Know Your Fruit
How many characteristics make up the Fruit of the Spirit?
9
This characteristic means loving others beyond just our feelings
Love
What one word we consistently used throughout every characteristic?
Choose / Choice / Surrender
You choose to respond calmly when someone speaks harshly to you instead of matching their attitude. What characteristic are you demonstrating?
Gentleness
What begins with trusting Gods timing?
Patience
Where in the Bible do we find the Fruit of the Spirit?
Galatians 5:22-23
This characteristic allows us to trust God and remain steady while we wait
Patience
During Goodness, who did we learn is the standard of goodness?
God
You’re going through a difficult season, but your circumstances aren’t determining your attitude because your confidence in God. What characteristic are you demonstrating?
Joy
You don’t feel motivated, things aren’t going the way you expected, but you continue doing what God has called you to do. What characteristic are you demonstrating?
Faithfulness
Name all 9 characteristics of the Fruit of the Spirit in the order we learned them.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control
We learned that this characteristic is “love in action”
Kindness
During Gentleness we were told use words that ____ not ____.
Heal not Hurt
God hasn’t answered your prayer yet, but you continue trusting Him while you wait. What characteristic are you demonstrating?
Patience
Your team has 15 seconds to give one practical example of how the Fruit of the Spirit should be evident in your everyday life.
Any practical application.
Who produces the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives?
the Holy Spirit!
We described this characteristic as “strength under control” or “power surrendered”
Gentleness
During Kindness, we learned that kindness is ____ in ______.
Love in action
Nobody would know if you did the wrong thing, but you choose to do what is right anyway. What characteristic are you demonstrating?
Goodness
Emotions make great _________ but terrible ______.
Passengers but terrible drivers
Why does the Bible say “fruit” of the Spirit instead of “fruits” of the Spirit?
Because it is one fruit produced by the Holy Spirit with nine characteristics
We used a remote control to illustrate this characteristic
Self-Control
What is the difference between a thermostat and a thermometer and which teaching did we use this demonstration for?
A thermometer simply reflects the temperature, and a thermostat has the ability to change it. This was discussed during the second point of Love.
You are angry and have every opportunity to react, but you choose to do what is right anyway. What characteristic are you demonstrating?
Self-control
Choose any of the nine characteristics of the Fruit of the Spirit. You have 60 seconds to teach the room about it. Tell us what it means, give a practical example, and explain how we can live it out.
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