Walking with the Spirit

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Joseph's self-control with Potiphar's wife contrasts sharply with David's lack of control leading to adultery and murder.

The episode is a sermon from Westminster Presbyterian Church wrapping up a five-week series on the fruit of the Spirit that began on Mother's Day. The speaker opens with a humorous anecdote about juggling oranges to engage the audience. He explains that the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—is Paul's answer to whether faith impacts daily life, emphasizing it as one interconnected fruit rather than separate traits. The sermon delves into Galatians 5:16-26, contrasting acts of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit. A key focus is self-control, described as starting with the self and distinct from other virtues that primarily relate to others. The speaker illustrates this with biblical stories: Joseph's self-control when tempted by Potiphar's wife versus David's lack of control leading to adultery and murder. He references Titus chapter 2, where Paul instructs different groups to live with self-control to make God's teaching attractive. The sermon connects the Pentecost event in Acts to creation in Genesis, showing how God's Spirit brings order from chaos. Personal anecdotes include the speaker's experience in high school marching band to explain keeping in step with the Spirit and coaching baseball to teach self-control to children. The message concludes by tying the fruit of the Spirit to the church's mission of inviting others on a journey of faith, highlighting that living out these virtues gives credibility to faith and makes a tangible difference in the world.

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A measured sermon on self-control that links Joseph's restraint with the gospel made visible in daily life.

Self-control carries the closing note in WPC Sermons' final message on the fruit of the Spirit, turning Paul's list into a practical question: does faith actually change ordinary life?

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