{"id":1374,"date":"2025-09-15T17:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/365-benjamin-ryan-exhortation-the-fruit-of-the-spirit\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T00:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:19:00","slug":"365-benjamin-ryan-exhortation-the-fruit-of-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/365-benjamin-ryan-exhortation-the-fruit-of-the-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"365: Benjamin Ryan – Exhortation: The Fruit of the Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s talk is an exhortation by Brother Benjamin Ryan titled \u201cThe Fruit of the Spirit,\u201d which he gave at the Moorebank Ecclesia in Australia on February 16, 2025. We are also excited to announce that Bro. Benjamin is joining the GCT Team as a host, with his first post coming next week!<\/p>\n

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\nWelcome to good Christophian
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\nThank you for joining us this
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\nOn this podcast, we select one
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\nthis week’s talk.
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\nexhortation that was given by
\nBrother Benjamin Ryan at the <\/p>\n

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\nMoorebank Ecclesia in February
\nof this year. <\/p>\n

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\nThis was a really wonderful
\nstudy and exhortation on the <\/p>\n

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\nfruits of the spirit, but more
\nspecifically Joy. <\/p>\n

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\nHe has quite a logical outline
\nand I think my favorite, my <\/p>\n

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\nfavorite kind of highlight was
\nhe kind of proves or goes <\/p>\n

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\nthrough a logical progression on
\nhow we should develop the fruits<\/p>\n

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\nof the spirit and then the
\nending with a focus on joy. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s very well, again, well
\nresearched and well quoted. <\/p>\n

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\nHe quotes other Christadelphian
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\nthe past.
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\nSo it was really thankful to
\nhave this talk suggested to us. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd you know, it’s kind of a
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\nJames going to be joining us as
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\nsince ever since Jason joined,
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\nof our hosts.
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\nepisodes from when from the time
\nbefore he was a host. <\/p>\n

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\nBut now since brother Jamin is
\njoining us, we need to post his <\/p>\n

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\ntalk because until he ever
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\nSo anyways, as always, we’re
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\ngreat talk and we’re really
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\nand our other hosts are joining
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\nBrian and adding three other
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\nSo this has been a really great
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\nto involve more people, have
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\ntool, this podcast useful to as
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\nIn the meantime, here is Brother
\nJamin’s exhort, the fruit of the<\/p>\n

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\nSpirit joy.
\nThis morning we’re going to be <\/p>\n

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\nhaving a look at the fruit of
\nthe spirit. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I was just delighted that
\nwhen I got to the Sunday school <\/p>\n

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\nclass, that’s effectively what
\nwe were looking at. <\/p>\n

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\nSo sorry if it’s a bit same,
\nsame, but I thought it’s rather <\/p>\n

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\nfitting.
\nAnd we’re going to have a focus,<\/p>\n

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\nsmall focus on the joy aspect of
\nthe fruit of the spirit. <\/p>\n

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\nI first started looking at Joy
\nabout a year ago where for a <\/p>\n

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\nyouth group, I, I actually got
\nasked to, to study Joy. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd the truth was I, I wasn’t
\nparticularly interested in it. <\/p>\n

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\nIn fact, I was probably
\ndisinterested. <\/p>\n

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\nAt the very least I was
\nuninspired to look at it. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, we, we all know the
\nfruit of the spirit. <\/p>\n

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\nWe know the kids songs.
\nI didn’t think it was a <\/p>\n

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\nparticularly rich subject.
\nAnd over my study over the last <\/p>\n

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\nyear, I have totally repented
\nthis opinion and my interest has<\/p>\n

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\ntotally reverted.
\nI think this is an exciting, <\/p>\n

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\nencouraging, fascinating theme
\nthat’s so rich and deep in the <\/p>\n

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\nScripture.
\nAnd I just, I just hope to share<\/p>\n

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\nsome of that with you this
\nmorning. <\/p>\n

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\nI think this is so important.
\nIn fact, Brother Colin Attridge <\/p>\n

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\nin his book The Fruit of the
\nSpirit says this where our <\/p>\n

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\ncharacters are concerned.
\nThe fruit of the Spirit may well<\/p>\n

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\nencompass everything Christ will
\nbe looking for in you and me at <\/p>\n

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\nhis return.
\nThose are some big words. <\/p>\n

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\nThe Fruit of the Spirit may well
\nencompass everything Christ is <\/p>\n

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\nlooking for in us.
\nSo I think this is a subject <\/p>\n

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\nworth paying attention to
\nbroadly. <\/p>\n

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\nThis talk is about the fruit of
\nthe Spirit, and it’s got a small<\/p>\n

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\nfocus on one aspect of the
\nfruit, that being joy. <\/p>\n

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\nSo we’ll start with an
\nintroduction to the fruit of the<\/p>\n

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\nSpirit, and then we’ll talk
\nabout what a fruit actually is, <\/p>\n

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\nand then how a fruit can be of
\nthe Spirit. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat does that even mean?
\nWe’ll talk about love as the <\/p>\n

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\nwhole fruit very briefly, and
\nthen we’ll conclude with some <\/p>\n

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\nthoughts on joy.
\nWell, I’d like to first touch on<\/p>\n

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\non Bible study.
\nGenerally in our study of the <\/p>\n

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\nBible, sometimes we get trapped
\nand bogged down in the <\/p>\n

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\ntechnicalities, in the details.
\nWe get lost in the source now. <\/p>\n

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\nNow this depth of the Word is so
\nimportant and it allows us to <\/p>\n

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\nhave all for God and wonder at
\nHis marvelous character and His <\/p>\n

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\nWord.
\nAnd we see His great glory in <\/p>\n

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\nthe depth of His Word.
\nBut in spiritual matters and in <\/p>\n

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\nour study, we have to remember
\nthat the things we read need to <\/p>\n

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\nbe useful for our day-to-day
\nliving. <\/p>\n

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\nWe can’t lose relevance of why
\nwe’re reading the things that we<\/p>\n

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\nread.
\nIt’s not just details and <\/p>\n

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\ntechnicality.
\nThe words are meant to mean <\/p>\n

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\nsomething.
\nIf the words we read don’t <\/p>\n

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\nchange us, then we defy their
\npurpose for being written. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I think that the fruit of
\nthe Spirit are a particularly <\/p>\n

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\npractical and exhortational
\nthing, and we can draw a lot of <\/p>\n

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\nreally practical lessons from
\nthem. <\/p>\n

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\nSo what’s the fruit of the
\nSpirit all about? <\/p>\n

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\nSimply spiritual development.
\nIt’s about becoming like God. <\/p>\n

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\nThe fruit of the Spirit is about
\nslowly turning our character <\/p>\n

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\ninto God’s character.
\nThe transformation of our <\/p>\n

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\ncharacter is the development of
\nthe fruit of the Spirit in US. <\/p>\n

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\nNow this is not some vague lovey
\ndovey airy fairy concept. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is very practical.
\nThat means try to develop <\/p>\n

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\nLovejoy, peace, patience,
\nkindness, goodness, <\/p>\n

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\nfaithfulness, gentleness,
\nself-control. <\/p>\n

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\nWe develop spiritually by
\ndeveloping the fruit of the <\/p>\n

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\nspirit.
\nAnd I, I wanted to reiterate the<\/p>\n

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\nimportance of this subject of
\nspiritual development. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd to do this, I’d like to have
\na brief look at the record of <\/p>\n

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\nMartha and Mary.
\nSo could you all please turn <\/p>\n

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\nwith me to Luke 10?
\nNow Luke 10 contains the record <\/p>\n

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\nof a story we may know very
\nwell, and I’m reading from verse<\/p>\n

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\n38.
\nNow as they went on their way, <\/p>\n

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\nthis is Christ and his
\nfollowers, His disciples. <\/p>\n

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\nJesus entered a village and a
\nwoman named Martha welcomed him <\/p>\n

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\ninto her house.
\nAnd she had a sister called Mary<\/p>\n

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\nwho sat at the Lord’s feet and
\nlistened to his teaching. <\/p>\n

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\nBut Martha was distracted with
\nmuch serving, and she went up to<\/p>\n

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\nhim and said, Lord, do you not
\ncare that my sister has left me <\/p>\n

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\nto serve alone?
\nTell her then to help me. <\/p>\n

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\nBut the Lord answered her,
\nMartha, Martha, you are anxious <\/p>\n

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\nand troubled about many things,
\nbut one thing is necessary. <\/p>\n

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\nMary has chosen the good
\nportion, which will not be taken<\/p>\n

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\naway from her.
\nSo what’s going on here? <\/p>\n

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\nWell, Martha’s probably stressed
\nout of her mind. <\/p>\n

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\nShe’s running around getting
\nthings ready, cleaning the <\/p>\n

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\nkitchen, organizing the kitchen,
\nprobably organizing the whole <\/p>\n

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\nhouse.
\nShe’s doing the wash up, she’s <\/p>\n

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\npreparing lunch, she’s getting
\nthe food ready, etcetera. <\/p>\n

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\nShe’s distracted, anxious and
\ntroubled about many things. <\/p>\n

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\nChrist assures her, but one
\nthing is necessary. <\/p>\n

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\nWell, Matthew 6 tells us not to
\nworry about food and drink and <\/p>\n

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\nclothes, et cetera.
\nGod cares for the birds. <\/p>\n

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\nAre you not of more value than
\nthey? <\/p>\n

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\nGod will provide all these
\nthings for you. <\/p>\n

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\nDon’t be distracted, anxious and
\ntroubled about many things as <\/p>\n

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\nMartha was here, remember, But
\none thing is necessary. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat is it?
\nWhat is the one necessary thing <\/p>\n

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\nthat Christ is talking about?
\nWell, I think the apostle Paul <\/p>\n

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\npicks up on what this one
\nnecessary thing in is in his <\/p>\n

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\nletter to the Philippians in
\nchapter 3 and verse 12. <\/p>\n

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\nIt reads, not that I have
\nalready obtained this or I’m <\/p>\n

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\nalready perfect, but I press on
\nto make it my own because Christ<\/p>\n

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\nJesus has made me his own
\nbrothers. <\/p>\n

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\nI do not consider that I have
\nmade it my own. <\/p>\n

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\nBut one thing I do, forgetting
\nwhat lies behind and straining <\/p>\n

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\nforward to what lies ahead, I
\npress on toward the goal for the<\/p>\n

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\nprize of the upward call of God
\nin Christ Jesus. <\/p>\n

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\nHe doesn’t do anything else.
\nThat’s all he does. <\/p>\n

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\nHe forgets what lies behind.
\nHe strains forward to what lies <\/p>\n

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\nahead, and he presses toward the
\ngoal for the prize of the upward<\/p>\n

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\ncall of God in Christ Jesus.
\nHe doesn’t do anything else. <\/p>\n

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\nIn other words, he’s concerned
\nwith his spiritual life, with <\/p>\n

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\nspiritual development, with
\ntaking heed to the call, with <\/p>\n

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\nliving the new life.
\nEssentially, he’s trying to live<\/p>\n

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\na godly life and develop a godly
\ncharacter. <\/p>\n

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\nThat is, he’s trying to develop
\nthe fruit of the Spirit. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat does that actually mean,
\nand how do you actually do that?<\/p>\n

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\nLet’s start by defining fruit.
\nWell, fruit is is useful, It’s <\/p>\n

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\nhealthy, it’s refreshing,
\nattractive, tasty, et cetera. <\/p>\n

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\nA fruitless tree is pointless,
\nChrist tells us in in Luke 13. <\/p>\n

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\nFruit, naturally speaking, is
\nthe visible evidence and <\/p>\n

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\nexpression of a tree’s good
\nhealth. <\/p>\n

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\nFruit producing trees are very
\ngood. <\/p>\n

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\nThey’re fit for purpose.
\nThey do what God requires of <\/p>\n

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\nthem.
\nLikewise, spiritual fruit is the<\/p>\n

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\nvisible evidence and expression
\nof a believer’s good spiritual <\/p>\n

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\nhealth.
\nThe fruitful believer, like the <\/p>\n

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\nfruitful tree, fulfills God’s
\npurpose for him or her. <\/p>\n

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\nFruit is the proof or result of
\na believer’s godly character. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s the godly disposition,
\nmindset, character, attitude <\/p>\n

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\nthat one shows in their daily
\nlife in whatever situation they <\/p>\n

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\nfind themselves in.
\nThe fruit of the spirit <\/p>\n

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\nrepresents the whole balanced
\nspiritual personality. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd spiritual fruit, like
\nnatural fruit, doesn’t just <\/p>\n

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\nappear out of thin air one day,
\nit needs to be planted in good <\/p>\n

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\nsoil, given plenty of sunlight
\nand water. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd over time, often a long
\ntime, fruit will develop. <\/p>\n

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\nNice analogy, Benjamin, but how
\ndoes this fruit or or character <\/p>\n

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\nactually practically come about?
\nWell, let’s remember from <\/p>\n

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\nGalatians 522.
\nThis fruit is of the Spirit. <\/p>\n

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\nThe fruit is of the Spirit
\nbecause it results from the <\/p>\n

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\ninfluence of the Spirit word on
\nus. <\/p>\n

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\nThis character or fruit is a
\ndirect result of delight and <\/p>\n

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\nmeditation on God’s Word, along
\nwith putting trust and <\/p>\n

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\nconfidence in God.
\nThis is the only way one can <\/p>\n

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\ndevelop the fruit of the Spirit.
\nLet’s prove it. <\/p>\n

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\nCould you all please turn with
\nme to Psalm chapter 1? <\/p>\n

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\nAnd starting at verse one, we
\nread. <\/p>\n

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\nBlessed is the man who walks not
\nin the counsel of the wicked, <\/p>\n

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\nnor stands in the way of
\nsinners, nor sits in the seat of<\/p>\n

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\nscoffers, but his delight is in
\nthe law of the Lord. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd on his law he meditates day
\nand night. <\/p>\n

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\nHe is like a tree planted by the
\nstreams of water that yields its<\/p>\n

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\nfruit in its season, and its
\nleaf does not wither in all that<\/p>\n

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\nhe does, he prospers.
\nAnd so we see here the image of <\/p>\n

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\na fruitful tree that’s planted
\nby the water, and that fruitful <\/p>\n

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\ntree that’s planted by the water
\nis likened to a man who keeps <\/p>\n

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\nfrom evil and loves God’s word.
\nNow we know through Scripture <\/p>\n

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\nthat water is a very rich symbol
\nfor the Word, the word of God. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I’ve got one quick example.
\nIt says in Ephesians 526 that he<\/p>\n

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\nmight sanctify and cleanse it
\nwith the washing of water by the<\/p>\n

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\nWord.
\nSo the word there is is likened <\/p>\n

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\nto water that can wash us.
\nAnd so let’s let’s picture this <\/p>\n

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\nscene in in Psalm one.
\nImagine a tree sinking its roots<\/p>\n

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\ninto the soil, soaking up the
\nwater from the stream it’s <\/p>\n

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\nplanted next to, soaking up the
\nword of God. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is how fruit is produced.
\nAnd so from Psalm 1 we see two <\/p>\n

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\nof the aspects of the process of
\nproduction of spiritual fruit. <\/p>\n

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\nThe 1st is delight in the law of
\nthe Lord. <\/p>\n

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\nThe second is meditation in
\nGod’s law day and night. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I just wanted to talk about
\nthat second aspect very briefly.<\/p>\n

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\nWhat does it even mean to
\nmeditate in God’s law Day and <\/p>\n

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\nnight?
\nDoes that entail intense study, <\/p>\n

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\nwhich is a great thing, But is
\nthat what’s being asked here to <\/p>\n

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\nstudy all day and night?
\nNo meal breaks, no toilet <\/p>\n

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\nbreaks, not even a break to
\nsleep through the night? <\/p>\n

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\nIs that what this verse is
\nsaying? <\/p>\n

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\nWell, I, I think we’ll find our
\nanswer in the 1st chapter of <\/p>\n

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\nJoshua, where Joshua is told a
\nvery similar thing. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd starting at verse 8, it
\nreads in Joshua one, This book <\/p>\n

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\nof the law shall not depart from
\nyour mouth, but you shall <\/p>\n

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\nmeditate on it day and night, so
\nthat you may be careful to do <\/p>\n

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\naccording to all that is written
\nin it. <\/p>\n

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\nBut then you will make your way
\nprosperous, and then you will <\/p>\n

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\nhave good success.
\nHave I not commanded you? <\/p>\n

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\nBe strong and courageous, Do not
\nbe frightened, do not be <\/p>\n

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\ndismayed, for the Lord your God
\nis with you wherever you go. <\/p>\n

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\nSo we get from Joshua that study
\nis excellent, but God wants us <\/p>\n

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\nto think about the things we
\nstudy in our daily lives. <\/p>\n

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\nOr as it says in Joshua,
\nwherever we go, we study God’s <\/p>\n

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\nWord so that we may be careful
\nto do it. <\/p>\n

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\nAs it says in verse 8, study it,
\nthen do it, live it, and God <\/p>\n

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\nwill be with you, right?
\nWe’re going to have a look now <\/p>\n

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\nat Jeremiah 17, which will
\nreveal more information about <\/p>\n

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\nspiritual fruit.
\nWe’re going to see a very <\/p>\n

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\nsimilar situation to Psalm 1
\nhere. <\/p>\n

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\nStarting at verse 7, it reads,
\nblessed is the man who trusts in<\/p>\n

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\nthe Lord, who puts confidence in
\nthe Lord or the King. <\/p>\n

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\nJames says hope there, but it
\nmeans confidence. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s the same word, verse 8.
\nHe is like a tree planted by <\/p>\n

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\nwater that sends out its roots
\nby the stream and does not fear <\/p>\n

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\nwhen heat comes, for its leaves
\nremain green, and is not anxious<\/p>\n

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\nin the year of drought, for it
\ndoes not cease to bear fruit. <\/p>\n

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\nWe can see that this is a very
\nsimilar image. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ve got a tree that’s planted
\nby the water next to the water <\/p>\n

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\nthat sends out its roots deep
\ninto the soil and soaks up the <\/p>\n

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\nwater of the word by the stream.
\nAnd because of this it’s not <\/p>\n

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\nafraid when the heat and the
\ndrought comes, its leaves are <\/p>\n

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\ngreen.
\nAnd note that it says it doesn’t<\/p>\n

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\ncease to bear fruit.
\nAnd what is this image of a tree<\/p>\n

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\nlikened to what’s likened to a
\nman who puts trust in God, who <\/p>\n

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\nputs confidence in God?
\nCombining this scripture with <\/p>\n

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\nPsalm 1 reveals lots of
\ninformation to us. <\/p>\n

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\nFirstly, it informs us how long
\nthe season in Psalm 1 is, where <\/p>\n

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\nit says.
\nHe shall be like the tree <\/p>\n

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\nplanted by the rivers of water
\nthat bringeth forth fruit in his<\/p>\n

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\nseason.
\nHow long is this season? <\/p>\n

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\nWhen do spiritual trees have to
\nproduce fruit? <\/p>\n

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\nSometimes weekends.
\nSpring on a Sunday at Wednesday <\/p>\n

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\nnight.
\nBible class Jeremiah 17 says it <\/p>\n

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\ndoes not cease to bear fruit.
\nThe season in someone is <\/p>\n

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\nendless.
\nIt’s always bearing fruit. <\/p>\n

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\nThis scripture also reveals the
\ntwo other aspects necessary for <\/p>\n

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\nthe production of spiritual
\nfruit. <\/p>\n

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\nThe third aspect being trust in
\nthe Lord. <\/p>\n

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\nThe 4th aspect, putting
\nconfidence in the Lord and <\/p>\n

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\ntherefore, by combining these
\ntwo scriptures, the four aspects<\/p>\n

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\nof the formula for the
\nproduction of spiritual fruit is<\/p>\n

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\nrevealed.
\nOne, delight in the law of the <\/p>\n

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\nLord. 2 Meditate day and night
\nin His law. <\/p>\n

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\nThink about it.
\nThree, trust in the Lord. 4 Put <\/p>\n

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\nconfidence in the Lord.
\nThis is how spiritual fruit is <\/p>\n

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\nproduced.
\nThere’s no other way. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is how we can develop the
\nfruit of the Spirit. <\/p>\n

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\nNow, in terms of literal fruit,
\nnobody but God can actually make<\/p>\n

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\na fruit.
\nRegarding natural fruit, you can<\/p>\n

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\nhave the world’s richest soil,
\npremium fertilizer, the best <\/p>\n

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\ngreenhouse filtered reverse
\nosmosis water you. <\/p>\n

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\nYou still literally can’t make a
\nfruit grow. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s God that creates the fruit.
\nSimilarly, spiritual fruit. <\/p>\n

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\nAll we can do is provide the
\nbest conditions for growth, as <\/p>\n

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\ndoes the diligent farmer or the
\nnatural tree. <\/p>\n

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\nGod will give the increase our
\ndelight and meditation in His <\/p>\n

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\nWord and trust and confidence in
\nHim. <\/p>\n

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\nGive the best conditions for God
\nto create the fruit of the <\/p>\n

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\nSpirit within us.
\nThat is, God works in us to <\/p>\n

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\ndevelop our character to become
\nlike His. <\/p>\n

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\nOr in the words of the apostle
\nPaul, it is God who works in you<\/p>\n

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\nboth to will and to work for His
\ngood pleasure. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd nothing brings more pleasure
\nto God than to see one of His <\/p>\n

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\nchildren slowly developing his
\ncharacter. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is His purpose after all.
\nNow I’d just like to take this <\/p>\n

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\ntime to clarify that this fruit
\nis of the Spirit and not a Holy <\/p>\n

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\nSpirit gift.
\nThe fruit comes by God working <\/p>\n

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\nthrough us to develop His
\ncharacter in us by delight and <\/p>\n

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\nmeditation on His living Word
\nand trusting and putting <\/p>\n

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\nconfidence in Him.
\nThe fruit doesn’t come in some <\/p>\n

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\nUSB stick that we can plug into
\nour brains and be instantly <\/p>\n

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\nfilled with God’s character.
\nThis isn’t how it works, and it <\/p>\n

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\nisn’t how it worked for the
\npeople who were given the Holy <\/p>\n

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\nSpirit gifts in the 1st century
\neither. <\/p>\n

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\nIt would defeat the whole
\npurpose of God if it was so. <\/p>\n

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\nGod is looking for a willing
\nresponse of love from His <\/p>\n

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\nchildren.
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\nbeing radically and miraculously
\nreprogrammed by the Holy Spirit <\/p>\n

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\nout of baptism, for example.
\nAdditionally, why is the New <\/p>\n

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\nTestament full of warnings for
\nthe believer? <\/p>\n

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\nShouldn’t godliness come
\nnaturally to one who has been <\/p>\n

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\ngiven a godly character via Holy
\nSpirit gifts? <\/p>\n

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\nLove cannot be programmed in.
\nIt must be a free will response.<\/p>\n

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\nThe fruit is of the Spirit
\nbecause it results from the <\/p>\n

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\ninfluence of the Spirit Word.
\nAnother reason for this fruit <\/p>\n

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\nbeing of the Spirit is that only
\nby influence of the Spirit can <\/p>\n

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\nthese virtues truly be developed
\nand shown. <\/p>\n

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\nIn other words, the only real
\nvirtues are those of the Spirit <\/p>\n

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\ndeveloped by delight and
\nmeditation on God’s Word, along <\/p>\n

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\nwith putting trust and
\nconfidence in Him. <\/p>\n

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\n00:24:55,360 –> 00:24:59,360
\nAny Lovejoy, peace, patience,
\nkindness, goodness, <\/p>\n

325
\n00:24:59,360 –> 00:25:03,280
\nfaithfulness, gentleness, or
\nself-control found in the world <\/p>\n

326
\n00:25:03,920 –> 00:25:07,160
\nonly mimics the real fruit of
\nthe Spirit. <\/p>\n

327
\n00:25:10,160 –> 00:25:16,480
\nHow do we know this is the case?
\nWell, the only way to develop <\/p>\n

328
\n00:25:16,480 –> 00:25:19,920
\nthe fruit of the Spirit is
\ndelight and meditation on God’s <\/p>\n

329
\n00:25:19,920 –> 00:25:23,200
\nWord, along with putting trust
\nand confidence in Him. <\/p>\n

330
\n00:25:23,320 –> 00:25:27,800
\nThere’s no other way.
\nDo those in the world who <\/p>\n

331
\n00:25:27,800 –> 00:25:33,320
\ndisplay these virtues do so on
\nthe basis of their love for God <\/p>\n

332
\n00:25:33,360 –> 00:25:39,120
\nand His Word?
\nNow, this is not an effort to <\/p>\n

333
\n00:25:39,120 –> 00:25:43,000
\ncondemn the virtue of the world
\nor the genuine and sincere <\/p>\n

334
\n00:25:43,000 –> 00:25:44,800
\npeople who display these
\nvirtues. <\/p>\n

335
\n00:25:45,520 –> 00:25:49,240
\nIn fact, sometimes we could
\nlearn a thing or two from them. <\/p>\n

336
\n00:25:50,760 –> 00:25:54,320
\nRather, this is an effort to
\nconvey that God is looking for <\/p>\n

337
\n00:25:54,320 –> 00:25:59,560
\npeople who develop characters by
\ninfluence of His Word and love <\/p>\n

338
\n00:25:59,560 –> 00:26:03,880
\nfor Him.
\nGod is more concerned with who <\/p>\n

339
\n00:26:03,880 –> 00:26:09,600
\nwe are, flash who we are
\nbecoming, rather than our doing.<\/p>\n

340
\n00:26:10,600 –> 00:26:13,640
\nWe can’t do our way into the
\nKingdom. <\/p>\n

341
\n00:26:16,000 –> 00:26:20,720
\nGod is looking for those who
\nhave a godly being and as a <\/p>\n

342
\n00:26:20,720 –> 00:26:24,280
\nresponse to God’s love for them,
\nshow His character in what they <\/p>\n

343
\n00:26:24,280 –> 00:26:27,360
\nsay and do.
\nOur doing should come as a <\/p>\n

344
\n00:26:27,360 –> 00:26:34,160
\nresponse to our being, that is
\nour godly being and it’s this <\/p>\n

345
\n00:26:34,160 –> 00:26:36,960
\ntype of people that will
\npopulate the Kingdom. <\/p>\n

346
\n00:26:40,080 –> 00:26:44,440
\nI just wanted to mention the
\nfruit of the Spirit, love for a <\/p>\n

347
\n00:26:44,440 –> 00:26:48,560
\nbrief moment.
\nI believe love is actually the <\/p>\n

348
\n00:26:48,560 –> 00:26:53,040
\nwhole fruit of the spirit, and
\nthe other 8 virtues are the 8 <\/p>\n

349
\n00:26:53,120 –> 00:26:57,680
\naspects of love.
\nSo for clarification, I believe <\/p>\n

350
\n00:26:57,680 –> 00:27:02,160
\njoy, which we will speak about
\nshortly, is an aspect of love <\/p>\n

351
\n00:27:02,800 –> 00:27:07,400
\nrather than a separate entity.
\nYou can imagine an orange that <\/p>\n

352
\n00:27:07,400 –> 00:27:12,240
\nbeing love with each carpal or
\nor segment of the orange <\/p>\n

353
\n00:27:12,240 –> 00:27:16,400
\nrepresenting a different aspect
\nof love, a a joy segment, a <\/p>\n

354
\n00:27:16,440 –> 00:27:20,240
\npeace segment, a patient
\nsegment, etcetera, which all <\/p>\n

355
\n00:27:20,240 –> 00:27:23,520
\ncombine to make up the whole
\nfruit that being love. <\/p>\n

356
\n00:27:25,520 –> 00:27:28,360
\nNow, the reason behind this is
\nnot in the scope of this talk. <\/p>\n

357
\n00:27:28,720 –> 00:27:33,000
\nFor time’s sake, in your own
\ntime, it’s well worth reading <\/p>\n

358
\n00:27:33,000 –> 00:27:35,920
\nColin Attrich’s The Fruit of the
\nSpirit for an excellent <\/p>\n

359
\n00:27:35,920 –> 00:27:38,840
\nexplanation of this, along with
\na deeper look into the Fruit of <\/p>\n

360
\n00:27:38,840 –> 00:27:43,600
\nthe Spirit in its entirety.
\nBut importantly, whether or not <\/p>\n

361
\n00:27:43,600 –> 00:27:47,680
\nyou agree with this conclusion
\nwill not hinder the benefit you <\/p>\n

362
\n00:27:47,680 –> 00:27:51,320
\ncan gain by considering what the
\nBible has to say about joy. <\/p>\n

363
\n00:27:52,400 –> 00:27:55,640
\nSo let’s take a closer look at
\nbiblical joy. <\/p>\n

364
\n00:27:58,520 –> 00:28:04,920
\nWhere does one even start in
\nfirst Peter one verse 8, it <\/p>\n

365
\n00:28:04,920 –> 00:28:08,040
\nreads, though you have not seen
\nhim, you love him. <\/p>\n

366
\n00:28:09,480 –> 00:28:13,720
\nThough you do not now see him,
\nyou believe in him and rejoice <\/p>\n

367
\n00:28:13,720 –> 00:28:18,520
\nwith joy that is inexpressible
\nand filled with glory. <\/p>\n

368
\n00:28:19,080 –> 00:28:21,840
\nOr in the King James it says joy
\nunspeakable. <\/p>\n

369
\n00:28:22,960 –> 00:28:26,000
\nSo how?
\nHow do you describe a joy that’s<\/p>\n

370
\n00:28:26,160 –> 00:28:31,800
\ninexpressible and unspeakable?
\nWell, with with great <\/p>\n

371
\n00:28:31,800 –> 00:28:34,800
\ndifficulty, but we’re going to
\ntry to do our best to have a <\/p>\n

372
\n00:28:34,800 –> 00:28:38,360
\nlook at it this morning.
\nAnd I’d like to start our <\/p>\n

373
\n00:28:38,360 –> 00:28:44,000
\nthought about joy with an
\nexample, an imaginary example. <\/p>\n

374
\n00:28:45,680 –> 00:28:51,000
\nImagine you’re walking along a
\npath, going about your daily <\/p>\n

375
\n00:28:51,000 –> 00:28:57,240
\nlife, run-of-the-mill stuff, and
\nsuddenly an Angel appears to you<\/p>\n

376
\n00:28:57,800 –> 00:29:03,040
\nin brightness and in glory.
\nAnd in response you you drop to <\/p>\n

377
\n00:29:03,040 –> 00:29:06,000
\nyour knees and humility and
\nrespect. <\/p>\n

378
\n00:29:08,560 –> 00:29:13,440
\nThe Angel helps you up with a
\nhand outstretched and says to <\/p>\n

379
\n00:29:13,440 –> 00:29:19,000
\nyou, fear not, you’re on the
\nright Rd. <\/p>\n

380
\n00:29:20,520 –> 00:29:23,720
\nKeep going, keep living the new
\nlife. <\/p>\n

381
\n00:29:27,040 –> 00:29:28,840
\nWhat would our reaction to this
\nbe? <\/p>\n

382
\n00:29:31,120 –> 00:29:36,880
\nWell, our initial reaction would
\nprobably involve us welling up <\/p>\n

383
\n00:29:36,880 –> 00:29:40,000
\nwith emotion, with joy that is
\ninexpressible. <\/p>\n

384
\n00:29:40,960 –> 00:29:46,200
\nThen, over time, this would
\nsimmer down into a relaxing, <\/p>\n

385
\n00:29:46,840 –> 00:29:51,360
\npeaceful bliss that may
\nsometimes bubble up into a <\/p>\n

386
\n00:29:51,360 –> 00:29:55,920
\njoyful exuberance.
\nWe would feel secure. <\/p>\n

387
\n00:29:56,920 –> 00:29:58,640
\nWe would feel we’re on the right
\ntrack. <\/p>\n

388
\n00:29:59,120 –> 00:30:03,200
\nWe’d feel reassured, cheerful,
\nhappy, content, comforted. <\/p>\n

389
\n00:30:05,560 –> 00:30:12,360
\nThis is biblical joy.
\nLet’s look further into what the<\/p>\n

390
\n00:30:12,360 –> 00:30:17,480
\nBible says about joy.
\nSo joy, that word joy in <\/p>\n

391
\n00:30:17,480 –> 00:30:24,000
\nGalatians 522 is the Greek word
\nharder and it means <\/p>\n

392
\n00:30:24,000 –> 00:30:30,000
\ncheerfulness, delight, gladness
\nand, and joy is one of three <\/p>\n

393
\n00:30:30,000 –> 00:30:32,760
\nwords that are very similar,
\nthat are in the same family. <\/p>\n

394
\n00:30:33,240 –> 00:30:37,680
\nAnd, and those 3 English words
\nare joy, grace and gift. <\/p>\n

395
\n00:30:39,480 –> 00:30:42,480
\nJoy in Greek, as I just said,
\nis, is harder. <\/p>\n

396
\n00:30:42,680 –> 00:30:46,960
\nGrace is hardest, gift is
\ncharisma. <\/p>\n

397
\n00:30:47,120 –> 00:30:51,440
\nThey’re almost all the same word
\nand that’s purposeful. <\/p>\n

398
\n00:30:52,240 –> 00:30:57,120
\nThey’re highly related concepts,
\njoy, gift and grace. <\/p>\n

399
\n00:30:58,880 –> 00:31:03,920
\nSo what we want to do in this
\nvery short look into joy is <\/p>\n

400
\n00:31:03,920 –> 00:31:08,320
\ncheck out in the Bible what the
\nsource of joy is. <\/p>\n

401
\n00:31:08,480 –> 00:31:11,640
\nWhat context do we find joy in
\nin the Bible? <\/p>\n

402
\n00:31:12,640 –> 00:31:19,320
\nIs this just some fleeting joy?
\nIs this the joy of when Kentucky<\/p>\n

403
\n00:31:19,320 –> 00:31:23,320
\nFried Chicken, the $5 fill up
\ncomes back in stock or, or the <\/p>\n

404
\n00:31:23,600 –> 00:31:26,120
\nOR the Mackers Monopoly season
\ncomes around? <\/p>\n

405
\n00:31:26,720 –> 00:31:31,120
\nIs this the joy of Ani Joan
\nBowen’s crustless sandwiches at <\/p>\n

406
\n00:31:31,120 –> 00:31:35,080
\nHunter Valley Bible class supper
\nor or seeing Mum has restacked <\/p>\n

407
\n00:31:35,080 –> 00:31:36,880
\nthe the snack drawer in the
\npantry? <\/p>\n

408
\n00:31:38,480 –> 00:31:41,040
\nI’m not sure why all those
\nexamples were food related, but <\/p>\n

409
\n00:31:42,360 –> 00:31:45,000
\nyou get my point.
\nIs this just some fleeting joy? <\/p>\n

410
\n00:31:45,600 –> 00:31:50,640
\nWhat’s the source of this joy?
\nWhat does the Bible say? <\/p>\n

411
\n00:31:52,680 –> 00:31:56,160
\nWell, we’re going to have a look
\nat just one example to prove <\/p>\n

412
\n00:31:56,640 –> 00:32:00,360
\nwhat joy is all about in the
\nBible, and it’s the example of <\/p>\n

413
\n00:32:00,360 –> 00:32:04,880
\nthe people in Nehemiah’s day.
\nSo could you all please turn <\/p>\n

414
\n00:32:04,880 –> 00:32:19,440
\nwith me to Nehemiah chapter 8?
\nSo Nehemiah 8 contains the story<\/p>\n

415
\n00:32:19,440 –> 00:32:23,760
\nof when Nehemiah and Ezra
\norchestrate the reading of the <\/p>\n

416
\n00:32:23,760 –> 00:32:26,080
\nlaw publicly in front of all the
\npeople. <\/p>\n

417
\n00:32:27,600 –> 00:32:30,360
\nAnd it starts in verse one where
\nit reads. <\/p>\n

418
\n00:32:31,400 –> 00:32:34,840
\nAnd all the people gathered as
\none man into the square before <\/p>\n

419
\n00:32:34,840 –> 00:32:37,560
\nthe Watergate.
\nAnd they told Ezra the scribe to<\/p>\n

420
\n00:32:37,560 –> 00:32:39,920
\nbring the book of the law of
\nMoses that the Lord had <\/p>\n

421
\n00:32:39,920 –> 00:32:43,080
\ncommanded Israel.
\nSo Ezra the priest brought the <\/p>\n

422
\n00:32:43,080 –> 00:32:47,280
\nlaw before the assembly, both
\nmen and women and all who could <\/p>\n

423
\n00:32:47,280 –> 00:32:51,360
\nunderstand what they heard on
\nthe first day of the 7th month. <\/p>\n

424
\n00:32:53,200 –> 00:32:55,880
\nAnd he read from it, facing the
\nsquare before the Watergate, <\/p>\n

425
\n00:32:55,880 –> 00:33:00,200
\nfrom early morning until midday,
\nin the presence of the men and <\/p>\n

426
\n00:33:00,200 –> 00:33:02,600
\nthe women and those who could
\nunderstand. <\/p>\n

427
\n00:33:03,200 –> 00:33:06,680
\nAnd all the years of the people
\nwere attentive to the book of <\/p>\n

428
\n00:33:06,680 –> 00:33:09,080
\nthe Law.
\nSo what’s going on here? <\/p>\n

429
\n00:33:09,080 –> 00:33:12,440
\nWell, as as we just mentioned,
\nEzra and Nehemiah have <\/p>\n

430
\n00:33:12,440 –> 00:33:15,480
\norchestrated the reading of the
\nlaw for the first time in a <\/p>\n

431
\n00:33:15,480 –> 00:33:19,880
\nvery, very long time.
\nAnd everyone gathers around and <\/p>\n

432
\n00:33:19,880 –> 00:33:22,800
\nthey they read all day, from
\nearly morning until midday. <\/p>\n

433
\n00:33:23,720 –> 00:33:26,600
\nAnd everyone who can understand
\ngathers around. <\/p>\n

434
\n00:33:26,600 –> 00:33:31,160
\nAnd all the people were
\nattentive, but not everyone <\/p>\n

435
\n00:33:31,160 –> 00:33:34,880
\ncould understand.
\nAnd so it says in verse 7 <\/p>\n

436
\n00:33:34,880 –> 00:33:39,320
\nhalfway through that the Levites
\nwent down and helped the people <\/p>\n

437
\n00:33:39,320 –> 00:33:43,760
\nto understand the law, while the
\npeople remained in their places.<\/p>\n

438
\n00:33:45,520 –> 00:33:48,360
\nAnd in verse 8, it says they
\nread from the book, from the law<\/p>\n

439
\n00:33:48,440 –> 00:33:53,640
\nof God clearly, and they gave
\nthe sense so that the people <\/p>\n

440
\n00:33:53,640 –> 00:33:59,000
\nunderstood the reading.
\nNotice here the people now <\/p>\n

441
\n00:33:59,080 –> 00:34:01,360
\nunderstood what was being read
\nout. <\/p>\n

442
\n00:34:02,000 –> 00:34:06,080
\nThey got the sense they
\nunderstood what God required of <\/p>\n

443
\n00:34:06,080 –> 00:34:08,520
\nthem.
\nThey understood God’s laws. <\/p>\n

444
\n00:34:08,920 –> 00:34:12,600
\nThey didn’t previously or or at
\nthe very least they hadn’t heard<\/p>\n

445
\n00:34:12,600 –> 00:34:15,000
\nthis law read in a very long
\ntime. <\/p>\n

446
\n00:34:18,000 –> 00:34:21,639
\nThe record continues in verse 9.
\nAnd Nehemiah, who was the <\/p>\n

447
\n00:34:21,639 –> 00:34:25,080
\ngovernor, and Ezra the priest
\nand scribe, and the Levites who <\/p>\n

448
\n00:34:25,080 –> 00:34:29,920
\ntaught the people, said to all
\nthe people, this day is wholly <\/p>\n

449
\n00:34:29,920 –> 00:34:34,520
\nto the Lord your God.
\nDo not mourn or weep for all the<\/p>\n

450
\n00:34:34,520 –> 00:34:38,560
\npeople wept as they heard the
\nwords of the law. <\/p>\n

451
\n00:34:38,560 –> 00:34:43,960
\nWhat was their reaction to
\nhearing and understanding God’s <\/p>\n

452
\n00:34:43,960 –> 00:34:47,280
\nlaws?
\nWeeping. <\/p>\n

453
\n00:34:48,960 –> 00:34:53,880
\nWhy were they weeping?
\nWell, they wept because they <\/p>\n

454
\n00:34:53,880 –> 00:34:57,880
\nhadn’t been keeping the law.
\nThey neglected and turned away <\/p>\n

455
\n00:34:57,880 –> 00:35:00,880
\nfrom it.
\nThey realized they had rejected <\/p>\n

456
\n00:35:00,960 –> 00:35:05,920
\nGod by rejecting His laws.
\nThey had forsaken God and His <\/p>\n

457
\n00:35:05,920 –> 00:35:08,320
\nlaws.
\nThat’s why they were weeping. <\/p>\n

458
\n00:35:10,880 –> 00:35:12,720
\nThe record continues in verse
\n10. <\/p>\n

459
\n00:35:13,440 –> 00:35:19,520
\nThen he said to them, go your
\nway, eat the fat and drink sweet<\/p>\n

460
\n00:35:19,520 –> 00:35:22,720
\nwine and send portions to anyone
\nwho has nothing ready. <\/p>\n

461
\n00:35:23,400 –> 00:35:28,480
\nFor this day is holy to our
\nLord, and do not be grieved, for<\/p>\n

462
\n00:35:28,480 –> 00:35:31,960
\nthe joy of the Lord is your
\nstrength. <\/p>\n

463
\n00:35:33,760 –> 00:35:36,600
\nAnd that word joy.
\nThere is the Old Testament <\/p>\n

464
\n00:35:36,600 –> 00:35:40,000
\nequivalent of our Greek word
\nharder. <\/p>\n

465
\n00:35:40,400 –> 00:35:43,560
\nAnd in fact in the Septuagint,
\nin the Old Testament it is the <\/p>\n

466
\n00:35:43,560 –> 00:35:48,040
\nword harder.
\nSo what does Nehemiah say in <\/p>\n

467
\n00:35:48,040 –> 00:35:52,840
\nresponse to this situation, in
\nresponse to their grief, <\/p>\n

468
\n00:35:53,280 –> 00:35:57,360
\nsadness, shame, their sorrow and
\ntheir neglect, their mourning <\/p>\n

469
\n00:35:57,360 –> 00:36:01,880
\nand weeping?
\nNehemiah tells them not to weep,<\/p>\n

470
\n00:36:02,880 –> 00:36:05,880
\nbut to celebrate.
\nShare food and drink with each <\/p>\n

471
\n00:36:05,880 –> 00:36:08,000
\nother.
\nGive to those who have naughty. <\/p>\n

472
\n00:36:08,840 –> 00:36:11,960
\nDon’t be grieved.
\nWhy? <\/p>\n

473
\n00:36:13,600 –> 00:36:20,760
\nWhat’s the reason he gives?
\nBecause the joy of the Lord is <\/p>\n

474
\n00:36:20,760 –> 00:36:23,760
\nyour strength, for the joy of
\nthe Lord is your strength. <\/p>\n

475
\n00:36:24,800 –> 00:36:26,680
\nThe Good News Bible translates
\nthis. <\/p>\n

476
\n00:36:27,560 –> 00:36:30,640
\nThe joy that the Lord gives you
\nwill make you strong. <\/p>\n

477
\n00:36:34,240 –> 00:36:38,000
\nSo the story continues in verse
\n11 where it says, so the Levites<\/p>\n

478
\n00:36:38,000 –> 00:36:43,680
\ncalmed all the people saying be
\nquiet for this day is holy, do <\/p>\n

479
\n00:36:43,680 –> 00:36:48,360
\nnot be grieved.
\nWhat’s happening in this verse? <\/p>\n

480
\n00:36:50,280 –> 00:36:56,000
\nThe Levites calm the people.
\nWell, that must be because they <\/p>\n

481
\n00:36:56,000 –> 00:37:00,200
\nweren’t calm.
\nThe people were still mourning <\/p>\n

482
\n00:37:00,200 –> 00:37:02,600
\nand weeping.
\nThey were still sad and sorry <\/p>\n

483
\n00:37:03,040 –> 00:37:05,880
\neven after Nehemiah told them
\nnot to mourn. <\/p>\n

484
\n00:37:07,680 –> 00:37:11,360
\nThe Levites had to actually go
\ndown and comfort the people, <\/p>\n

485
\n00:37:12,280 –> 00:37:15,720
\ntelling them not to grieve for
\nthe past, but to rejoice <\/p>\n

486
\n00:37:15,720 –> 00:37:21,440
\ninstead.
\nAlthough the people had recently<\/p>\n

487
\n00:37:21,440 –> 00:37:25,680
\nbecome deeply aware of their sin
\nand discovered how serious their<\/p>\n

488
\n00:37:25,680 –> 00:37:31,760
\nfailure was, the Levites remind
\nthem that this day is an holy <\/p>\n

489
\n00:37:32,000 –> 00:37:34,560
\nrehearsal or, or celebration for
\nGod. <\/p>\n

490
\n00:37:34,800 –> 00:37:38,440
\nIt’s a holy, a holy day.
\nWhat? <\/p>\n

491
\n00:37:38,480 –> 00:37:41,600
\nWhat celebration was it on that
\nday? <\/p>\n

492
\n00:37:42,720 –> 00:37:44,600
\nWhat are the Levites referring
\nto? <\/p>\n

493
\n00:37:48,760 –> 00:37:51,840
\nWell, I think we get some very
\ncrucial information to figuring <\/p>\n

494
\n00:37:51,840 –> 00:37:57,760
\nout the answer to our conundrum
\nin verse 2 where it reads that <\/p>\n

495
\n00:37:57,760 –> 00:38:01,320
\nthis is the first day of the 7th
\nmonth. <\/p>\n

496
\n00:38:03,440 –> 00:38:06,760
\nAnd we know from the law that
\nthe 7th month is a very <\/p>\n

497
\n00:38:06,760 –> 00:38:11,920
\nsignificant month.
\nIn fact, in Leviticus 23, verse <\/p>\n

498
\n00:38:11,920 –> 00:38:19,000
\n24, it reads, speak to the
\npeople of Israel saying in the <\/p>\n

499
\n00:38:19,000 –> 00:38:24,360
\nseventh month, on the first day
\nof the month, you shall observe <\/p>\n

500
\n00:38:24,360 –> 00:38:29,600
\na day of solemn rest, a memorial
\nproclaimed with the blast of <\/p>\n

501
\n00:38:29,600 –> 00:38:34,400
\ntrumpets, a holy convocation or
\na holy day, a holy celebration <\/p>\n

502
\n00:38:34,400 –> 00:38:38,360
\nrehearsal.
\nAnd so we get there that the 7th<\/p>\n

503
\n00:38:38,360 –> 00:38:41,920
\nmonth is actually the month for
\nthe feast of trumpets. <\/p>\n

504
\n00:38:42,400 –> 00:38:46,360
\nThis is a day of rejoicing.
\nThis is a day of blowing of <\/p>\n

505
\n00:38:46,360 –> 00:38:51,280
\ntrumpets.
\nNow there’s also something very <\/p>\n

506
\n00:38:51,280 –> 00:38:53,560
\nsignificant about the timing in
\nNehemiah. <\/p>\n

507
\n00:38:53,960 –> 00:38:59,880
\nIt’s not only the 7th month, but
\nit’s the first day of the month.<\/p>\n

508
\n00:39:00,920 –> 00:39:03,160
\nIt’s the first day of the 7th
\nmonth, the first day of the <\/p>\n

509
\n00:39:03,160 –> 00:39:07,680
\nmonth.
\nWhat’s so significant about the <\/p>\n

510
\n00:39:07,680 –> 00:39:13,760
\nfirst day of the month?
\nWell, we’re given detail in <\/p>\n

511
\n00:39:13,760 –> 00:39:16,960
\nNumbers 10 verse 10 as to why
\nthat’s so important. <\/p>\n

512
\n00:39:18,640 –> 00:39:21,920
\nIt reads on the day of your
\ngladness also, and at your <\/p>\n

513
\n00:39:21,920 –> 00:39:26,320
\nappointed feasts and at the
\nbeginning of your month. <\/p>\n

514
\n00:39:28,560 –> 00:39:32,560
\nYou shall blow the trumpets over
\nyour burnt offerings and over <\/p>\n

515
\n00:39:32,560 –> 00:39:35,200
\nthe sacrifices of your peace
\nofferings. <\/p>\n

516
\n00:39:35,680 –> 00:39:39,160
\nThere shall be a reminder of you
\nbefore your God. <\/p>\n

517
\n00:39:40,160 –> 00:39:47,160
\nI am the Lord your God.
\nSo what does the beginning of a <\/p>\n

518
\n00:39:47,160 –> 00:39:49,520
\nmonth symbolize?
\nWhat does it mean? <\/p>\n

519
\n00:39:53,240 –> 00:39:57,080
\nIt says beginnings of your month
\nshall be a reminder of you <\/p>\n

520
\n00:39:57,080 –> 00:39:58,960
\nbefore your God.
\nI am the Lord your God. <\/p>\n

521
\n00:39:58,960 –> 00:40:02,560
\nWhat does that mean?
\nWell, that the NASB 95 <\/p>\n

522
\n00:40:02,560 –> 00:40:06,640
\ntranslates that they shall be as
\na reminder of you before your <\/p>\n

523
\n00:40:06,640 –> 00:40:09,400
\nGod.
\nI am the Lord your God. <\/p>\n

524
\n00:40:10,320 –> 00:40:17,480
\nThe beginning of the month was a
\nsymbol for God’s remembrance of <\/p>\n

525
\n00:40:17,480 –> 00:40:20,480
\nyou.
\nHe remembers you. <\/p>\n

526
\n00:40:21,640 –> 00:40:26,000
\nHe is your God.
\nHe hasn’t forgotten about you. <\/p>\n

527
\n00:40:27,160 –> 00:40:29,160
\nGod thinks about and cares for
\nyou. <\/p>\n

528
\n00:40:29,480 –> 00:40:31,440
\nI am your God, it says in the
\nlaw. <\/p>\n

529
\n00:40:31,440 –> 00:40:36,080
\nYou are my people.
\nThis was a reminder of God’s <\/p>\n

530
\n00:40:36,080 –> 00:40:40,480
\npresence.
\nThis was a reminder that Yahweh <\/p>\n

531
\n00:40:40,480 –> 00:40:45,080
\nwas their God.
\nApplying this to the people of <\/p>\n

532
\n00:40:45,080 –> 00:40:49,760
\nNehemiah’s day, even though they
\nhad sinned, God was reminding <\/p>\n

533
\n00:40:49,760 –> 00:40:54,400
\nhim that he was still their God.
\nEven though they had forsaken <\/p>\n

534
\n00:40:54,400 –> 00:41:01,680
\nhim, the new month was a symbol
\nthat God was still with them. <\/p>\n

535
\n00:41:03,080 –> 00:41:07,520
\nPerhaps these are the words the
\nLevites comforted the people <\/p>\n

536
\n00:41:07,520 –> 00:41:12,760
\nwith.
\nThere is a time for sadness. <\/p>\n

537
\n00:41:12,760 –> 00:41:15,560
\nThere is a time for mourning.
\nBut the Levites remind the <\/p>\n

538
\n00:41:15,560 –> 00:41:19,240
\npeople that this is the first
\nday of the month. <\/p>\n

539
\n00:41:20,640 –> 00:41:24,480
\nA day to be celebrated for God.
\nA day to remember that God has <\/p>\n

540
\n00:41:24,520 –> 00:41:29,880
\nnot cast off his people.
\nA day that is evidence of God’s <\/p>\n

541
\n00:41:29,880 –> 00:41:33,480
\ngreat gift of grace.
\nA day to remember that Yahweh <\/p>\n

542
\n00:41:33,960 –> 00:41:38,280
\nwas still their God even when
\nthey were down. <\/p>\n

543
\n00:41:40,440 –> 00:41:44,320
\nThis joy the people experience
\nwas because of this. <\/p>\n

544
\n00:41:48,560 –> 00:41:52,000
\nSo after the Levites talk to and
\ncomfort the people, the record <\/p>\n

545
\n00:41:52,000 –> 00:41:56,080
\ncontinues in verse 12.
\nAnd it reads, And all the people<\/p>\n

546
\n00:41:56,080 –> 00:41:59,640
\nwent their way to eat and drink
\nand to send portions and to make<\/p>\n

547
\n00:41:59,640 –> 00:42:05,120
\ngreat rejoicing because they had
\nunderstood the words that were <\/p>\n

548
\n00:42:05,120 –> 00:42:10,160
\ndeclared to them.
\nWhat had they understood? <\/p>\n

549
\n00:42:12,160 –> 00:42:15,320
\nThey understood the law and
\nremembered their sin. <\/p>\n

550
\n00:42:15,440 –> 00:42:17,800
\nThey were deeply saddened by the
\nprevious actions. <\/p>\n

551
\n00:42:17,800 –> 00:42:23,080
\nThat’s what verse 8 and 9 say.
\nWhat exactly did they now <\/p>\n

552
\n00:42:23,080 –> 00:42:26,320
\nunderstand?
\nAfter the Levites came to <\/p>\n

553
\n00:42:26,320 –> 00:42:35,360
\ncomfort them, they finally
\nunderstood even though they were<\/p>\n

554
\n00:42:35,360 –> 00:42:39,320
\nsinners.
\nGod is a loving, compassionate, <\/p>\n

555
\n00:42:39,800 –> 00:42:45,240
\ngraceful God.
\nWho is their God, who was still <\/p>\n

556
\n00:42:45,760 –> 00:42:51,160
\ntheir God.
\nThe joy they received was the <\/p>\n

557
\n00:42:51,160 –> 00:42:55,280
\njoy of reassurance, of comfort,
\nof love. <\/p>\n

558
\n00:42:55,600 –> 00:43:00,800
\nThis was the joy of security.
\nThey were now happy, content, <\/p>\n

559
\n00:43:01,320 –> 00:43:07,000
\ncheerful and comforted by the
\nreassurance of God’s grace, love<\/p>\n

560
\n00:43:07,200 –> 00:43:12,640
\nand mercy.
\nIt’s the joy of God still being <\/p>\n

561
\n00:43:12,640 –> 00:43:15,360
\nwith them.
\nIt’s the joy of having their <\/p>\n

562
\n00:43:15,360 –> 00:43:23,680
\nfear and doubt cast out.
\nBrother Dave Pogson in his 1964 <\/p>\n

563
\n00:43:23,680 –> 00:43:30,240
\nGalatian series says joy is the
\nharder is that quiet in a sense <\/p>\n

564
\n00:43:30,240 –> 00:43:35,280
\nof happiness which comes as a
\nresult of knowing your position <\/p>\n

565
\n00:43:35,280 –> 00:43:38,200
\nin the truth and the hope that’s
\nbefore you. <\/p>\n

566
\n00:43:40,960 –> 00:43:45,760
\nEffectively, biblical joy is
\nthat inward happiness that we <\/p>\n

567
\n00:43:45,760 –> 00:43:50,920
\nhave because we understand how
\nmuch God loves us and how much <\/p>\n

568
\n00:43:50,920 –> 00:43:55,360
\nGod cares for us and how
\ngraceful he is to us and that we<\/p>\n

569
\n00:43:55,360 –> 00:43:59,960
\ndon’t need to be worried.
\nAnd, and this is not an isolated<\/p>\n

570
\n00:44:00,000 –> 00:44:03,200
\nincident in Scripture.
\nAlmost everywhere in Scripture <\/p>\n

571
\n00:44:03,200 –> 00:44:07,760
\nwe see joy.
\nIt’s in response to God’s grace.<\/p>\n

572
\n00:44:11,000 –> 00:44:13,440
\nBrother Colin Attridge in his
\nbook The Fruit of the Spirit, <\/p>\n

573
\n00:44:13,440 –> 00:44:17,880
\nsays our joy comes from our
\nsecurity in Christ. <\/p>\n

574
\n00:44:19,200 –> 00:44:23,720
\nIt’s the joy of doubt cast out
\nand of knowing we’re on the <\/p>\n

575
\n00:44:23,720 –> 00:44:28,800
\nright Rd.
\nThere’s this very close <\/p>\n

576
\n00:44:28,800 –> 00:44:32,840
\nrelationship with the grace that
\nGod so abundantly gives us. <\/p>\n

577
\n00:44:33,160 –> 00:44:37,400
\nAnd our response to that grace,
\nthat being joy. <\/p>\n

578
\n00:44:38,160 –> 00:44:41,640
\nAs we said before, joy and grace
\nare almost the same. <\/p>\n

579
\n00:44:41,640 –> 00:44:49,120
\nGreek word para is joy.
\nParis or charis is grace. <\/p>\n

580
\n00:44:51,560 –> 00:44:54,560
\nOur response to God’s grace
\nshould be joy. <\/p>\n

581
\n00:44:55,280 –> 00:45:00,160
\nWe should feel comforted,
\ncheerful, and secure because of <\/p>\n

582
\n00:45:00,160 –> 00:45:02,480
\nwhat God has so mercifully done
\nfor us. <\/p>\n

583
\n00:45:04,000 –> 00:45:08,080
\nIsn’t this the same feeling we
\nall imagined at the start, where<\/p>\n

584
\n00:45:08,080 –> 00:45:11,800
\nwe pictured an Angel appearing
\nto us and reassuring us? <\/p>\n

585
\n00:45:16,600 –> 00:45:20,640
\nSo, like the children of Israel,
\neven when we are down <\/p>\n

586
\n00:45:20,640 –> 00:45:26,480
\nspiritually, let’s try to
\nremember the abundant grace of <\/p>\n

587
\n00:45:26,480 –> 00:45:30,600
\nGod.
\nLet that bring us the heart. <\/p>\n

588
\n00:45:31,320 –> 00:45:37,480
\nOr in the words of James, my
\nbrethren, count it all joy para <\/p>\n

589
\n00:45:38,240 –> 00:45:42,920
\nwhen you fall into diverse
\ntemptations, knowing this, that <\/p>\n

590
\n00:45:42,920 –> 00:45:46,360
\nthe trying of your faith worketh
\npatience. <\/p>\n

591
\n00:45:46,880 –> 00:45:50,680
\nBut let patience have her
\nperfect work, that ye may be <\/p>\n

592
\n00:45:50,680 –> 00:45:54,640
\nentire and perfect, wanting
\nnothing. <\/p>\n

593
\n00:45:57,000 –> 00:46:00,480
\nSo how do you actually develop
\nthis biblical joy? <\/p>\n

594
\n00:46:02,640 –> 00:46:06,120
\nWhat’s no different to
\ndeveloping any other aspect of <\/p>\n

595
\n00:46:06,120 –> 00:46:09,680
\nthe fruit of the Spirit?
\nWe just need to follow those <\/p>\n

596
\n00:46:09,680 –> 00:46:12,440
\nfour simple steps we looked at
\nearlier. <\/p>\n

597
\n00:46:13,960 –> 00:46:18,880
\nDelight in the law of the Lord,
\nmeditation day and night in his <\/p>\n

598
\n00:46:18,880 –> 00:46:26,160
\nlaw, trust in the Lord, put
\nconfidence in the Lord, and we <\/p>\n

599
\n00:46:26,160 –> 00:46:30,640
\nwill develop these fruit of the
\nSpirit and this biblical joy. <\/p>\n

600
\n00:46:32,840 –> 00:46:35,520
\nOur Lord Jesus Christ did this
\nperfectly. <\/p>\n

601
\n00:46:36,360 –> 00:46:38,160
\nHe delighted in the law of the
\nLord. <\/p>\n

602
\n00:46:38,560 –> 00:46:40,680
\nHe meditated day and night in
\nhis law. <\/p>\n

603
\n00:46:44,000 –> 00:46:46,760
\nHe trusted and put confidence in
\nGod. <\/p>\n

604
\n00:46:48,000 –> 00:46:53,040
\nAnd God worked in him, as he
\ndoes in us, to develop the <\/p>\n

605
\n00:46:53,040 –> 00:46:57,160
\nheart.
\nHe had the complete biblical <\/p>\n

606
\n00:46:57,160 –> 00:47:01,520
\njoy.
\nJohn 15 verse 11 tells us His <\/p>\n

607
\n00:47:01,520 –> 00:47:07,400
\njoy was full.
\nHe was entirely trusting in God.<\/p>\n

608
\n00:47:08,640 –> 00:47:13,920
\nHe was delighted, content and
\ncomforted by God’s grace and <\/p>\n

609
\n00:47:13,920 –> 00:47:17,880
\nlove.
\nHe was so secured by his joy <\/p>\n

610
\n00:47:19,040 –> 00:47:24,320
\nthat he was able to endure the
\ncross, despising the shame. <\/p>\n

611
\n00:47:26,480 –> 00:47:32,400
\nHebrews 12 verse 2 reads looking
\nunto Jesus, the author and <\/p>\n

612
\n00:47:32,400 –> 00:47:35,960
\nfinisher of our faith.
\nFor who? <\/p>\n

613
\n00:47:35,960 –> 00:47:40,000
\nThe harder that was set before
\nHim, the joy that was set before<\/p>\n

614
\n00:47:40,000 –> 00:47:44,760
\nhim, endured the cross,
\ndespising the shame, and is set <\/p>\n

615
\n00:47:44,760 –> 00:47:46,800
\ndown at the right hand of the
\nthrone of God. <\/p>\n

616
\n00:47:50,040 –> 00:47:54,920
\nThis is the ultimate act of
\nGod’s grace giving His Son for <\/p>\n

617
\n00:47:54,920 –> 00:48:00,880
\nus.
\nLet us be thankful, comforted, <\/p>\n

618
\n00:48:00,920 –> 00:48:06,120
\nsecure, happy, cheerful,
\ncontent, and reassured because <\/p>\n

619
\n00:48:06,120 –> 00:48:11,040
\nof this grace, mercy, and love
\nthat our God gives. <\/p>\n

620
\n00:48:12,480 –> 00:48:17,320
\nOur response to this grace to
\nGod giving His Son should be <\/p>\n

621
\n00:48:17,320 –> 00:48:23,240
\nbiblical joy.
\nI’ll finish with the words of <\/p>\n

622
\n00:48:23,320 –> 00:48:31,960
\nPhilippians 4 verse one.
\nTherefore, my brethren, dearly <\/p>\n

623
\n00:48:31,960 –> 00:48:39,280
\nbeloved and longed for my joy
\nand my crown, so stand fast in <\/p>\n

624
\n00:48:39,280 –> 00:48:58,840
\nthe Lord, my dearly beloved.
\nThank you for listening to the <\/p>\n

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This week’s talk is an exhortation by Brother Benjamin Ryan titled \u201cThe Fruit of the Spirit,\u201d…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":413,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/6d15708\/podcast\/play\/108341397\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-15%2Fa99c05e2-0470-b04c-286b-2de999da27c5.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:50:04","filesize":"34.39M","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"tags":[],"series":[25],"class_list":["post-1374","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-gct"],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1043826-1538368279370-f9a01192c26a6-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1043826-1538368277276-821bad30bed.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","download_link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-download\/1374\/365-benjamin-ryan-exhortation-the-fruit-of-the-spirit","player_link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-player\/1374\/365-benjamin-ryan-exhortation-the-fruit-of-the-spirit","audio_player":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-player\/1374\/365-benjamin-ryan-exhortation-the-fruit-of-the-spirit<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"anchor":{"key":"anchor","url":"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/gct","label":"Anchor","class":"anchor","icon":"anchor.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast\/id1437292980?mt=2&uo=4","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"breaker":{"key":"breaker","url":"https:\/\/www.breaker.audio\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Breaker","class":"breaker","icon":"breaker.png"},"castbox":{"key":"castbox","url":"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1440738","label":"CastBox","class":"castbox","icon":"castbox.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZDE1NzA4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"overcast":{"key":"overcast","url":"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1437292980\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Overcast","class":"overcast","icon":"overcast.png"},"pocketcasts":{"key":"pocketcasts","url":"https:\/\/pca.st\/Z7Ad","label":"PocketCasts","class":"pocketcasts","icon":"pocketcasts.png"},"podbean":{"key":"podbean","url":"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/podcast-detail\/xz83n-77022\/Good-Christadelphian-Talks-Podcast","label":"Podbean","class":"podbean","icon":"podbean.png"},"radio_public":{"key":"radio_public","url":"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcas-WoAbj4","label":"Radio Public","class":"radio_public","icon":"radio-public.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5cQpWNoeONkDYEIhC12wp7","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/anchor-podcasts\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/GoodChristadelphianTalksPodcast","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/feed\/podcast\/gct","embedCode":"

365: Benjamin Ryan – Exhortation: The Fruit of the Spirit<\/a><\/blockquote>