Week 8 – “Be Like Jesus, Part Week 8 – “Be Like Jesus, Part 2”2”

FAITHFULNESS: FAITHFULNESS: I have established I have established a good name with God and with a good name with God and with others based on my long-term others based on my long-term loyalty to those relationships.loyalty to those relationships.

Fruit SixFruit Six

Proverbs 3:3-4Proverbs 3:3-4

Let love and faithfulness never Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. your heart. 44 Then you will win Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.of God and man.

GENTLENESS: GENTLENESS: I am thoughtful, I am thoughtful, considerate, and calm in dealing considerate, and calm in dealing with others.with others.

Fruit SevenFruit Seven

Philippians 4:5Philippians 4:5

Let your gentleness be evident to Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.all. The Lord is near.

SELF CONTROL: SELF CONTROL: I have the I have the power, through Christ, to control power, through Christ, to control myself.myself.

Fruit EightFruit Eight

Titus 2:11-13Titus 2:11-13

For the grace of God that brings For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. salvation has appeared to all men. 1212 It teaches us to say “No” to It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, and godly lives in this present age, 1313 while we wait for the blessed while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christgreat God and Savior, Jesus Christ

1 John 2:15-161 John 2:15-16

Do not love the world or anything in Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not world, the love of the Father is not in him. in him. 1616 For everything in the For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from comes not from the Father but from the world.the world.

HOPE: HOPE: I can cope with the I can cope with the hardships of life and with death hardships of life and with death because of the hope I have in because of the hope I have in Christ Jesus.Christ Jesus.

Fruit NineFruit Nine

Hebrews 6:19-Hebrews 6:19-2020

We have this hope as an anchor for We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, curtain, 2020 where Jesus, who went where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our before us, has entered on our behalf.behalf.

HUMILITY: HUMILITY: I choose to esteem I choose to esteem others above myself.others above myself.

Fruit TenFruit Ten

Philippians 2:3-4Philippians 2:3-4

Do nothing out of selfish ambition Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than consider others better than yourselves. yourselves. 44 Each of you should Each of you should look not only to your own interests, look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.but also to the interests of others.

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