Steve Langford

The Fruit of the Spirit

The Path That Leads to Loving as Jesus Loved

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Produktbeschreibung

Jesus and the apostle Paul both identified love as the distinguishing mark of the follower of Jesus. In his description of the fruit of the Spirit, Paul described how it is possible to love the way Jesus loved. But how do we love in this profound way? The Fruit of the Spirit explores the nine interrelated traits of the fruit of the Spirit as the path that leads to loving the way that Jesus loved. The nine traits Paul identified-love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control-are interrelated and interdependent. Love is the number-one trait and the goal of the Spirit's work. Joy and peace are the inner disposition out of which love flows. The next five traits describe what love looks like in relationships. The final trait, self-control, is the key that make the others possible. By learning about the interrelation between these traits and the barriers to them that are inherent in our human nature, you, too, can understand how the Spirit moves between these barriers-what Paul called "the flesh"-and empowers us to love as Jesus loved.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: WestBow Press
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 158g
• ISBN-13: 9781973652946
• ISBN-10: 1973652943
• Artikelnr.: 55583761

Autorenporträt

Steve Langford—also known as Pastor Steve—has dedicated his adult life to the study and teaching of scripture in the local church with a focus on spiritual formation. In the spiritual communities in which he has walked, he is known as a gifted teacher with a prophetic spirit. He served as a pastor for fifty years, first in Baptist life and then as an ordained elder in the Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Since retiring in 2019, he serves as a spiritual guide, Bible study teacher, and Bowen Family Systems coach/counselor in addition to writing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from Howard Payne University along with master and doctor of ministry degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His post-doctoral work has been in Bowen Family System Theory with an applied focus on spiritual formation and leadership in the local church. Pastor Steve is married to Etta, his wife of fifty years. They have three adult sons and four grandchildren.