THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: Goodness

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When it comes to "goodness", the Lord Himself said that only God Himself is truly good! And yet this very goodness is commanded of every Christian! It can be "lived out" through the power of the Holy Spirit as He "gifts" Christ's followers to live SUPER-naturally in our world.

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Memorial Drive 7/21/19 THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: Goodness Various Texts … GOODNESS DEFINED “goodness” – moral excellency, virtuous, satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree, pleasant in experience, beneficial or advantageous … THE GOODNESS OF GOD “GOODNESS is the GENERAL CATEGORY in which God’s love, grace, mercy, pity, compassion, long-suffering, kindness, and other expressions of His tender and fatherly character are placed.” • The COMMENDABLE FULLNESS of All That God IS and DOES Moses … Exodus 33 "I will cause all My GOODNESS to pass in front of you and I will proclaim the name Yahweh before you ...”. (Exod. 33:19a) “… let me KNOW YOUR WAYS that I may KNOW YOU …” (Ex. 33:13 portion) How God operates … Exodus 33:5-7 Elijah … I Kings 19 “So He said, ‘Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ And behold, the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing.” (I Kings 19:11-12) … OUR GOODNESS • GOD ALONE Is Truly Good “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.” (Mark 10:18) • Through the Work of the Spirit WE TOO Can Live Out Goodness “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these …” (Gal. 5:20-21a) “I know that nothing GOOD lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do WHAT IS GOOD, but I cannot carry it out.” (Rom. 7:17) “But the fruit OF THE SPIRIT is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, GOODNESS …” (Gal. 5:22a). There is only one force that can defeat human nature—the power of God’s Spirit and the fruit it produces! “And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of GOODNESS, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.” (Rom. 15:14) “To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and FULFILL EVERY DESIRE FOR GOODNESS and the work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Thess. 1:11-12) • Goodness Is COMMANDED of Us We are created for good works – Ephesians 2:10 We are to walk as children of light, which fruit includes goodness – Ephesians 5:8-9 We are to do good to all, especially those in the fellowship – Galatians 6:10 We are to overcome evil with good – Romans 12:21 We are to bear fruit in every good work – Colossians 1:10 We are NOT to grow weary of doing good – 2 Thessalonians 3:13 Timothy was to instruct his people to be rich in good works – I Timothy 6:18 Christ gave Himself to purify a people zealous for good deeds and they were to be ready always for good deeds, ready to meet pressing needs – Titus 2:14, 3:1, 14 We are to stimulate one another to love and good deeds – Hebrews 10:24 Those who are wise will show it by their good deeds – James 3:13 We are to, by our good deeds, draw others to salvation – I Peter 2:12 Doing good is a mark of being of and seeing God – 3 John 1 “As the Holy Spirit works in our lives, our character is transformed. In the areas of our lives where we once held onto sin, which reflects our human nature, we can now possess the fruits of the Spirit and reflect God’s character!” (Lauren Abraham, Online Article) … WHAT DO WE DO WITH THIS? … GOOD GOD: In WHO HE IS and In ALL HE DOES e • The First Problem: The Bible Is True Or It Isn’t • The Second Problem: What God DOES Is Good Or GOD Isn’t Good “… we know that God causes all things to work together FOR GOOD to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8:28) • We Are Called To Walk By Faith, Not By Sight! “in this house (this tent) we groan … but we walk by faith, not sight” – 2 Cor. 5:2-5 • He May Not Be Doing Things AS or WHEN I want I want the rock-shattering wind! The landscape changing earthquake! The fire that exposes the enemy and ends his power! But here comes a gentle wind … God is good! All He does is good!! We are called and empowered to live out goodness!
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