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As we enter Holy Week, we will be reflecting on the journey from Jesus' triumphal entry to his death and burial. Before reading the reflection below, spend a minute or two asking the Holy Spirit to open your soul to worship and meditate on Christ's journey to the...

Read Proverbs 25:27-28 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory. A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Respond The ninth fruit of the Spirit is self-control.  How can self-control begin to...

Read 1 Thessalonians 2:6-8 Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. So, being affectionately...

Read 3 John 1:2-4 (NIV) Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you...

Read Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Respond The sixth fruit of the Spirit is goodness.  Does how you work or interact with others share the light of...

Read Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Respond The fifth fruit of the Spirit is...

Read James 5:7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. Respond The fourth fruit of the Spirit is patience. How...

The Holy Spirit and the task of the church. The two march together hand in hand. We can't talk about them apart. Despite what you might think from some excited talk in the last generation about new spiritual experiences, God doesn't give people the Holy Spirit in...

Read Matthew 5:9 (NIV) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Respond The third fruit of the Spirit is peace. Why do you think peace connected to being a child of God? How can this fruit of the Spirit begin to grow in your life? Pray...

Read 1 Thessalonians 1:5-7 Our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received...