God is more than just strong, God is all-powerful. Jesus modelled God's gentleness by becoming vulnerable for the sake of the vulnerable. Vulnerability is something we should model, but that does not make us weak, God's Spirit inside us makes us strong.
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 6: Goodness
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 6: Goodness But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Lots of things are good. You can eat a good steak or a good five bean chilli, go …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 4: Forbearance
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 4: Forbearance or patience But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Patience with others is love. Patience with self is hope. Patience with God is faith. God …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 2: Joy
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 2: Joy But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 1: Love
An autistic person's guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 1: Love But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. The whole Bible is a love story. From the creation of the universe in love to the protection …
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Roles of the Holy Spirit 6: Guide
Roles of the Holy Spirit 6: Guide The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. — Mark1:12 ESVUK And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour …
Roles of the Spirit 5: Prayer
Roles of the Spirit 5: Prayer And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” — Galatians 4:6 ESVUK Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings …
Roles of the Spirit 4: Regeneration
Roles of the Spirit 4: Regeneration And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord. -Ezekiel 37:14 ESVUK It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh …
Roles of the Spirit 3: Companion
Roles of the Spirit 3: Companion ...even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:17 ESVUK When I was looking for a free image to illustrate the Holy Spirit as a companion I did …
Roles of the Spirit 2: Teacher
Roles of the Spirit 2: Teacher But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him. John 14:26 ESVUK And he …
