Fruits ! :D

Sorry for the late update people, this blog writer wasn't as free as he was but anyways.......

Hello again dear fireBRANDS blog readers :)

Here is and update of what happened at last week's youth service.

So before service starts, as usual there's pre-service prayer.

Led by Sarah Wong

Then time for, ice-breaker.

Led by Sharon Leow

This week's ice-breker is called, 2 Truths and 1 Lie. How does it go? Well its like Pass the Parcel but when the parcel reaches you ( in this case a pillow :D ) you have to stand and say 2 Truths and a Lie about yourself. Then everyone has to guess which is the lie.

After that, it was time for worship.

Then on wards towards the service and the speaker for that night was none other than...............

Joyce!! :)

Fruits of The Spirit

God sent the Holy Spirit to live with us.

Fruits of the Spirit:-
-Love -Patience -Kindness -Faithfulness -Self-control

-Joy -Peace -Goodness -Gentleness

Love

You don't have to like someone's actions to love them.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸ Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

Joy

Why do we eat, work, study and so on?? Cause we are looking for happiness. Joy in the Lord brings happiness.

Peace

Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. When we have the Holy Spirit, peace overflows in us. When we are at peace, we actually know and believe that God loves us. Peace is freedom from worries and anxiety.

John 14:27(NIV)

²⁷ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Patience

Long suffering/endurance. God is serious about patience. The things we want, we cannot wait for it to happen. If we wait, we will get something better.

James 1:2-3 (NIV)

Trials and Temptations

² Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

Kindness

A lot of time revenge is the one that motivates us to do something to people.

Hebrews 7:7 (NIV)

⁷ And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Goodness

You only get to keep what you can give away. Its something that comes from the hear but the heart is the most deceitful of all.

Matthew 7:12 (NIV)

¹² So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Faithfulness

God give us faith. We obey his law with the faith that we have but through the grace that He gives. Its IMPOSSIBLE to be faithful all the time to God. Because God's grace gives us the ability to obey the law.

Gentleness

Jesus was gentle and He was a man. To have a spirit of compassion cause sometimes the simple things are the most important ones.

Proverbs 15:4(NIV)

⁴ The soothing tongue is a tree of life,

but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Self-control

A lot of people don't have self-control. Controlling your words, actions and thoughts. Temptation is not a sin, but to GIVE IN is a sin.

So, when you have all these fruits and you exercise it, you will get a reward.

Well that's all for today's update. See ya'll next time :)