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Topic: Fruit of the Spirit
Episode Topic Audio

2024-02-28 		Evidence of "Filling of the Holy Spirit" (without Tongues): What would be evidence of one being "filled with the Holy Spirit" if they do not speak in tongues? Power ... or what? [2 Corinthians 3:18].

2024-02-09 		Feeling the Presence of the Holy Spirit: Is it normal to always feel Jesus living inside of me and the presence of the Holy Spirit in me? [Romans 8:9].

2024-01-03 		Self-Control (Fruit of the Spirit): Where can I get a good study on the "Fruit of the Spirit," specifically, self-control? Rec: Books, "Empire of the Risen Son, Vol 2," by Steve Gregg and "The Disciplined Life" by Richard Taylor. Also, two topical series: "Cultivating Christian Character" and "Charisma & Character."



2023-10-05 		Fruit of the Spirit's Development: Does developing the "fruit of the spirit" take a long time, or can they be evident immediately. Reference to "Spirit-led Living In An Upside-down World, by Stephen E. Strange. [Romans 5, James 1, 2 Corinthians 3:18].

2023-09-29 		"Acts" or "Works" of the Flesh: Why is the word used "acts" or "works" in the flesh, whereas when speaking of the spirit, the word used is "fruit?" [Galatians 5:19-26, Ephesians 2:8-10].

2023-08-03 		Pentecostal Trends (Laughing): Could you talk about the trend of Pentecostal "laughing in the Spirit?" It was creepy to my wife and me.



2023-07-13 		Fruit of the Spirit: I can understand all the fruit of the Spirit exhibited in Jesus, but what would "self-control" be like for God or Jesus? [Galatians 5:22-23, Colossians 1:10].

2023-05-12 		Fruit of the Spirit (Maturing & Patience): How do I get more fruit in my life? [Galatians 5:22-23, John 16:1-2, Psalm 1:3, Mark 4:1-20, 2 Peter 3:18, Galatians 6:7-9].

2023-03-17 		Emotions & the Holy Spirit: Do not our own emotions mingle with the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our hearts? [Ecclesiastes 7:6, John 16:33, 1 Peter 1:8, Matthew 7:12].



2022-11-10 		Fear: Who gives us the state of fear? [2 Timothy 1:7].

2022-05-26 		Fruit of the Spirit-Love: How does one cultivate the fruit of the Spirit-Love? Does it eventually happen? [Psalm 1:2-3, Romans 5:8].

2022-01-07 		Masturbation: Would regular masturbation send someone to hell? [I Thessalonians 4:4].

2021-12-01 		Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Would this align with your view of the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" if described as an emptying of our lives from "self" which allows for the further "filling" of the Holy Spirit? [Romans 8:16, Ephesians 5:18, Acts 1:5].

2021-11-05 		One's Calling: How does one determine more clearly what their calling is? Recommended topical lecture in the "Authority of Scripture" series, "Cultivating the Word of God"
Deacons-Evidence of the Fruit of the Spirit: Do deacons need to have evidence of the fruit of the spirit?


2021-07-13 		Evidence of the Holy Spirit's Presence in One's Life: Could not the power and boldness to speak the word of God be the evidence of the Holy Spirit? [Acts 1:8].
Fruit of the Spirit: Does the fruit of the spirit involve our own spirit or is it entirely produced by the Holy Spirit?

2021-07-12 		Determining if you have the Holy Spirit: How does one know if they have the Holy Spirit, or are "filled with the Holy Spirit"? [Acts 8, Acts 9:17, Acts 19:1-7, Galatians 5:22-23, Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13].

2021-05-13 		Living with Those Dramatically Opposed to Christ: Caller looks for counsel regarding living with a spouse that reacts dramatically again the name of Christ.

2021-02-22 		Fruit of the Spirit & the Spiritual Gifts: Why am I not experiencing the of fruit of the Spirit, particularly peace and joy? [Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Peter 1:4, I Corinthians 13, I Corinthians 12:31, I Peter 4:10-11].

2021-01-19 		Bearing Fruit: When scripture indicates that we are to "bear fruit", is it really talking about justice, righteousness and mercy? [Isaiah 5:7, Genesis 1:28, Matthew 7:19, Galatians].

2020-11-18 		Examine Ourselves: Could you talk about the verse that requires we examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith? [2 Corinthians 13:5, Matthew 7:21-23, I John 3:24, I John 4:13, I Corinthians 13].

2020-10-16 		Other Religions in Contrast to Christianity: Are there other religions that have the joy, the psalms, the benevolence, that the Christian faith has? [Romans 5:3].

2020-08-25 		Tongues and Being Filled with the Holy Spirit: Do you think that speaking in tongues accompanies the filling of the Holy Spirit?
Signs of Being Filled with the Holy Spirit: What is the initial sign of being filled with the Holy Spirit [Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 5:2].

2020-07-31 		Bearing Fruit: What do you mean by "bearing fruit" because in the church, it can often mean bigger buildings, etc.? [John 15:8, Isaiah 5, Matthew 21:43].

2020-04-29 		Abundant Life: What did Jesus mean by "abundant life"? [John 10:10, Luke 12:15, Galatians 5:22-23].

2020-03-19 		Speaking in Tongues Evidence of Holy Spirit's Filling: Is speaking in tongues the only evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit? [Acts 2:4, Ephesians 5:18, Galatians 5:22f].

2020-02-28 		Fruit of the Spirit: Are these scriptures referring to "fruit of the spirit" in Timothy and Matthew? [I Timothy 1:7, Matthew 13:8,Galatians 5:22-23, Matthew 21, Isaiah 5:7, Ephesians 5].

2019-11-07 		Hebrew Poetry: Would you talk about Hebrew poetry and chiasms in scripture? Is the center of the chiasm always the main point?
Latin Vulgate: Since there are 12 fruits of the spirit listed in the Latin Vulgate, would it be advisable for one use it for Bible Study? [Galatians 4:6, Hebrews 12:22, Revelation 21].

2019-07-26 		Evidence of the Holy Spirit: How do you know if you have received The Holy Spirit? [Romans 8:9,16, Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 5:18-21, Ephesians 1:13, 5:18, Romans 12:6-8, I Corinthians 12:4-11, 2 Corinthians 3:18]. (Editor's Note: Even though Steve Gregg seems to conclude the call before the break, he continues making comments about it AFTER the break, so don't miss that.)

2019-06-07 		Joseph Prince: What does Steve think of Joseph Prince's Ministry?
Fruits of the Spirit: Are the Fruits of the Spirit listed in the order of importance? [Galatians 5:22-23]

2019-02-18 		Works of the Flesh: List of carnal things that will keep you from inheriting the kingdom of God. Does this include Christians who do some of those things? [Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10]

2017-07-11 		Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Wfhat is the proof of being baptized by the Holy Spirit?
Addictions: Can someone who is filled with the Holy Spirit still have trouble trying to overcome addictions?

2017-03-24 		Fruits of the Spirit: Are the fruits of Spirit in Galatians 5 a complete list or not? [Galatians 5:22-23]

2017-02-27 		Golden Rule: Self-love, & love for your neighbor (agape), & in john 13, & is this only to be given to believers or everyone? (follow up to a call he heard earlier.)

2017-02-07 		Self-Control & Calvinism: Calvinism in relation to self-control & the fruits of the Spirit. [Galatians 5:22-23] (follow up)

2016-10-04 		Mormons (Latter Day Saints): Isn't the Mormon church the true church because they exhibit the Fruit of the Spirit & are the fastest growing church? [Galatians 5:22-23]

2016-08-09 		Agape Love: Loving each other with christian brother/agape love [1 John 3:10-12]
Love to Believers & Unbelievers: Are we supposed to love unblievers just as much as we are supposed to love the believer? [John 13:34, Galatians 6:10]

2016-08-01 		Judging an Angry Christian: The verse that says, "You will know them by their fruits", when someone SAYS they are a Christian but is very angry & swears, how does one know if they are or not? [Matthew 7:15-20]

2016-07-13 		Good Manners being Taught in the Bible: We teach our children to say please, how come the Bible doesn't teach us to do itgoo or other good manners?

2016-04-13 		Walking by the Spirit: What does it mean to "walk by the Spirit" & how do you do it? [Galatians 5:16-25]

2015-05-26 		Speaking in Tongues: Is there a private language when speaking in Tongues? I'd rather have the Fruit of the Spirit more than being able to do that.

2015-02-05 		Fruits of the Spirit: You can have Virtuous Acts whether you are a Christian or not.

2014-12-15 		Indwelling of the Holy Spirit: When someone gets indwelt with the Holy Spirit, does that ever make them haughty?

2014-08-04 		Buddhism & Christianity: Michael the Buddhist defending his position on why he has never converted to mainstream Christianity.
Fruits of the Spirit: There are people who aren't Christians who seem to exhibit the Fruits of the Spirit better than some Christians. [Galatians 5:22-23]

2014-01-27 		Feeding & Clothing the Poor: We need to have Christ-like behavior towards our fellow man according to this passage of Scripture, feeding & clothing the poor & so on? [Matthew 7 & 25]
High Priest Annas & Caiaphas: Comments about the High Priests of Annas & Caiaphas.

2013-11-11 		Having a Kind Heart: Michael the Buddhist thinks that having a good heart is the important thing.
Dharma: Steve turned the tables around & asked Michael if the Dharma was a person who could respond back to him.

2013-09-11 		Fruit of the Spirit & Filled with the Holy Spirit: How does one know when they are filled the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? What about Christians who have the Holy Spirit, but aren't baptized with it, don't they also have the fruits of the Spirit?
Ministers Being Filled with the Spirit: What about ministers who were raised Christians but might not be filled with the Holy Spirit? (Steve recommends the Lectures, Charisma & Character)

2013-06-11 		Walking in the Spirit: How do you walk in the Spirit all the time? How do you start walking with the Spirit again if you wander off? {Romans 7:15, Galatians 5:22-26]

2013-04-23 		Buddhist; How One Should Live: Buddhist; How does one learn how to live correctly, especially if one's conscience is very weak? Isn't depending entirely on an external code or authority tenuous? [Hebrews 5:14, Jeremiah 17:9].

2013-03-22 		Filled with the Holy Spirit: Could you address what it means to be filled to the full measure of the Holy Spirit? How to you quantify or qualify that? [Acts 2, Acts 4, Ephesians 5:18, Galatians 5:22, Romans 5:5, Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 4, Colossians 3].
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