lessons about abundant life from the sunset days galatians 5:22-23
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Lessons about Abundant Life from the Sunset Days
Galatians 5:22-23Galatians 5:22-23
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Don’t quit your day job…
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Paul’s Letter to the church at Galatia
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
–Gal. 5:22-23
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The “Big Picture”
--The Capital “S”--Divine Attributes--The Ramifications
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The Capital “S”“…the fruit of the Spirit…”
--Comes from the Holy Spirit--God’s character, not our own--Work through to produce fruit
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Divine Attributes
--Not inherent to human nature--Attributes are manifest--Open and Willing
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The Ramifications
--The “fruits” manifest in us--Allowed to share in His divinity--What would change if we truly believed this?!
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Got it…Now…
What does that have to do with dementia care?
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Being child-like in Christ…--Dementia causes a backward progression
--We’re called to this progression in Christ
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“And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
--Matthew 18:2-4
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--We’re called to be child-like in our faith--The regression in dementia care--How cool…I get to experience it every day?!
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--We’re called to be child-like in our faith--The regression in dementia care--How cool…I get to experience it every day?!
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
–Gal. 5:22-23
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The “Why” of two verses:--The call to reflect Christ’s example--The purpose of being Christ-like is to further God’s kingdom on Earth
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LOVE.
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The Golden Example:Mother…but not really
Loving as parent to a child
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LOVE--One little word…so much meaning--Greek to English complicates things!--This love: “agape” (self-sacrifice)
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--It’s not natural this side of heaven--Not because of, but in spite of--Our version: you’re crazy!--I’ll do what’s best for you, even if it makes my hair curl!
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JOY.
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The Golden Example:“You are the winner of the
world!”
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JOY--Gladness of heart--Different from temporary happiness--The joy of the Lord is our strength
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--Joy: indwelling celebration despite the circumstances--The joy found in the Lord is the source for perseverance when things go awry--Keeping it going is key
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Because some days, you’re the winner of the world…and other days the world is the winner of you.
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PEACE.
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The Golden Example:Sweet Ms. Bea…and her
wonderful, coffee-waiting ways
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PEACE--The peace found in God…like waiting on a cup of coffee--Finding rest, tranquility, harmony in a world that simply isn’t harmonious
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--“Be still and know that I am God.”--Goes hand in hand with joy--Being still and KNOWING the will of God is coming
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PATIENCE.
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The Golden Example:Just waiting for the meal
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PATIENCE--AKA “long-suffering”--Let that sink in…--One of the first lessons: God’s timing, not mine--What can “go wrong” waiting?
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--We’re a society that prides itself on immediacy--We’ve lost our patience (3 pointing back at me)--Never more than a prayer away--Sometimes the only way through
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KINDNESS.
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The Golden Example:“I LOVE YOU AND I APPRECIATE
YOU!”
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KINDNESS--Goodness of heart. Compassion. Caring. Benevolence.--Jesus’ examples (too numerous to mention)--Kindness flows from love
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--The Greatest Command: Love God, Love people.--Love’s tangible display is through kindness--Seeking the best for others--Serving, giving, sharing
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GOODNESS.
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The Golden Example:Sharing is caring…
Except when it comes to food
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GOODNESS--The outward manifestation of kindness --Kindness “is”; Goodness “does”--The initial draw of someone to Christ
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--When it’s deeply rooted, others take notice--Children are innately drawn to it in others--Why? It has no agenda.-- “You need cake…”
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FAITHFULNESS.
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The Golden Example:“Can I get a little toothpaste?”
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FAITHFULNESS--Loyalty. Devotion. Dependability.--First call: Love God--Meaning: be loyal, dependable with what’s he’s entrusted, devoted to the furthering
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--From the first moment, we’re called to faithfulness to co-labor--High calling=hard work (but we’re faithful)--We live in (not of) a world that’s opposite, we’re called to be more.
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DISCLAIMER:--Faithfulness≠submission to harm--That’s the opposite of faithfulness--If that’s you: seek the will of God and GET OUT!
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GENTLENESS.
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The Golden Example:Caring for the babies…
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GENTLENESS--Mildness. Tenderness. Controlled strength.--Sounds Biblical, right?!--Jesus: even with “sons of Hell,” “whitewashed tombs,” table-smash
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--Gentleness is power under control--See in parents (especially with young children)-- “Can I have some chocolate milk, Daddy?”
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--Sometimes it’s tough love…--Our Father when we ask in His name, according to His will--Acting Outside: firmly redirected--Depends on our attitudes, not the recipient
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SELF-CONTROL.
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The Golden Example:Dan, the coffee hound
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SELF-CONTROL--The War: Flesh vs. Spirit--We’ve all got vices…things that cause us to say, “Whoops!”--Self-control is a GIFT! (worth honing)
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--The ability to say, “Not my will, but Yours be done…”--Practice makes perfect…prayer makes it possible
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So that’s the fruit!
Did you catch it all?
Do you have areas for growth?(I KNOW I DO!!)
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The purpose of this message:to grow good fruit.
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“You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
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A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit…. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.”
--Matthew 7:16-19
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We’re known by our fruit:good or bad.
If you’re willing to yield and allow Him to work, you’ll find yourself
growing in ways you never thought possible.
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