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Fruit of the Spirit: Sermon Series
The fruit of the spirit has many facets, many attributes that are all interdependent, and all flow from the Spirit of God and fully reflect His character. This series provides a fascinating in-depth...
View ArticleFruit of the Spirit: Goodness of God
We often speak of “good” people, meaning those who are nice, easy going, helpful. Yet the idea of goodness in the scriptures is much more than this and is unique to God. So how is God good? And how...
View ArticleFruit of the Spirit: Faith, Divine Persuasion
Can we have the faith we need without God’s spirit? Can we have the faith of God without works? Do we live by faith without the law? These are questions that many religious leaders have wrestled with...
View ArticleFruit of the Spirit: Self-control
In our world a lack of self-control can cause the fall of great leaders, like General Petraeus. As disciples of Christ we too, must exercise self-control, but it is not merely a self-mastery that...
View ArticleFruit of the Spirit – Godly Patience
Steadfastness and staying-power, that’s Makrothumia, the godly quality of long-suffering. The scriptures give us hope as we realize the depth of God’s patience towards us. Then it gives us guidance to...
View ArticleFruit of the Spirit: Peace of God
World leaders realize, “It is a moral imperative to pursue peace.” Yet, the Jews and Palestinians seek vainly for an elusive peace. Peace is something that the holiday season focuses on, yet the world...
View ArticleFruit of the Spirit: Christian Joy
As 2012 ends we look back at recent challenges to joy: the fiscal cliff that looms large, the massacre of school children, the vitriolic messages of Westboro Baptist Church. It is evident that these...
View ArticleFruit of the Spirit: Love of God
God’s love for us is greater than you can imagine. It is a warm personal love, and also the love that is loyal and gives us assurance in the promises God has made. Take a walk through the scriptures...
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Finding True Love
Love is…I’ve always enjoyed those cartoons, some are silly and sentimental, others bring truth with humour. But the sermons in this series help us understand God’s love for us, our love for God, and...
View ArticleA Changed Christianity: Church Foundation Stone
The idea of the “Vicar of Christ” is foreign to the biblical record. Jeff Patton looks into the scripture to understand the foundation stone of Christianity. Was Peter the rock that the Church was...
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Using Spiritual Gifts
The days between Rosh Hashana, Feast of Trumpets, and Atonement are days of personal reflection. It is a time to ask ourselves whether we are using spiritual gifts that God has given us. Jeff Patton...
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This Way to Godly Joy
Do we have a full awareness of God’s grace, favour, and joy? Do we have a calm delight in God, His godly joy? How can we experience this kind of joy in the midst of a world full of personal and...
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Searching for the Spirit 2— Power of God’s Spirit…
Power of God’s Spirit God’s Creative Force The power of God’s spirit is first seen in the story of creation. The raw materials of the universe were formed by the spirit from “nothing.” This matter was...
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Searching for the Spirit 4 — Living Waters
The Spirit “Poured out” God’s spirit of wisdom is personified in the Proverbs as a woman of dignity and honour. “Wisdom” is concerned about the health and happiness of her people. She raises her voice...
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God’s Nature: Who and What God Loves
What God Loves The truth often comes in simple words. Our love grows as we walk with God. Why? Because that is his nature. “God is love” was John’s emphatic statement after having experienced a close...
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The Spirit Reveals God’s Nature
Transformed into God’s Image A Christian, according to scripture, is someone who has the spirit of God within them. So, how is it that the spirit reveals God’s nature within a Christian? What is the...
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Pentecost: The Spirit will Transform the World
Noah a Man with God’s Spirit Pentecost envisions a future far different from our present world. Future historians may well look back on our time and describe an age of broken people leading broken...
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