4. FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT “The church is God’s Garden. The community of disciples is the plot where the Holy Spirit is nurturing and bringing forth fruit so that the world may see in us the image of Jesus Christ.”

6. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE 2 Samuel 9

7. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth. 2 Sam 4:4

8. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE 2 Samuel 9

9. LO DEBAR 2 Samuel 9

10. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE 2 Samuel 9

11. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE “Through his listing of the fruit of the Spirit, the apostle Paul has placed before our eyes a portrait of the Lord Jesus Christ”

12. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE “Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13

13. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE

14. “the deep difficulty is to learn how to be loved.” “I really love to be with people who have learned to love God, and in the process I hope it kind of rubs off on me.”

15. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE “My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other. No one has seen God, ever. But if we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and his love becomes complete in us—perfect love!” 1 John 4:11-12