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But signs and wonders do follow Christians- selah. (Mar 16:17)
And there has never been a time when the gifts of the Spirit and the fruits of the Spirit were more needed.
<DIR>1Co 12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1Co 12:5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
1Co 12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
1Co 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
1Co 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
1Co 12:9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
1Co 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
1Co 12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
</DIR><DIR>Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
9 gifts, 9 fruits, 1 Holy Spirit, 1 body of Christ. How then may we demonstrate this fruit? How may we manifest these gifts? By simply abiding in Christ and receiving by faith.
Joh 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
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Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
</DIR>We have the priviledge of being the fruit bearing part of this heavenly Vine. As we abide in Him the very life of God flows in us (the Holy Spirit) and we grow, bud, flower and finally bear much fruit for His kingdom. This is His command and His way. It is quite natural for the branch to manifest the charecteristics of the Vine. To deny this is to deny the very power of God Himself.
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
It is when we abide in Christ, when we dwell on Christ, whne we focus on Christ and His Word that we will begin to see Christ revealed in and through us.
<DIR>2Co 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
</DIR><DIR>Let us abide in the Vine,
Let us dare to believe God at His Word,
Let us manifest His life and power to the lost,
Let us glorify our Lord in doing that which we were called to do; bearing much fruit.
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And there has never been a time when the gifts of the Spirit and the fruits of the Spirit were more needed.
<DIR>1Co 12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1Co 12:5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
1Co 12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
1Co 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
1Co 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
1Co 12:9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
1Co 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
1Co 12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
</DIR><DIR>Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
9 gifts, 9 fruits, 1 Holy Spirit, 1 body of Christ. How then may we demonstrate this fruit? How may we manifest these gifts? By simply abiding in Christ and receiving by faith.
Joh 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
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Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
</DIR>We have the priviledge of being the fruit bearing part of this heavenly Vine. As we abide in Him the very life of God flows in us (the Holy Spirit) and we grow, bud, flower and finally bear much fruit for His kingdom. This is His command and His way. It is quite natural for the branch to manifest the charecteristics of the Vine. To deny this is to deny the very power of God Himself.
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
It is when we abide in Christ, when we dwell on Christ, whne we focus on Christ and His Word that we will begin to see Christ revealed in and through us.
<DIR>2Co 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
</DIR><DIR>Let us abide in the Vine,
Let us dare to believe God at His Word,
Let us manifest His life and power to the lost,
Let us glorify our Lord in doing that which we were called to do; bearing much fruit.
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