1. The Fruit of the Spirit the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control 2. Self-control: restraintSelf-control: restraint exercised over one'sexercised over one's own impulses,own impulses, emotions, or desiresemotions, or desires 3. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run,Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that youbut only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-controlEvery athlete exercises self-control in all things.in all things. They do it to receive a perishableThey do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not runSo I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. Butaimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lestI discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should beafter preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ESV1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ESV 4. I am reminded of your sincere faithI am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and yourdwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in youmother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. For this reason I remind you to fan intoas well. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through theflame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spiritfor God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-controlnot of fear but of power and love and self-control.. 2 Timothy 1:5-7 ESV2 Timothy 1:5-7 ESV 5. For this very reason,For this very reason, make every effort tomake every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue withsupplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, andknowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastnessself-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherlywith godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with loveaffection, and brotherly affection with love. For if. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing,these qualities are yours and are increasing, theythey keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in thekeep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:5-8 ESV2 Peter 1:5-8 ESV 6. The Fruit of the Spirit the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control 7. Against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Galatians 5:24