The Joshua Mission Podcast
Podcast – Weekly, Wednesday, from 29 Jan 2025 for 5 weeks
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Bear the FRUIT of the SPIRIT
John 15:8; Galatians 5:22,23
Hotel Mutiara, Johor
27 to 29 July 2018
Introduction
Our Focus for this SRG: CHARACTER STUDY & How to GROW In Christ
The Vine and the Branches – How to Grow IN CHRIST
The FRUIT of the SPIRIT – Key Traits of Christian Character
Use of Personality Tests for Self-Understanding – a Tool for Self-Understanding
Growing In Christ-likeness – Disciplines for Growth In Christ
Group Discussion
What do the Scripture Lessons teach or challenge you?
The Vine and Branches?
The Fruit of the Spirit?
Growing in Christ-likeness?
What have you discovered about yourself?
Key Traits?
The Good?
The Bad?
The Path for Growth?
How does Scripture apply?
Day 1 – Session 1 – The Vine and the Branches
John 15:1-17
The KEYS to True Growth In Christ
The Role of the Father
Our Relation to the Son
- He is the Vine
- We are His Branches
The Path of Growth
- Obeying the Word
- Abiding in HIM
The Role of the Spirit – John 3:1-6; 15:26,27; 16:7-15
Day 1 – Session 2 – The FRUIT of the SPIRIT
Galatians 5:16-26; especially vv 22,23
Walk in the Spirit
Reject the Flesh
The Fruit of the Spirit
- Love
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Kindness
- Goodness
- Faithfulness
- Gentleness
- Self-Control
Colossians 3:1-17; 23,24
- Life of a Healthy Spiritual Community
Day 2 – Session 1 – Personality Traits
2 Personality Tests – Identify your Personality Traits
Why Personality Tests?
Practical Tool
Covers something Not covered by the Bible
Use it Wisely with Guidance by the Word and by the Spirit
How we will Use it
Self-Discovery
Need for Each One of Us to Know ourselves as we Truly Are
What are our Sins & Weaknesses?
What are our Strengths and Aptitudes?
What Motivates us?
What Fears Hinder us?
The Path of Growth
The Word of God & the Lordship of Christ
The Leading & Enabling of the Holy Spirit
The Path of True Discipleship
Day 2 – Session 2 – Growing In Christ-likeness
CORE Spiritual Discipline: Personal Devotional Life
Establishing the Daily Discipline
Word; Spirit; Worship; Prayer
The Vertical Dimension
The Personal Realm
The Communal Realm
Life as a Member of the Body of Christ
Relational Growth
Christian Fellowship
Gifts and Ministries
Being a Witness to the World
Personal Growth Reviews
Deep Honesty, Specificity, & Transparency to God and self
Scriptural Measures – The Vine & the Branches; Fruit of the Spirit
The Discipline of Repentance
The Discipline of Faith
The Discipline of Obedience
Periodic Reviews