NOV/DEC2011 It’s winter here in the UK – a time when not an awful lot grows (except perhaps belly button fluff from wearing thick woolly jumpers!). But, even without physical warmth, it’s good to know there can be growth in our lives because God is working in us. The impact of His Spirit means things can happen all year round! As we come to the end of another year, it’s good to look back and ask ourselves if we’ve grown over the last twelve months, not just according to Auntie Mary and the notches on the kitchen wall, but in our faith and maturity in God. All the sections in this splendiferous YP’s will help you to keep on growing in God (or indeed to start, if you haven’t already!). You can always ask God to help the fruit of the Spirit grow in your life (see Gal. 5:22), and I hope the first section will really encourage you in that. Then we dip into the book of Romans and, boy, will it help your faith and understanding grow! And finally, maybe the section on angels will help you to grow wings!! (Only kidding – no letters please ) So, I pray God will show you some great new things about growing as you read this issue. Oh, and have a fab Christmas. See you in 2012 … Oh and YP’s will be £2.85 from the next issue. Still a bargain you must agree!
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t i u r fof the t i r i p S The first Christians lived in a hot Mediterranean climate ideal for growing fruit. So when Paul was explaining how the Holy Spirit changes people he told them about the special fruit God had planted in their lives.
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1 JOHN 4:7–12 ‘... God is love.’ 1 John 4:8
e v o L FIRST ON THE LIST OF THE FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS LOVE. BUT WHAT IS LOVE? We use the word in so many ways ... to describe the way we feel about our parents, the opposite sex, our favourite crisps, our best pizza topping, our pet hamster ... So what kind of love are we on about here?
Parts of the Bible were originally written in Greek, and the Greeks used three different words for love. The kind of love that said, ‘Phwoah, check out that bit of alright,’ was called ‘eros’. It is a selfish desire to get, not to give. The kind of love that said, ‘That’s an OK person’, was called ‘phileo’. It is a close friendship between people who get on well together. The third kind of love – the one listed as a fruit of the Holy Spirit – is called
‘agape’ (pronounced ag-ap-ay). It is love that gives without looking for anything in return. Eros says, ‘Gimme what I want.’ Phileo says, ‘I’ll like you if you like me.’ Agape says, ‘I love you no matter what.’ God’s love is agape love. Despite the way we ignore Him, He still cares deeply about us. It was agape
love that took Jesus to the cross to die so we could enjoy God’s forgiveness. And it’s agape love the Holy Spirit brings to our lives. It helps us to love the unlovely and help the helpless.
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‘About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God ...’ Acts 16:25
Two men with every cause to complain start to sing hymns and the jailhouse begins to rock. They are the ones who should be rattled but the prison gets rattled instead. Why are these men reacting like this? Paul and Silas set off for a prayer meeting and ended up in prison. Were they caught speeding? No, but by the power of Jesus they had helped a young fortune-teller to break free from the grip of evil spirits. The girl was freed but it caused such an uproar that Paul and Silas were flogged and locked in the slammer. Life just doesn’t seem fair at times! So how did they feel about being stretched out with their lacerated backs in contact with the cold, filthy prison floor? Sad? Miserable? Lonely? Did they decide never to go to a prayer meeting again? No, they spoke with God and were so full of the Holy Spirit they burst out in song.
ENGAGE// Yesterday we learnt that joy comes from doing what God asks, not getting what we want. Paul and Silas suffered for obeying God but experienced great joy. Their singing shook the prisoners and God’s power shook the prison. And they left the prison on a high note. PRAY Father, thank You for the joy of the Holy Spirit that isn’t affected by things around me. Help me to talk to You about what is going on in my life – my troubles and struggles. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit so I can deal with difficulties today. Amen.
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