Beaver Island Christian Church

Last week we started studying the third characteristic of the fruit of the Spirit which is peace.  We used the story of Job to help us realize that whatever trouble we might face we can make it through and that our greatest loss in times of trouble is the loss of peace. Life is unbearable […]

Last week we discovered that we cannot experience the peace OF God until we have peace WITH God. Christ took on our sins and, in our place, He died on the cross to pay the penalty. His death purchased our peace with God. This week we are going to observe the nature of God’s peace […]

Last week we studied four portraits of peace—Jesus in the temple when he was 12 years old, Jesus feeding the 5,000, Jesus walking on the water, and Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.  These portraits showed us that Christ has perfect peace in ALONENESS, in PROVISION, in the STORM, in the WAIT, and in the TEARS.   […]

Last week we concluded our study on peace and learned that you receive peace with God by accepting His gift of grace on Calvary. The key to peace can be found in Romans 8:6 and the key to maintaining peace can be found in Philippians 4:6-7.    This week we are going to begin our study […]

Last week we began our study of the fourth quality of the fruit of the Spirit which is patience.  We learned two important Greek words, hupomone and makrothumia.  Both are vital in the life of a believer, but only one of them is a quality of the fruit of the Spirit.  We first focused on hupomone which is translated as perseverance and endurance […]

Last week we continued our study of the fourth quality of the fruit of the Spirit which is patience.  We discussed the story of Noah and God’s patience for 120 years before he sent the flood.  God kept hoping that people would turn to Him.   This week we are going to discuss the opposite of patience, which […]

Last week we learned that patience and judgment are opposite and impossible to do simultaneously. Through scripture, we studied 11 reasons why we must not judge others. This week we are going to discuss the mercy that inspires Biblical patience and overrides the temptation to judge. To prepare you may want to read Col 3:12-13, […]

Last time we met, we finished studying the fourth fruit of the Spirit with a great discussion about forgiveness. We were reminded that God’s word calls us to forgive and that unforgiveness keeps us from loving. This week we will begin discussing the fifth fruit which is kindness and goodness. To prepare you might want […]

Last week we studied the kindness or tender heart and nurturing Spirit of God toward Hagar and Ishmael and the nation of Israel. This week we look at the sixth fruit of the Spirit, goodness, which in Greek means benevolent and active goodness.  To prepare you might want to read Ephesians 2:1-10 and 1 Corinthians 12:7-11.  […]