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
Do one or more Free Personality Test – A Tool to Identify your Personality Traits https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test
https://personalitypath.com/free-enneagram-personality-test/
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