Day 21 – Walking in Step with the SpiritScripture:“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.”Galatians 5:25 (ESV)Over the years, one of my favorite pregame moments at a Michi...  Read More

Day 20 – Crucifying the FleshScripture:“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”Galatians 5:24 (ESV)As Paul brings his teaching on the fruit of the...  Read More

Day 19 – Against Such Things There Is No LawScripture:“Against such things there is no law.”Galatians 5:23 (ESV)There are many areas of life where limits are necessary. We have speed limits to keep pe...  Read More

Day 18 – Self-ControlScripture“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.”Galatians 5:2...  Read More

Day 17 — More Like Jesus: GentlenessScripture:Matthew 11:29 (ESV)“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”Gentleness is one...  Read More

Day 16 — FaithfulnessScripture:1 Corinthians 4:2 (ESV)“Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.”Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoeve...  Read More

Day 15: GoodnessScripture“But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.”Luke 10:33 (ESV)When Scripture speaks of goodness as a fruit of the Spirit, it...  Read More

Day 14 - KindnessScripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4“Love is patient and kind…”It feels like we live in a world where kindness is in short supply. People are impatient. Everyone wants things done their way ...  Read More

Day 13 — Longsuffering (Patience)Scripture:“Love is patient…” 1 Corinthians 13:4 (ESV)The transformation project that the Holy Spirit begins in our lives is rarely an overnight fix. It is a lifelong j...  Read More

Day 12 — Let Peace Make the CallScripture:Colossians 3:15 (ESV)“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”Paul writes, “Let the pea...  Read More

Day 11 — Joy That RemainsScripture:John 15:11 (ESV)“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”As humans, we spend a lot of our lives chasing happines...  Read More

Day 10 –The Fruit of LoveScripture:Galatians 5:22–23John 13:34–35Matthew 5:46Yesterday we began looking at the fruit of the Spirit—the evidence of a life shaped by the Holy Spirit. Scripture makes it ...  Read More