Article written by my dear friend, Christi Halteman “The fruit of the Spirit is . . . gentleness”—Galatians 5:22-23 NASB “Let your gentleness be evident to all.”—Philippians 4:5 NIV What is Gentleness? I used to consider myself a gentle person. At least, that’s how others described me, and I agreed. I figured I must be gentle because I… Read More
Holy Spirit
God’s Love Empowers Us to Love Others
God’s Love Empowers Us to Love “And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” I John 4:16 NKJV Walking in love did not come naturally to me at all. Don’t get me wrong, I was good at loving… Read More
Abiding in Christ: The Key to Bearing Fruit
Abiding in Christ: Bearing the Fruit of the Spirit But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5: 22-25 … Read More
What Is The Fruit Of The Spirit?
GUEST POST The post below was written by FunkeAfolabi-Brown, a dear friend of mine. She is a sold-out follower of Jesus; a wife, mother, and professional who lives by the Word. Just like “iron sharpens iron” (Proverbs 27:17), I have grown spiritually and emotionally through my friendship with her. My prayer is that God will speak directly to you as… Read More
What Does “Christ in You” Mean?
Christ in You To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 “Christ in you;” profound words written by Apostle Paul in his letter to the Colossians, literally means that Jesus Christ is alive and His Spirit lives and dwells… Read More
Understanding the Role of the Holy Spirit as our Helper
Are you overwhelmed? Do you feel like life has handed you more than you can handle or that you’ve been called to accomplish more than you can? A few days before Jesus was crucified, he had a long conversation with his disciples detailed in John 14-16. He encouraged them with the news that although he was about to… Read More