In this message I would like to begin our study of the fruit of the Spirit by thinking about this grace of love. All of these 9 fruits of the Spirit which are listed here, are graces. They are given to us by the Spirit's working them into our heart in connection with the desire that we now have to do God's will. It our responsibility to exercise them in the various situations of our life. These graces are given to us so that we will be able to fulfill our chief duties; which are, to love our God and to love our neighbor as ourself. This is the fulfillment of the law. The fulfillment of the righteous requirement of the law, or what God expects of us, comes through our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. All of this obedience to do and keep God's commands must be done in love. And so, all the while that we are going about to do and keep these commands we must consider 2 all-important truths. 1st – We will want to consider that Jesus Christ has gone before us in love and purchased this grace for us. And 2nd – Christ has given us His Holy Spirit so that we will succeed in making progress in righteousness and holiness.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...