Sermon Tone Analysis

We’re *teaching on* the *Book of Galatians* and from the 2 Vs that we just read we can see that were *on* the *fruit of the spirit*.

*So far* we’ve *talked about** **Love* and *Joy*, and *now* we’re on the subject of *PEACE*.

*If you’re born again* *you have this fruit available* to you and probably you walked in this fruit.

*This fruit of the spirit* is *fruit* of the *human spirit*.

The *H.S. is love, joy, peace* and *so on*, when you received the H.S. you received this fruit into your spirit.

We may have *not arrived*; we may not be *walking in* this *fruit** **100%* of the time, but *don’t condemn yourself* just *because* *you haven’t arrived*.

*I) **Fruit has to grow*.

*A) *It *starts off** as a **bud*, *then* the *flower*, and then the *small fruit* begins to *grow*, until it *finally* becomes *mature*, ready for *harvest*.

*1) *The *fruit of the spirit* in our lives *will grow if we provide* the *right environment* for it.

*B) **1st* we have to *practice* *walking in the fruit of the spirit*.

*1) *A *farmer* *does not become* 100% *successful** **without practice.*

*(a) *We have to *continue to practice* walking in the fruit of the spirit.

*C) **2nd* we have to *cultivate* the *ground* around the plant that produces the fruit.

You have to *get the weeds out*.

*1) **Weeds* can *choke* the *plant* *and* *stop the fruit* from growing.

*(a) *We’re going to *have to crucify the flesh*.

*(i) *Paul said in (*1 Corinthians 9:27*) *“But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection.”*

*2) **The flesh** **and the spirit* *are at war against each other*.

*(a) **GAL 5:16-17*

*(b) **That’s why* *we have to crucify the flesh*, *so* that the *fruit* of the spirit *can grow.*

*D) *The *3rd* thing that is needed is to *water it*.

*Fruit needs water*.

*1) **You water it** **by the Word of God*.

*(a) *It’s the *Word* of God that is *going to renew your mind*.

*2) **It’s in your mind* *that you’re going to make the decision* *to* *either walk in the spirit* *or* to *follow after the lust of the flesh*.

*(a) **You have to make the choice* *to allow* the *fruit* of the spirit *to manifest*.

*3) *But there is *another way to water this FRUIT* and that is by *spending time in God’s presence*.

*(a) **We’ve heard the scripture* *from* *(PSA 16:11)* which says, *“In thy presence is fullness of joy.”*

*(i) *But *it’s just as true to say, “In His presence in the fullness of PEACE.”*

*II) **We already found out* from the Word *that* *GOD IS LOVE* and that *He has Joy*, *He rejoices over you*, *but what about PEACE?*

*A) **ROM 15:33* That *V.

says* *“The God of Peace.”*

*That* makes it *sound like* *God is the creator of Peace* *and He is.

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*1) **1COR 14:33* *In other words* this is saying that *God is not the author of confusion*, *but He is the author of Peace*.

*(1THES 5:23)* *Says*, *“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly.”*

*2) **(2THES 3:16)* *Says*, *“Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means.”*

*(a) **Jesus said* in *(JOHN 14:27)* *“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth.”*

*B) **ROM 14:17*

*1) **This tells us* that *the kingdom of God is made up of at least* *righteousness*, *Peace*, and *Joy* *in the Holy Ghost*.

*(a) **That’s good news*, *there is peace in heaven*.

*2) *But (*Luke 17:21*) Says, *“The kingdom of God is within you.”*

*III) *Look at *PHIL.

4:7*

*A) **1st* of all *there is a peace of God that passes all understanding*.

*1) **In* *(JOHN 16:33)* *Jesus said, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.

In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”*

(KJV)

*(a) **“In the world,”* *Jesus said, “you will have tribulation,”* *storms.*

*But you can still have* *and* *should have* *Peace on the inside,* *the peace of God*, *Peace that passes all understanding*.

*2) **Back in* *(PHI 4:7)* *Paul says* that *this peace will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus*.

*(a) **God gives* us this kind of *peace in our hearts*, *or spirit* *and* *our minds*.

*IV) **We are also at PEACE with God.**/ /*

*A) **ROM 5:1*

*1) **What caused us to have peace with God?*

*(a) **When we were born again* or *you could say* *when we received Jesus as our Lord and Savior*.

*2) **COL 1:18-22* *(V 20)* *Says* that *Jesus made Peace through His Blood.*

*(a) **Jesus is the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world.*

*(b) **Jesus had to offer His Blood on the Heavenly Holy of Holies* *so* that *we could be redeemed from our sins.*

*3) **Not only did* *the blood of Jesus* *provide redemption for us* *but it also brought us to a place where we have peace with God* *and* we have that *peace within*.

*4) **(COL 1:21)* *Says* *that at 1 time we were enemies of God*, *but now through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ we are God's children and we are at peace with Him*.

*B) **EPH 2:13-19*

*1) **It’s all because of the work of* the Lord *Jesus* Christ *and* *the shedding of His Blood*, *that we’re at peace with God*.

*2) **There was a time* *when we we’re enemies of God*, *there was* like a *great wall between us*, *we couldn’t come to God* *and* *He couldn’t come to us*; *so He sent Jesus* *who broke down that middle wall of partition* between us *and** **reconciled us to God*.

*(a) **We are at peace with God*, *and* *God is not mad at you*.

!! *V) **Now that we’re at Peace with God*, *there is also a place of being led by the Peace of God* *in our hearts.*

*A) **COL 3:15*

*1) **That’s telling us* *to follow after the Peace of God*, which* we have in our spirits*.

This is *all part of being led by the Spirit* of God.

*(a) **(ROM 14:19)* *Says*, *“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace.”*

*2) **(2TIM 2:22)* *Says*, *“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”*

(KJV)

*(a) **This is not talking about an outward peace*, *Jesus said*, *“In the world you will have tribulation,”* *this is talking about an inward Peace*.

*3) **If you’re out of God’s will*, *you will lose your peace*.

*If you’re in sin you will lose your Peace.*

*B) **Back in* (*PHI 4:7*) *it says*, *“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”*

(KJV)

*1) **Not only* *will God give you a peace in your heart*, *but He will also give you peace in your mind*.

I think that *we all want PEACE OF MIND*.

*2) **(PHI 4:6)* Says, *“Be careful for nothing.”*

*(a) *The word *“CAREFUL”* *means* *“WORRY.”*

*(i) **The H.S.* *is telling you* *not to worry*.

*You have the power to refuse to worry*.

*3) **(1PET 5:7)* *Says*, *“Casting all your care upon him.”*

*(a) **If the Lord has told you to cast all your cares* *and* *all your worries upon Him*, *then you have the ability to do it*.

*(b) *? *What happens when all your worries are gone?*

*You have peace of mind*.

*C) **ROM 8:6*

*1) *? *How are we going to be spiritually minded so we can have life and Peace?*

*2) **ROM 12:2*

*(a) **That’s talking about getting your mind filled with the Word* of God.

*(b) *? *And what does that enable you to do?*

*3) **Exactly what it says in* (*2COR 10:5*) *You will be able to* *“Cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”*

(KJV)

*4) **If our minds are renewed* *we’ll be able to do what it says in (PHI 4:8)* *thinking on the things that are true*, *honest*, *just*, *pure*, *lovely*, *things that are of good report*, *if there be any virtue, or praise*.

!! *VI) **If you will do these things*, *cast your cares upon the Lord*, *renew your mind*, *and be obedient to the will of God*, *you will have total peace*, *a peace that passes understanding*.

*A) **Let the peace of God rule in your hearts*.

!! TFC 9~/10~/89 and WOLCC 7~/17~/94 SUN AM