Sermons

Jesus’ actions at the last supper not only hold significance in their immediate context, but they also serve as an explanation and unpacking of what is about to come.

What does godly faithfulness look like and how is it essential to the other eight characteristics listed in Galatians 5?

For many, gentleness is the least desirable of the Spirit’s fruit. We often equate gentleness with being passive, a push over, a doormat. What is God’s understanding of gentleness and why does He care if we have it?

Perhaps the most ambiguous of all the Spirit’s fruit. The concept of goodness seems so nebulous and often relative to a particular situation. What does God have in mind when it comes to goodness and why is it so important to Him?

Joy is meant to be something that supersedes our current circumstances, but many of us struggle because, although we want it, we don’t always ‘feel’ it. How does the Spirit nurture that enduring sense of joy in our hearts?

Some fruit grows quickly, others take a long time. How does the Spirit cultivate patience in our lives and where does God desire that patience to be applied?

We all desire that sense of calm confidence in the midst of life’s turmoil, but peace is often illusive to many of us. How does God’s Spirit bring the peace to our life that is so difficult to find on our own?

This is the least popular of all the Spirit’s fruit. Self-Control is hard and we often get frustrated at our inability to master it. However, from God’s perspective, in contrast to ours, self-control is about discipline, not deprivation.

Jesus shares a meal with the disciples on the road to Emmaus.  Luke 24:13-35