Just about everyone enjoys some type of fruit. If it is not a luscious apple, it is a precious peach or a juicy pear.
The gifted and globe-trotting apostle of commitment and compassion, Paul, uses fruit to describe qualities of the Christian’s character. Fruit is the result on the outside of a tree that has life on the inside. The “fruit of the Spirit” is the result on the outside of a Christian’s spiritual life on the inside. It is the product of the Holy Spirit at work on the inside of us.
Spiritual fruitfulness does not happen solely from our efforts. It is the outcome of the Holy Spirit’s life at work within us. The fruit that the Holy Spirit produces in our lives is the result of God’s grace extended to us.
Table of Contents
- LOVE IN BLOOM
- JOY ON THE VINE
- PEACE IN THE GARDEN
- A BUSHEL OF PATIENCE
- A CLUSTER OF KINDNESS
- A GARDEN FULL OF GOODNESS
- A FIELD FULL OF FAITHFULNESS
- AN ORCHARD FULL OF GENTLENESS
- A VINEYARD FULL OF SELF CONTROL
- HEALTHY THINGS GROW
- GROWTH CHALLENGES US TO CHANGE
- CHANGE CHALLENGES US TO TRUST AND OBEY
- OBEDIENCE MAKES US HEALTHY
About the Author
William Jones serves as the minister for North Greece Road Church of Christ in Rochester, New York, where he has been since 2017. Jones received his education from Southwestern Christian College, Lipscomb University, and Master’s Seminary and School of Theology. Brother Jones preaches and teaches by presenting scholarly materials in an understandable fashion.
He has been a frequent writer in The Cornerstone of Our Faith series. He and his wife have three children.
