It was only 500 years ago that people realized that the universe revolved around the sun. Up until then for thousands of years, people believed the universe revolved around the earth. But when they made this discovery, everything changed – astronomy maps, theories about the earth – but do you know what the biggest change was?
It was how human beings saw their place in the world. Because they had to admit, We are no longer the centre. The universe does not revolve around us.
This is what happens when you’re led by the Spirit. God-centredness displaces self-centredness. It’s a Copernican revolution. You become a new person.
When you lived a self-centred life, the results were what Paul calls the acts of the flesh. You lived for yourself and you were powerless to change.
But when you make God the centre, the results are what Paul calls the fruit of the spirit. Fruit isn’t something you grow on your own. Fruit is something God does. That’s why fruit is a by-product. It’s not something you can make happen, it’s what happens in you when God is your centre.
ABOUT THIS SERIES
A series on the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:21-22). We are approaching it under the thematic umbrella of “flourishing” in line with our annual theme. These 9 relationally-oriented character fruits are the marks of a flourishing life.
FROM OUR PREVIOUS SERIES
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June 25, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Andrew Lau
Topic: Prayer
There are three possibilities in understanding spiritual warfare.
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June 18, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Jeremy Tao
Topic: Prayer
When you’re tempted, it feels like you’re standing at a crossroad and in front of you are two paths.
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June 11, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Andrew Lau
Topic: Prayer
Philo of Alexandria – a Jewish contemporary philosopher in Jesus’ time – writes that “there has never been a single man who, by his own unassisted power, has run the whole course of his life, from the beginning to the end, without stumbling.”
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June 4, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Steve Shaw
Topic: Prayer
To pray “for our daily bread” is to ask God to meet our daily needs, as well as the needs of others.
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May 21, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Jeremy Tao
Topic: Prayer
In the gospels, Jesus’ miracles proved more than just show God’s power and God’s love. They proved that God’s kingdom had arrived. What does that kingdom look like?
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May 14, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Steve Shaw
Topic: Prayer
The first thing Jesus teaches us to ask in the Lord’s Prayer is for God’s name to be “hallowed.”
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May 7, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Steve Shaw
Topic: Prayer
When Jesus teaches us to pray to our Father “in heaven”, some think this means that God is distant, far removed from the realities and challenges of our everyday lives. However, the phrase “in heaven” actually means the exact opposite. It means that God is NEAR, and God is ABLE!
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April 30, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Jeremy Tao
Topic: Prayer
You and I are created for community, so when community breaks down, so do we.
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April 23, 2023
Series: Pray Like Jesus
Speaker: Andrew Lau
Topic: Prayer
So what kind of Father is God like? Why should we pray to Abba Father? How should we pray to Him?
