Living The Word

Opening Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy ... Recap: What was the first fruit of the spirit that we discussed and what does it mean to have that fruit of the spirit? Theme: Joy is not a feeling—it comes from God and remains even in hard times. Lesson: Joy is not the same as happiness. Happiness is based on what happens while joy comes from God and stays even when things go wrong. It's not enough to just keep the commandments, you must do it

Opening Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23 The fruits of the spirit should be your character. When you are keeping all of the fruits of the spirits you are not in sin. Theme: Love is keeping the commandments. Lesson: Love is not just words or feelings. It's an action. When you have love, you keep the commandments no matter what your emotional state of mind is. 📖John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 📖1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: