Goodness
Part of Fruit of the Spirit
July 10, 2022

Sermon Notes
Fruits of the Spirit
Galatians 5:13-26
“GOODNESS”

The sixth fruit of the Spirit is

.

Slide What is Goodness? (Psalm 33:4-5)

Literally goodness is

.

Goodness is

; it’s not something we do only for the sake of being virtuous. (Ephesians 5:8-10, Psalm 52:1 Galatians 5:22)

Why does God want us to

goodness? (Psalm 23:6, Psalm 107)

The life of Jesus Christ is the

example of goodness.

The term “

” means “good news.”

Peter, talks about the goodness of Jesus’

(Acts 10:38)

Jesus is called the “good

” in Scripture.

Our goodness should be something that other human beings can be

for.

What is the alternative? What is the

of goodness? (John 8:44)

God wants us to demonstrate His

based on His , based on His . (Deuteronomy 6:24, Romans 11:22, Romans 8:16-17)

Examples of goodness to


kings of Judah

The first king—

(2 Chronicles 29 through 32)

The second King

(2 Chronicles 34 and 35)

An example to


Hezekiah’s son

(2 Chronicles 33)

We must

this world’s ideas of “good” (Isaiah 5:20)

We are called as Christians to live in a way that reflects the

of Christ. (Matthew 5:16)