FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

Hey Everyone,

As we've all read before, Paul talks about the "fruit of the spirit" in Galatians 5:22-23

Galatians 5:22-23 (King James Version)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

I came across these definitions to be mindful of when focusing on these.

LOVE - Genuine self sacrifice for the good of others.

JOY - A feeling of great pleasure and delight in who God is and what he has provided.

PEACE - A sense of well-being; rest; tranquility; contentment.

LONGSUFFERING - Stability under pressure; self control under provocation.

GENTLENESS - Kindness towards others; reasonableness; flexibility.

GOODNESS - Benevolent thoughts and actions towards others; generosity.

FAITH - Faithfullness; reliability.

MEEKNESS- Willingness to be governed; submissive attitude

TEMPERANCE - Self control, especially of one's passions.

See everyone tonight,

Mike

Ingredients To Add To Your Faith : Peter's Prescription

Hey Guys,

Been reading through 2nd Peter and spent some extra time on this section.. 2 Peter 3-8

Peter says to be sure and add these 7 ingredients to your faith in Christ so you will "keep from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

GOODNESS (towards others) / KNOWLEDGE (Of Christ) / SELF CONTROL (of own desires) / PERSEVERANCE (in all things that matter) / GODLINESS (in mind and actions) / BROTHERLY KINDNESS (towards all people)

He goes onto to say "But if anyone does not have them (7 ingredients) he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins. (v.9)

Pretty simple and straightforward.

See ya next week..

Mike

How To Lead Someone To Christ

Hey Everyone,

The Lord spoke to me while reading my Bible today and prompted me to find something that gives a step by step game plan about how to lead someone to Christ.

I personally have heard men in our group talk about not being sure of what we should say, or how to properly show non believers relevant scripture pertaining to the necessity of repentance and accepting Christ as our Lord and Savior.

I found this simple web page, and feel it's exactly what I was looking for:

http://tinyurl.com/yctuggy

I wrote down the relevant themes and verses on some note cards for easy reference.

I hope this site proves helpful to other men in our group.

Mike

A Reminder : The Declaration of Indpendence

Hey Everyone,

I thought about what Rob brought up last night regarding the "attacks on Christianity". It doesn't take a scholar to realize that this country was truly founded by Godly men and on the foundation's of God, our Creator.

Here are the first two paragraphs of our Declaration of Independence. The last line of the second paragraph is very convicting:

"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.


Let us not forget this. Especially as Christian men.

Test for Author Lesson

Hey Guys..

This is a post for the lesson that I'm doing to teach how to become an author on the blog.

Check your email soon for the video..

Mike