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- Today we celebrate the women that prayed us through, cried over us, fed us when we were hungry, sacrificed when nobody noticed, and still came to church with a praise on their lips.

- Can we thank God for our mothers today?

- Somebody shout:“Thank God for Mama!”

- In 2 Kings chapter 4, we find a widow woman in trouble.

- Her husband is dead.

- Debt collectors are coming.

- Her sons are about to be taken.

- She is overwhelmed, broken, exhausted, and out of options.

- But when the prophet asked her: “What do you have in the house?”

- She said: “Nothing… except a pot of oil.”

- And that little oil became the miracle that saved her family.

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• Today WE Talk About Meekness
• - Three things definitely stand out when examining meekness
• - One is that it is a very rare quality of character
• - Two, it is exceptionally precious in the sight of God
• - Three, it is probably the most challenging feature in the teaching of the fruit of the Spirit
• - Meekness is not to be confused with weakness
• - That is why meekness needs to be defined very carefully
• - A lot of people compare the word meekness with weakness, but their difference is massive
• - Real meekness requires great strength of character

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• - It is unfortunate that authorized versions of the Bible somewhat confuse the meaning of the seventh fruit of the Spirit by translating it as “faith.”
• - “Faith” by itself is not a fruit of the Spirit, but is one of God’s gifts
• - 1 Corinthians 12:7-10, “7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by [a ]the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.”
• - Even the faith that saves is described as the “gift” of God.
• - Ephesians 2:8, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
• - The actual construction of the Word in Galatians 5:22 is “faithfulness,” which is translated in some theological circles as “fidelity.”
• - Another scripture where the meaning is “faithfulness”, but uses the word “faith” is Romans 3:3, KJV, “For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?”
• - The NKJV says, Romans 3:3, “For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?”
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• As mentioned in Galatians 5:22, faithfulness, as a characteristic of the fruit of the Spirit, is also trustworthiness, loyalty, reliability, constancy, and/or steadfastness. 
  - That as we are the body of Christ, faithfulness from God is manifested, and our faithfulness to Him must be grounded in belief in Jesus Christ
  - Even in the world, faithfulness is the foundation on which our community rests
  - We see faithfulness being translated into faithlessness on the world stage, involving international treaties and agreements

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 Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV), “22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 

• Now we use the word “good” synonymously with the words “sound”, “decent,” and “respectable.”
  - We describe items we purchase as “good,” meaning that it was worth the money spent on it and we use “good” to describe if someone is solid in their character, or how we currently describe our current state of being
  - When someone asks us if we are “good,” it is not in reference to spiritual fruit; rather, it is a question of how we cope in and among the world.
  - We do not use the word “good” or “goodness” too often to describe character, much less a fruit of the Spirit. 
  - But in those instances when we are trying to determine whether their personality is solid and dependable, whether they are honest, and whether they are balanced in their lives – we often use the word “good” to describe that person
  - This last definition is what the fruit of the Spirit is – “goodness,” but there are a couple of levels to this understanding. 
  Passive Goodness
  - There is, or appears to be, two sides to goodness
  - Let’s call the two sides passive and active
  - As we discuss passive, let’s remember that passive goodness is relative, meaning it is actively influential
  - The Lord describes passive goodness when He likened His disciples to the “salt of the earth.”
  - Matthew 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.”
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• - Saturday passes but not without Jesus speaking to John in Revelation 1:18, “ I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of [a ]Hades and of Death.”
• - Why is that important, Jesus is signifying that He has absolute authority and control over death and the realm of the dead
• - It lets us know that Jesus has conquered death, hell and the grave
• - Then on Sunday morning, the first day of the week, early in the morning, Jesus rose from the grave
• - Mark 16: 1-7, “Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.”
• - Him getting up allowed us to have life and that more abundantly
• - Him getting up saved us for sin, shame, and hell
• - Him getting up gives us hope for a better tomorrow
• - Him getting up shows us who are in Him that we are more than conquerors
• - Him getting up changed my life

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Sis. Lydia Murphey, Luke 23:34

Sis. Christy Kelsey-Luke 23:43

Sis Delissa Butler-John 19:26-27

Bro. Marshall Coleman-Matthew 27:46

Evangelist Cheryl Cook-John 19:28

Deacon Eric Butler-John 19:30

Elder Johnny Ray- Luke 23:46

Facilitator - Mother/Sis. Marion Coleman

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Galatians 5:22, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness (kindness = NKJV), goodness, faith…”

1 Timothy 3:3, “not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;”

Titus 3:2, “to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.”

James 3:17, “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”

Gentleness is kindness in the fullest sense of the word. 

- God is gentle, and to exhibit gentleness as a fruit of the Spirit is to honestly attempt to be like God

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The long-suffering of God has been with us since way before we 

were in existence. 

- What is long-suffering, first and foremost?

- Long-suffering is the patient endurance of hardship, provocation, 

or injury without retaliating or giving up hope

- Long-suffering in short is God holding back what we deserve

- And we deserve a lot, if we be honest with ourselves

- We deserve to punished, hated, whooped, and much more

2 Peter 3:9,  

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is 

longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish 

but that all should come to repentance.”

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When we discuss peace, we are referring to something that often irritates 

many people when they see that you possess it.

- But sometimes it’s hard to realize you truly have peace until it becomes 

clear that you possess the peace of God.

- The peace I am talking about is the peace promised to believer.

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Everybody desires joy…not just happiness…at least I hope the desire is 

not only happiness

- But I do believe everyone desires joy

- Even those individuals who select a path of self-denial that makes joy 

almost impossible…still do what they do to obtain joy

- One thing that unites all people is the longing for joy. 

- It is important to recognize that joy and happiness are not the same 

thing. 

- While happiness is often based on external circumstances or fleeting 

moments, joy is deeper and more enduring. 

- My hope is that what we truly seek in life is joy, not merely happiness, 

because joy remains even when situations change and get harder

- Jesus, Himself, endured the cross, and despised the shame, “For the joy 

that was set before Him.” (Hebrews 12:2)