Fresh Start Christian Church
Service Outline – January 3, 2021
Current Teaching Series: “The Filing of the Holy Spirit”
Main Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-21
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.
Topic: Fruits of the Spirit – Joy and Peace
Galatians 5:22-23: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Fruit of the Spirit: Joy
- Greek: chara Hebrews: simchah
- An emotion called forth from favorable circumstances, good fortune, well-being, or success. Includes to be glad and to rejoice
- It cannot be commanded to manifest.
- It is also an action that is engaged in regardless of how a person feels and even during unfavorable circumstances.
- James 1:2
- Matthew 5:11-12
- Philippians 4:4
- Joy is grounded in God and comes from God
- Psalm 16:11
- The joy of the Lord is our strength
- Nehemiah 8:10b
- As the Holy Spirit fills us, the action of joy also manifests outwardly toward God.
- Psalm 100
- An emotion called forth from favorable circumstances, good fortune, well-being, or success. Includes to be glad and to rejoice
Fruit of the Spirit: Peace
- Hebrew: Shalom
- wholeness, complete, well-being, healthy, security, harmony, and communion between two covenant partners.
- Greek: Eirene
- personal state of well-being attributed to a relationship with God; absence of contact with war and interpersonal violence.
- Peace is grounded in God through the Holy Spirit
- John 14:26-27
- Through fasting and prayer, we experience the Peace of God which surpasses all understanding from the God of Peace.
- Philippians 4:6-7
- Hebrews 13:20
- As the Holy Spirit fills us, we also actively pursue peace with others.
- Hebrews 12:14
- Romans 12:18
- Matthew 5:9
Announcements
Fast 2021
January 1, 2021 to February 9, 2021 (40 days)
Group Prayer: January 10 (9:00 am), January 20 (7:00 pm), January 30 (9:00 am) and February 9 (7:00 pm).
Optional: Group Reading & Bible Study
Every Thursday, December 31st to February 4th, 6:30 p.m.
Workbook: Detours by Tony Evans
It is not necessary for you to have the book. We will review the videos during this Bible Study. Workbooks have been mailed for all those who requested. The Zoom link will go out later this week.
Young Adult Book Discussion, Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email freshstartccga@gmail.com for the link to the event. Radiant: His Light, Your Life for Teen Girls and Young Women: Priscilla Shirer
Griffin Toastmasters is held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Please email freshstartccga@gmail.com if you would like to attend. The next meeting is January 12, 2021.
Bible Study will resume after the fast on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.