Volume 2 Lesson 8 Be Fruitful In The Spirit, Part 1

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LESSON 8

BE FRUITFUL In The Spirit, Part I

SECTION 1:

A Story of Being Fruitful

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Acts 2:42-47



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Psalm 133:1-3



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The Definition

What does it mean to be fruitful in the Spirit?

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Galatians 5:22-23



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Ephesians 5:8-10



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John 14:1-31



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Love. The Greek word used here for love is the commonly referred to agape [ah-gah-pay]. Agape is much more than a mere emotion, it is the conscious desire and will to see and do what is another’s highest good. It is not always giving people what they want, but giving to them what they need. It is the good and pure love of God for His Son and His children. It is manifested in His good will towards men and women, in the sending of His Son to pay sin’s penalty for you!

Joy. The Greek word for joy is chara [kah-rah], which means a grace of gladness.

Peace. The Greek word used here for peace is eirene [ay-ray-nay], which originally meant the serenity one experienced under just and generous rule, and the serenity within that gives us health and wholeness in mind, body and spirit because we know and trust that we are under God’s mighty hand

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Joy is “the delight and satisfaction in the human soul that grows out of an intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus.”

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Life Book Volume 2, Shibley/Evrist, Global Advance Resources, p.35-36 .

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“Joy is also the atmosphere of God’s kingdom, ever present where Jesus is very present.”

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Life Book Volume 2, Shibley/Evrist, Global Advance Resources, p.35-36 .

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“God-given peace produces undisturbed composure and contentment. God desires for you to live without fear, stress or anxiety. God’s peace, produced by the Holy Spirit, supplies the inner serenity you need to stay anchored to God’s promises.”

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Why do I need to be fruitful in the Spirit?



Romans 8:29



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1 John 4:8-14



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John 15:1-27 



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Love

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John 13:35



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Joy

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Do you need strength? The Bible says that the joy of Lord is your strength. You need joy to strengthen and see you through, as well as help see others through,

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Nehemiah 8:10 NKJV






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How can I be fruitful in the Spirit?

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John 16:1-33



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Romans 5:1-5



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James 1:2-4





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Abide in Him daily, be filled and led by the Spirit moment-by-moment, and know that He will work in you until the day of Christ Jesus.

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Philippians 1:6 NKJV & Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV

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SECTION 2:

The Study

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John 15:7-11







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John 15:7-11

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SECTION 3

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1 John 4:7





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Romans 14:17



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Romans 5:1



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SECTION 4

SECTION 5

SECTION 6:

Go Further

Here are some additional readings for you as you are fruitful in the Spirit:

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The works of the flesh seem overwhelming – both in us and around us. God is good enough, and big enough, to change everything with “the fruit of the Spirit.” The fruit of the Spirit can always conquer the works of the flesh.

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Study Guide for Galatians 5, www.blueletterbible.org, David Guzik Commentary, 2006

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“Regardless of whether it is a plant, an animal, or a human, all fruit is produced from some kind of seed. If there is no seed, there is no fruit -- and the kind of seed that is sown determines the fruit that will be produced (Genesis 1:11,12). Apples always produce apples; oranges always produce oranges; dogs always produce dogs; cats always produce cats; humans always produce humans. The character of the seed determines the fruit. The moment you received Jesus as your Savior by faith, God sowed His Spirit and Word into your heart like a seed, and you were spiritually born again by the incorruptible seed of the Word of God (1 Peter 1:23). And just like apples always produce apples and oranges always produce oranges, God’s seed inside you immediately began to produce God! The kind of seed always determines the outcome of the fruit; therefore, you should expect your life to yield the fruit of the Spirit, for that is the seed God has sown into your heart.”

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“It may be significant that the word is singular; Paul is not speaking of a series of fruits that would be shared around, so that one believer has one, another, another. Rather he is referring to a cluster, such that all the qualities are to be manifested in each believer.”

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Galatians 5: Standing Fast in the Liberty of Jesus, www.enduringword.com, David Guzik Commentary (Morris), 2001

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Love: Definition - Agape is selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love, the highest of the four types of love in the Bible. This Greek word and variations of it are found throughout the New Testament. Agape perfectly describes the kind of love Jesus Christ has for His Father and for His followers:

Agape Love: It means unconquerable benevolence. It means that no matter what a man may do to us by way of insult or injury or humiliation we will never seek anything else but his highest good. It is therefore a feeling of the mind as much as the heart; it concerns the will as much as the emotions. It describes the deliberate effort – which we can make only with the help of God – never to seek anything but the best even for those who seek the worst for us.

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Galatians 5: Standing Fast in the Liberty of Jesus, www.enduringword.com, David Guzik Commentary (Barclay), 2001

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Joy: The Greek word for “joy” is chara, derived from the word charis, which is the Greek word for “grace.” This is important to note, for it tells us categorically that chara is produced by the charis of God. This means “joy” is not a human-based happiness that comes and goes... Rather, true “joy” is divine in origin... it is a Spirit-given expression that flourishes best in hard times. For example, in 1 Thessalonians 1:6, the Thessalonians were under great stress due to persecution; yet in the midst of it all, they continued to experience great joy. In fact, the Greek strongly implies that their supernatural joy was due to the Holy Spirit working in them. Paul even called it the “joy of the Holy Ghost.”

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“Believers are not dependent upon circumstances. Their joy comes not from what they have, but from what they are; not from where they are, but from whose they are; not from what they enjoy, but from that which was suffered for them by their Lord.”

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Galatians 5: Standing Fast in the Liberty of Jesus, www.enduringword.com, David Guzik Commentary (Spurgeon), 2001

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Peace: The tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is in its approximately 90 occurrences in the Greek New Testament, eirene is used in most of the same ways that shalom is used in the Old Testament. However, it takes on a new flavor as a term which is now defined by what God has done for human beings through Jesus Christ. In many a passage the gospel, the good news, is precisely the message of peace.

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Sparkling Gems From The Greek, Rick Renner, 2003 

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Volume 2 Lesson 1 BE FILLED With The Spirit

LESSON 1

BE FILLED With The Spirit
SECTION 1:
A Story of Being Filled
Acts 4:5-12
The Definition
What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit?
Ephesians 5:14-21
Acts 1:8

The Greek word for the phrase “be filled” is the word “pleroo” [playro-o].  Pleroo means to make full, to fill up, to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally, to complete.  God desires for  you to be made mature and complete by the power of His presence, the Holy Spirit. You must, as the Greek tense of this word literally says, “be, being continually filled with the Spirit

Why do I need to be filled with the Spirit?
Romans 15:13
Acts 4:31
Acts 5:32
Acts 4
How can I be filled with the Spirit?
Acts 8:17
Luke 11:13
Acts 2:38
SECTION 2:
The Study
Ephesians 5:14-21
Ephesians 5:14-21
SECTION 3:
Ephesians 5:14-21
John 14:26
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SECTION 5:
The Marks of Maturing
SECTION 6:
Go Further
Here are some additional readings for you as you are filled with the
Spirit:
"He exhorts them to be filled with the Spirit. Those who are full of
drink are not likely to be full of the Spirit; and therefore this duty is
opposed to the former sin. The meaning of the exhortation is that men
should labor for a plentiful measure of the graces of the Spirit, that
would fill their souls with great joy, strength, and courage, which
things sensual men expect their wine should inspire them with. We
cannot be guilty of any excess in our endeavors after these: nay, we
ought not to be satisfied with a little of the Spirit, but to be aspiring
after measures, so as to be filled with the Spirit. Now by this means we
shall come to understand what the will of the Lord is; for the Spirit of
God is given as a Spirit of wisdom and of understanding. And because
those who are filled with the Spirit will be carried out in acts of
devotion, and all the proper expressions of it, therefore the apostle
exhorts, to sing unto the Lord, v. 19. Drunkards are wont to sing
obscene and profane songs. The heathens, in their Bacchanalia, used to
sing hymns to Bacchus, whom they called the god of wine. Thus they
expressed their joy; but the joy of Christians should express itself in
songs of praise to their God. In these they should speak to themselves
in their assemblies and meetings together, for mutual edification. By
psalms may be meant David’s psalms, or such composures as were
fitly sung with musical instruments. By hymns may be meant such
others as were confined to matter of praise, as those of Zacharias,
Simeon, etc. Spiritual songs may contain a greater variety of matter,
doctrinal, prophetical, historical, etc. Observe here, (1.) The singing of
psalms and hymns is a gospel ordinance: it is an ordinance of God, and
appointed for his glory. (2.) Though Christianity is an enemy to
profane mirth, yet it encourages joy and gladness, and the proper
expressions of these in the professors of it. God’s people have reason
to rejoice, and to sing for joy. They are to sing and to make melody in
their hearts; not only with their voices, but with inward affection, and
then their doing this will be as delightful and acceptable to God as
music is to us: and it must be with a design to please him, and to
promote his glory, that we do this; and then it will be done to the
Lord.
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www.blueletterbible.org, Mathew Henry, “Commentary on Ephesians 5” Added March 1996




"But be filled with the Spirit: Paul contrasts the effect of the Holy
Spirit with the state of drunkenness. Alcohol is a depressant; it
“loosens” people because it depresses their self-control, their wisdom,
their balance and judgment. The Holy Spirit has an exactly opposite
effect. He is a stimulant; He moves every aspect of our being to better
and more perfect performance. “We find it here imbedded amongst
precepts laying down the great laws of self-control, and it comes just
before the special directions which the Apostle gives for the quiet
sanctities of the Christian home . . . But then, all the while, it is a thing
supernatural. It is a state of man wholly unattainable by training, by
reasoning, by human wish and will. It is nothing less than - God in
command and control of man’s whole life, flowing everywhere into it,
that He may flow fully and freely out of it in effects around.” (Moule)
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"Be filled with the Spirit Within the Greek language is an indicative mode, which is the
statement of fact, and an imperative mode, which states a command.
Ephesians 5:18 is an emphatic imperative, and is literally translated,
"Be being kept filled with the Spirit." It is a command that includes the
idea of conscious continuation. Being continually filled with the Spirit
is not an option for the believer but a biblical mandate. No Christian
can fulfill God's will for his life apart from being filled with the Spirit.
Misconceptions of Being Filled with the Spirit
Much material is in print today that states you can be a Christian but
you don't necessarily have to be obedient to God. Some teach that
simply getting into the kingdom is all that really matters. They
consider one might do in obedience to the Lord through the power of
the Spirit is merely some sort of spiritual "extra credit."
However to resist the filling and control of the Holy Spirit is flagrant
disobedience, and to deny or minimize its importance is to stand
rebelliously against the clear teaching of God's own Word. Every
Christian falls short of God's standards and will sometimes fall into sin
and indifference but those who continually exist in such a state are
obviously not Christians. The Holy Spirit has given us a new nature
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www.gty.org, John MacArthur, Recording of “Be Filled With The Spirit” Part I,December 3, 1978




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“Christians are guilty for not being filled with the Holy Spirit as
sinners are for not repenting. They are even more so, for as they have
more light, they are much the more guilty.”
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Charles Finney, Presbyterian and Congregationalist, 1792 – 1875




“Men ought to seek with their whole hearts to be filled with the Spirit
of God. Without being filled with the Spirit, it is utterly impossible
that an individual Christian or a church can ever live or work as God
desires.”
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Andrew Murray, South African Write, Teacher and Christian Pastor, 1828 –
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