The process of the fruit of God’s Spirit developing in your life is not a quick one. It would be wonderful if we could pray one day to have no more problems with, say, anger, selfishness, materialism, envy, or lust, and then when you woke up the next day those things were completely gone. However, we know from personal experience that it doesn’t work that way. And yet God continues to patiently and lovingly work daily within each of us by His grace so that the fruit of His Spirit is produced within us.

In this week’s message, we’ll give specific consideration to the topics of patience and self-control. We’ll look at why growing in these two areas is so crucial but also so challenging, and we’ll also see how they both work hand-in-hand with each other.

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From Series: "The Fruit of God's Spirit"

Many of us desire more peace, joy, and patience in our lives, and we hope to remove things like jealousy, rage, and bitterness from our hearts. But how can it actually happen? It seems we need more than new behaviors, we need some of the deepest corners of our souls rewired. And what is powerful enough to give us that? This week, we begin a new series on the fruit of God’s Spirit—how it grows within us, and how we can participate in God’s amazing work.

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