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Devotionals about Discipleship

Discipleship

Joy

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; Philippians 1:15-21 But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . joy. (v. 22) What comes to mind when you think of joy? What was the last experience you had

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Love

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; John 13:31-35 But the fruit of the Spirit is love. (v. 22) The first fruit of the Spirit is love, which echoes other scriptural references to the primacy

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Fruit in Bunches

Read: Galatians 5:24; John 15:12-17 Those who belong to Christ . . . (v. 24) The fruit of the Spirit is different from the fruit of the self-help movement, and it’s also different from

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Fruit vs. Self-Help

Read: John 15:1-8 But the fruit of the Spirit . . . (Gal. 5:22) Most bookstores that are divided into subject areas will have a decent amount of shelf space devoted to the

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A Follow-Up Letter

Read: Galatians 1:1-9 To the churches of Galatia . . . (v. 2) Paul’s relatively short letter to the Galatians was not simply meant to inform or encourage the new Christians in Galatia. Instead,

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Live by the Spirit

Read: Galatians 5:16-17 But I say, walk by the Spirit. (v. 16) For the next two weeks we’ll consider Paul’s letter to the Galatians, which includes the listing of the “fruit

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Walk by the Spirit

Read: Galatians 5:16-26 The LORD is my shepherd. (Ps. 23:1a) Sheep need their shepherd. They need him for their total care. We also need our Shepherd. In John 15:5, Jesus

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Walk Assured

Read: Psalm 27 I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (Psalm 23:6b) What do we know for certain? We know that the sun will rise, and the

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Walk with Goodness and Mercy

Read: Exodus 34:1-10 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me. (Psalm 23:6a) When I was a child, I observed my shadow closely. It changed depending on the position of the