Sermon Tone Analysis

*So far* we’ve *talked about **Love** and **Joy*, and *now* we’re going to minister on the subject of */PEACE/*.

*If you’re **born again* *you have this **fruit available* to you and probably you walked in this fruit.

*This **fruit** **of** the **spirit* is *fruit* of the *human spirit*.

*The H**.S. is love**, **joy**, **peace* and *so on*, *when you received the H.S.* *you received the fruit* of the spirit *into your spirit.*

*We **may have not arrived*, we *may** **not** **be** **walking** **in* this *fruit** **100%* of the time, but *don’t condemn yourself* *if* you *haven’t** **arrived**.*

*I.

**Fruit has to grow*.

*A.

It **starts** off **as a** **bud*, *then* the *flower*, and then the *small fruit* begin to *grow*, until it *finally* becomes *mature*, ready for *harvest**.*

*1.

*The *fruit of the spirit* in our lives *will grow* *if we provide** the **right environment* for it.

*2.

**1st* we have to */PRACTICE/* *walking* in the *fruit** of the **spirit**.*

*a.

*A *farmer* does *not* become *100% successful** **without practice*, *learning** **what** **works** **and** **what** **doesn’t*.

*b.

*We have to *continue to practice* walking in the fruit of the spirit.

*3.

**2nd* we have to */CULTIVATE/* the *ground* around the plant that produces the fruit.

You have to *get** the **weeds out*.

*a.

**Weeds* can *choke* the *plant* *and **stop the fruit** from **growing**.*

*b.

*We’re going to have to *crucify the flesh*.

*i.

*Paul said in *(1 Corinthians 9:27)* *“But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection.”*

*c.

*The *flesh** and the **spirit* are at *war** **against each other*.

*i.                   **GAL 5:16-17*.

*ii.

*That’s why we have to *crucify the flesh*, *so* that the *fruit* of the spirit *can** **grow*.

*4.

*The *3rd* thing that is needed is to *WATER IT*.

*Fruit needs water*.

*a.

*You *water** it **by the Word** of God*.

*b.

*It’s the *Word* of God that is *going** to **renew** your **mind**.*

*c.

It’s in your **mind* that you’re *goi**ng to **make** the **decision* *to **either** **walk** in the **spirit* *or* to *follow** after the lust of the **flesh*.

*i.

**You have to make the choice* *to **allow** the **fruit* of the spirit *to **manifest*.

*II.

**We already found** **out** **from the Word *that *GOD IS LOVE* and that *He has Joy*, *He rejoices**/ over you/*, *but what about**/ /**PEACE?*

*A. **ROM 15:33* That V. says *“The God of Peace.”*

That makes it *sound like* *GOD IS THE CREATOR OF PEACE* *and He is*.

*(MAT 18:16)* Says, *“In the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.”*

*1.

**1COR 14:33* In other words this is saying that *God** is **not** the **author** of **confusion**,* *but* *He is the **author of Peace*.

*(1THES 5:23)* Says, *“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly.”*

*2.

**(2THES 3:16)* Says, *“Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means.”*

*a.

Jesus said* in *(JOHN 14:27)* *“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth.”*

*B. **ROM 14:17 *

                              *1.

*This tells us that the *kingdom** of God** **is **made up** of* *at least* *righteousness*, *PEACE*, *and **Joy* *in the Holy Ghost*.

*a.

*That’s *good news*; there is *peace in heaven*.

*b.

But* *(Luke 17:21)* *Says*, *“The kingdom of God is within you.”*

                              *2.

*Look at *PHIL.

4:7 *

                                          *a.

**1st* of all *there is a** **peace of God** **that** **passes all understanding.*

*b.

*In *(JOHN 16:33)* Jesus said, *“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.

In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”*

(KJV)

                              *3.

In the **world*, Jesus said, *you will have **tribulation*, storms, but you can still have and should have *Peace on the inside*, the *peace of God*, *Peace that passes all understanding*.

*4.

*Back in *(PHI 4:7)* Paul says that *this peace will keep your hearts and minds** **through Christ Jesus*.

*a.

**God gives* us this kind of *peace in our hearts*, or *spirit* and our *minds*.

5.

*Matthew 6:9-10.*

*III.

/Our /**spirits**/ are /**at peace with God*.

*A. **ROM 5:1*

                              *1.

*? *What caused** **us to have** **peace* with God?

                                          *a.

**When* we got *born again*.

*B**u**t* *what enabled us to get born again?

*

                                          *b.

*By *putting* your *faith in the Lord Jesus*.

You we’re *justified by faith*.

*B. *? *And what was it* *that gave Jesus the ability* *to give us peace** **with God*.

*1.

**COL** 1:18-22* *(V 20)* *Says* that *Jesus made Peace through His Blood.*

                                          *a.

**Jesus** is the **Lamb slain** **before the foundation of the world*.

*b.

**Jesus** **had to offer His** **Blood* on the *Heavenly Holy of Holies* *so that we could be** **redeemed* *fro**m our** **sins*.

*i.

**Not only* *did* *the** **blood** **of Jesus* *provide redemption* for us *but it **also** **brought** us to a **place** **where we have **peace with God* *and* *we have that peace within.*

*2.

**JOHN 20:17 *

                                          *a.

*? *Why* did *Jesus say don’t touch me*; *for I am not yet ascended to my Father?

*

                                          *b.

**When* any *high priest* was *about* to *enter* into the *Holy of Holies* to *offer* the *lamb’s blood* *on the **altar* *for* the *atonement of sins*, *he **could not be touched** **by **anyone*, *otherwise* he would *become **unclean*.

(Tie a *rope around* his *foot*)

                                          *c.

**That’s why just after Jesus’ resurrection*; *Jesus said*, *“Don’t touch Me”*

                                                      *i.

At that time* *Jesus did not yet ascend* *to the **Holy of Holies* *to **offer His Blood on the altar*.

*d.

**Later on*, *after Jesus ascended** to heaven*, *He **came** **to** his **disciples** and said*, *“Touch me**, **put tour hand in my side.”*

*2.

**EPH 2:13-19* *It’s all because of the work of* the Lord *Jesus* Christ *and* *the shedding of His Blood*, *that **we’re at peace with God.*

                                          *a.

**There was a time* when *we we’re enemies of God,* there was like a *great wall between us*, we *couldn’t come to God* and *He couldn’t come to us*; *so He sent Jesus* *who broke down* that *middle wall of partition* between us *and reconciled us to God.*

                  *C. *We have said that *our spirits** **are at peace with God*, *but there is** **also* *a place of being** **LED BY THE PEACE OF GOD IN OUR HEARTS.*