The Fruit of the Spirit is Peace
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TITLE: The Fruit of the Spirit is Peace
SUBJECT: The Fruit of the Spirit
PROPOSITION: The Christian can truly have personal peace in his life by following the teaching of the Holy Spirit.
OBJECTIVE: Peace comes from the Spirit of God and His teaching to us on how to live.
AIM: This lesson will bring scripture to bear on some practical ways to have personal peace.
INTRODUCTION:
1. Read: Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”
2. About the Text:
1) The Spirit brings peace when we . . .
2) One of the fruits of the Spirit is peace.
3) Following the teaching of the Spirit will make for peaceful relationships with others.
4) Having peace is a fruit of the spirit and is under our control.
5) This is what it means to be spiritual!
6) How do we do this?
3. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A.
DISCUSSION: The Spirit brings peace by teaching us to . . .
I. Desire Peace
1. Romans 12:18 – “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.”
2. When we relish conflict with other people, we generate a lot of stress.
3. 1 Peter 3:11 – “…Let him seek peace and pursue it.”
II. Trust Christ
1. We create a tremendous amount of stress by trusting self instead of Christ.
2. We get caught up in immorality.
3. We get caught up in worry.
4. We get caught up in trying to make ourselves happy.
5. We must surrender to Christ!
6. Galatians 2:20
7. Matthew 6:33
III. Pray
1. We stress ourselves when we think we can control everything in our lives.
2. God can handle everything about my life.
3. I must recognize the limitations of my control.
4. God has no such limitations.
5. Philippians 4:6-7
IV. Reject Falsehoods
1. Modern man is filled with stress because of his many false philosophies.
2. The philosophies of wealth, success, power, personal identity, self-justification/identity.
3. Colossians 2:8 – “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.”
V. Obey the Law
1. 1 Peter 2:13-15 – “Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake…. that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.”
2. Breaking the law brings a lot of stress.
3. Obeying the law brings peace.
4. Romans 13:3 – “For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.”
VI. Do Your Job
1. Romans 12:11 – Don’t be “…lagging in diligence, [but] fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.”
2. A lot of stress builds up from leaving things undone that need to be done.
3. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 – “that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.”
VII. Get Involved in Other People’s Lives
1. We stress ourselves by staying in our own heads and not getting out among others.
2. Loving your neighbor (Matthew 22:39) means getting involved in their life!
3. Galatians 5:13 – “For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”
CONCLUSION:
1. Here are seven things to do to have a peace filled life.
1) Desire Peace
2) Trust Christ
3) Pray
4) Reject Falsehoods
5) Do Your Job
6) Get Involved
2. Invitation