23/06/2025
EXCERPTS FROM SUNDAY SERVICE 22ND JUNE, 2025.
MINISTERING :PASTOR PRECIOUS EHIAGHE
TOPIC : THE FRUITS AND THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT
TEXTS : GALATIANS 5 VS 22-23, 1 CORINTHIANS 12 VS 1-10, EPHESIANS 4 VS 10-16
KEY POINTS
1. THE SEED BEARING PART OF A PLANT IS REGARDED AS A FRUIT.
2. THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT ARE CHARACTERISTICS THAT SHOULD BE IN THE LIFE OF A BELIEVER.
3. THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT IS THE KIND OF ATTRIBUTE A BELIEVER SHOULD DISPLAY AT ALL TIME.
4. A GIFT IS SOMETHING GIVEN TO SOMEONE VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT CHARGE.
5. THE GIFTS AND THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT ARE RELEASED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR THE GROWTH OF THE BELIEVER AND THE CHURCH.
6. EVERY BELIEVER HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE GIFTS AND FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT.
7. FOR A BELIEVER TO OPERATE IN THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT, THE BELIEVER MUST BE A VESSLE OF HONOUR.
8. A BELIEVER OPERATING IN THE GIFT OF THE SPIRIT MUST MAKE HIS VESSLE (BODY) COMPATIBLE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
9. A BELIEVER THAT WANTS TO WORK IN THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT MUST BE READY TO PAY SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES.
10. TO OPERATE IN THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT, A BELIEVER MUST BE READY TO GO THROUGH PROCESS.