spirit lives!
Joy - the Spirit dances!
Peace - the Spirit rests!
Patience - the Spirit waits!
Kindness - the Spirit gives!
Goodness - the Spirit moves!
Gentleness - the Spirit acts!
Faithfulness - the Spirit dwells!
Self-Control - the Spirit smiles!

Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The Gifts of the
Holy Spirit bear
Fruit in our
lives

St. Paul wrote a letter to the young
Christian community in Galatia, in
ancient Turkey, around AD 56. In it,
he says that if we are led or guided
by the Spirit, then we can live
“Spirit-filled” lives. He says that the
“fruit” of the Spirit in a person’s life
is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, gentleness,
trustfulness and self-control.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no
law.”(Galatians 5:22-23)

Love Joy Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Trustfulness
Gentleness
Self-
Control

 Love: Luke 6: 35; John 3: 16; John 13: 34-35; 1 Corinthians: 13.4-7.
 Joy: John 15: 10-11; John 17: 13; Acts 13: 52; Romans 14: 17-18, 15.13; Colossians 3:
16-17
 Peace: Isaiah 32: 17; John 14:27; John 16: 33; Philemon 4: 4-7;
Romans 5: 1.
 Patience: Colossians 3: 12-13; Ephesians 4: 2; 2 Timothy 4: 2; 1 Thessalonians 5:
14; Philippians 4:6
 Kindness: Romans 2: 4; Romans 11: 22; Ephesians 2: 6-7; Colossians 3:12; 2
Peter 1: 5-8.
 Goodness: Isaiah 58:7-8; Matthew 19: 17; Mark 10: 18;
Romans 15: 14; Ephesians 5: 8-11.
 Faithfulness: Matthew 23: 23-24 and 23: 3; Matthew 25: 21; John 17:20-21 ; 1
Corinthians: 4.1-2, 17; Hebrews 10: 23.
 Gentleness: Matthew 11: 29; Ephesians 4: 2-3; Titus 3: 1-2,
1 Corinthians 4: 21; 1 Timothy 6: 1.
 Self-control: 1 Corinthians 6: 12, Philippians 4:8; 2 Peter 1: 5-6.

Love
When we try to live lives full of love
for God and for others, when we try
to think of and care for other people,
we are allowing the Holy Spirit to be
active in our lives.
I showed love when ......

Love
The ability to unconditionally accept
others;
to give ourselves in service to others
without expecting anything in return.

Love
There are two types of love
the Scriptures tell us we
should have. For the sake of
simplicity we will call the
one “inferior” love and the
other a“superior” love.

Love
1. Inferior Love
This word “love” usually refers
to a great fondness or affection
for somebody or something. For
instance, when a wife is told to
love her husband (Titus 2:4),
she is supposed to have a
fondness for him.

Love
2 Superior Love
This “love” is the word used in
our text to describe the fruit of
the Holy Spirit. This love is a
willingness to sacrifice yourself
for somebody or something
because of your relationship to
that person or affection for that
person.

Love
The Bible says, “Hereby perceive
we the love of God, because he
laid down his life for us: and we
ought to lay down our lives for
the brethren.”(1 John 3:16).
This verse says our perception
of God’s love is that of sacrifice.

Love
What a person sacrifices for is
what they love. This is the fruit
of the Spirit. When our love
goes beyond a fondness for God
into a willingness to sacrifice
our all to Him, then we are
maturing in the Holy Spirit.

Love
Luke 6: 35
But love your enemies, do good, and
lend, expecting nothing in return. Your
reward will be great, and you will be
children of the Most High; for he is kind
to the ungrateful and the wicked.

Love
John 3:16
‘For God so loved the world that he
gave his only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him may not perish but may
have eternal life.

Love
1 Corinthians 13 :4-7
'Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous;
love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude
or selfish; it does not take offence and is not
resentful.
Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins but
delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to
trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.
Love does not come to an end.'

Joy
When we try to be full of joy because
of God’s goodness to us and when
we try to make life happier for
others, we are allowing the Holy
Spirit to be active in our lives.
I showed joy when ......

Joy
a deep, inner gladness that comes from your
relationship with Jesus Christ.

Joy
Joy is much deeper than happiness.
Happiness is usually produced by
happenings. When the happening is
over, the happiness subsides. For
instance - riding a boat might make
someone happy. It does not last long
and certainly does not get someone
through when troublesome times
come.

Joy
Joy abides deep within the Holy
Spirit filled believer even on the
worst day of their life. Joy is the ever
present work of God as He cheers us
no matter what we are going
through. The importance of joy is
summarized in the statement, “... the
joy of the Lord is your strength.”
(Nehemiah 8:10b). Sounds
important!

Joy
John 15: 10-11
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in
my love, just as I have kept my Father’s
commandments and abide in his love. I have said
these things to you so that my joy may be in you,
and that your joy may be complete.

Joy
John 17: 13
But now I am coming to you, and I speak these
things in the world so that they may have my joy
made complete in themselves.

Joy
Acts 13:52
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the
Holy Spirit.

Joy
Romans 14:17-18, 15:13
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but
righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
The one who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God
and has human approval.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
in believing, so that you may abound in hope by
the power of the Holy Spirit.

Joy
Colossians 3: 16-17
'With gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns
and inspired songs to God; and never say or do
anything except in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.'

Peace
When we try to live in peace with
God and with the people around us
and when we try to work for peace
where there is disagreement, we are
allowing the Holy Spirit to be active
in our lives.
I showed peace when ......

Peace
an inner harmony and sense of well-being, bringing
sense of peace to others, faith that God is in control
no matter what happens.

Peace
Peace is an inner calmness and quietness
produced by the Holy Spirit. It means to be
serene or at rest in soul, spirit, and heart.
“For the kingdom of God is not meat and
drink; but righteousness, and peace, and
joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these
things serves Christ is acceptable to God,
and approved of men. Let us therefore
follow after the things which make for
peace, and things wherewith one may edify
another.” (Romans 14:17-19).

Peace
John 14:27
'Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not
your hearts be troubled, neither let them be
afraid.'

Peace
Isaiah 32:17
The effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust
for ever.

Peace
John 16:33
I have said this to you, so that in me you may have
peace. In the world you face persecution. But take
courage; I have conquered the world!’

Peace
Philemon 4-7
When I remember you in my prayers, I always
thank my God because I hear of your love for all
the saints and your faith towards the Lord Jesus. I
pray that the sharing of your faith may become
effective when you perceive all the good that we
may do for Christ. I have indeed received much joy
and encouragement from your love, because the
hearts of the saints have been refreshed through
you, my brother.

Peace
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Patience
When we try to have patience, even
in times of hardship, even when
things don’t go our way, we are
allowing the Holy Spirit to be active
in our lives. When we wait for others
and try to understand that some
people may need more time than we
do, we are allowing the Holy Spirit to
be active in our lives.
I showed patience when ......

Patience
Patience or Long suffering means to
suffer for a long time! It refers to
forbearance, fortitude, longanimity,
endurance. This fruit of the Spirit will
keep us from quitting and
questioning.

Patience
Philippians 4:6
'There is no need to worry; but if there is anything
you need, pray for it, asking God for it with prayer
and thanksgiving, and that peace of God, which is
so much greater than we can understand, will
guard your hearts and your thoughts, in Christ
Jesus.'

Patience
Colossians 3:12-13
As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility,
meekness, and patience. Bear with one another
and, if anyone has a complaint against another,
forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven
you, so you also must forgive.

Patience
Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another in love

Patience
2 Timothy 4:2
proclaim the message; be persistent whether the
time is favourable or unfavourable; convince,
rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience
in teaching.

Patience
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, beloved, to admonish the idlers,
encourage the faint-hearted, help the weak, be
patient with all of them.

Kindness
When we try to be kind to those
around us, to care for them, to listen
to them, we are allowing the Holy
Spirit to be active in our lives.
I showed kindness when ......

Kindness
Kindness or Gentleness is to be
“excellent in character and
demeanor; to be useful in manners
and morals by kindness, easiness,
and graciousness.” “Thou hast also
given me the shield of thy salvation:
and thy right hand hath holden me
up, and thy gentleness hath made
me great.” (Psalms 18:35).

Kindness
“But the wisdom that is from above is first
pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to
be ill-treated, full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
(James 3:17). “But we were gentle among
you, even as a nurse cherisheth her
children:” (1 Thessalonians 2:7). “And the
servant of the Lord must not strive; but be
gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,”
(2 Timothy 2:24).

Kindness
Colossians 3:12
'You are God's chosen race, his saints; he loves you
and you should be clothed in sincere compassion, in
kindness and humility, gentleness and patience.‘

Kindness
Romans 2:4
Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and
forbearance and patience? Do you not realize that
God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Kindness
Romans 11:22
Note then the kindness and the severity of God:
severity towards those who have fallen, but God’s
kindness towards you, provided you continue in his
kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

Kindness
Ephesians 2:6-7
and raised us up with him and seated us with him
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the
ages to come he might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in kindness towards us in Christ
Jesus.

Kindness
2 Peter 1:5-8
For this very reason, you must make every effort to
support your faith with goodness, and goodness
with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control,
and self-control with endurance, and endurance
with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection,
and mutual affection with love. For if these things
are yours and are increasing among you, they
keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in
the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Goodness
When we try to put the needs of
others first and do what is good for
them, we are allowing the Holy Spirit
to be active in our lives.
I showed goodness when ......

Goodness
having the nature of God, able to tell right from
wrong, doing good to others and avoid evil.

Goodness
Goodness is virtue or beneficence.
When this fruit of the Holy Spirit is
manifest in us, as we mature, our life
becomes beneficial to God and
others.

Goodness
“How God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and
with power: who went about doing
good, and healing all that were
oppressed of the devil; for God was
with him.” (Acts 10:38). Life is not
about us, but life is about how many
people benefit from our help.

Goodness
Isaiah 58:7-8
'Share your food with the hungry and open your
homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those
who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to
help your own relatives. Then my favour will shine
on you like the morning sun.'

Goodness
Matthew 19:17
And he said to him, ‘Why do you ask me about
what is good? There is only one who is good. If you
wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.’

Goodness
Mark 10:18
Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No
one is good but God alone.

Goodness
Romans 15:14
I myself feel confident about you, my brothers and
sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness,
filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one
another.

Goodness
Ephesians 5:8-11
For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord
you are light. Live as children of light— for the fruit
of the light is found in all that is good and right
and true. Try to find out what is pleasing to the
Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of
darkness, but instead expose them.

Trustfulness
When those around us know that
they can trust us and when we trust
others and give them a chance, we
are allowing the Holy Spirit to be
I showed trustfulness when ......

Trustfulness
Trustfulness or Faith is confidence,
dependence, trust, or reliance upon
Christ, His abilities, and His Word. A
person maturing in the Holy Ghost
has more and more of this type of
faith. Some do not have this. “And he
did not many mighty works there
because of their unbelief.” (Matthew
13:58).

Trustfulness
They do not see mighty works in their lives,
churches, or neighborhood. As our faith
grows, its potential is LIMITLESS. “Jesus
answered and said unto them, Verily I say
unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not,
ye shall not only do this which is done to
the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto
this mountain, Be thou removed, and be
thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.”
(Matthew 21:21).

Trustfulness
John 17:20-21
'I pray not only for these, but for those also who
through their words will believe in me.
May they all be one Father, may they be one in us,
as you are in me and I am in you, so that the world
may believe it was you who sent me.'

Trustfulness
Matthew 23:3,23-24
therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow
it; but do not do as they do, for they do not
practise what they teach.
‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For
you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, and have
neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice
and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have
practised without neglecting the others. You blind
guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!

Trustfulness
Matthew 25:21
His master said to him, “Well done, good and
trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a
few things, I will put you in charge of many things;
enter into the joy of your master.”

Trustfulness
1 Corinthians 4:1-2,17
Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and
stewards of God’s mysteries. Moreover, it is required
of stewards that they should be found trustworthy.
For this reason I sent you Timothy, who is my
beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind
you of my ways in Christ Jesus, as I teach them
everywhere in every church.

Trustfulness
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope
without wavering, for he who has promised is
faithful.

Gentleness
When we try to be gentle with
others, with old people, with our
younger brothers and sisters and all
those with whom we work and live,
we are allowing the Holy Spirit to be
I showed gentleness when ......

Gentleness
Gentleness or Meekness is the inner
strength to trust in God to take care
of your battles, circumstances, and
needs. It is putting all in God’s
hands, and leaving it there. (Not
fighting your own battles OR
DEFENDING YOURSELF.)

Gentleness
“And Miriam and Aaron spoke against
Moses because of the Ethiopian woman
whom he had married: for he had married
an Ethiopian woman. And they said, Hath
the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses?
hath he not spoken also by us? And the
LORD heard it. (Now the man Moses was
very meek, above all the men which were
upon the face of the earth.)” (Numbers
12:1-3). Meekness is humility.

Gentleness
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I
am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls.

Gentleness
Ephesians 4:1-2
'I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you to lead a
life worthy of your vocation.
Bear with one another charitably, in complete
selflessness, gentleness and patience.
Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by
the peace that binds you together.'

Gentleness
Ephesians 4:2-3
with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another in love, making every
effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the
bond of peace.

Gentleness
Titus 3:1-2
Remind them to be subject to rulers and
authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every
good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid
quarrelling, to be gentle, and to show every
courtesy to everyone.

Gentleness
1 Corinthians 4:21
What would you prefer? Am I to come to you with
a stick, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

Gentleness
1 Timothy 6:1
Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard
their masters as worthy of all honour, so that the
name of God and the teaching may not be
blasphemed

Self-Control
When we try to have self-control so
that we don’t spoil games or cause
trouble at home, when we try to
control our temper so that we don’t
say things in a moment of anger that
hurts others, we are allowing the
Holy Spirit to be active in our lives.
I showed self-control when ......

Self-Control
Temperance is self-control. Holy
Spirit-given POWER to control your
emotions, body, thought, life, soul,
etc. “And every man that strives for
the mastery is temperate in all
things. Now they do it to obtain a
corruptible crown; but we an
incorruptible.” (1 Corinthians 9:25).

Self-Control
1 Corinthians 6:12
‘All things are lawful for me’, but not all things are
beneficial. ‘All things are lawful for me’, but I will
not be dominated by anything.

Self-Control
2 Peter 1:5-6
For this very reason, you must make every effort to
support your faith with goodness, and goodness
with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control,
and self-control with endurance, and endurance
with godliness,

Self-Control
Philippians 4:8
'Finally, fill your minds with everything that is true,
everything that is noble, everything that is good
and pure, everything that we love and honour,
and everything that can be thought virtuous or
worthy of praise.‘

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