The Fruit of the Spirit

the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,

self-control

LOVELOVE

Love - Love - Jesus commanded itJesus commanded it

This is my commandment, that you This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved love one another as I have loved

you. you. John 15:12 ESV

Love – Love – Paul defined itPaul defined it

Love is patient and kind; love does Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, believes all things, hopes

all things, endures all things.all things, endures all things.1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV

Love –Love – John said it was John said it was

more than a word more than a word

Little children, let us not love in word Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.or talk but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:18 ESV

Love – Love – John said it shows John said it shows

our knowledge of God our knowledge of God

Anyone who does not love does not Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:8 ESV

Love – Love – John said Jesus set John said Jesus set

the examplethe example

We love because he first loved us.We love because he first loved us.1 John 4:19 ESV

Are you ready to respond to the Good News?Are you ready to respond to the Good News?