The Fruitful Life: The Overflow of God's Love through You
Overview
As we become serious followers of Christ, we want to live loving, joyful, anxiety-free lives. Yet loving our enemies seems impossible. Even being patient with our family is often difficult. How can we put on the gentle garments of grace when we're so busy battling our old behavior patterns?
In The Fruitful Life, beloved author Jerry Bridges explores the nine aspects of the "fruit of the Spirit" described in Galatians 5:22–23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. He clarifies the cultivation process by showing us how to practice the fruit in real life. Bridges says these qualities of character can truly mark our lives if we devote ourselves to a twofold pursuit: God-centeredness and God-likeness. This book will guide you on that quest by focusing on God's nature as revealed in scripture and by helping you cultivate the beautiful fruit given by the Holy Spirit.
Product Details
- Title: The Fruitful Life: The Overflow of God's Love through You
- Author: Jerry Bridges
- Series: Jerry Bridges Collection
- Publisher: NavPress
- Publication Date: 2006
- Pages: 192
About Jerry Bridges
Dr. Jerry Bridges (1929–2016) was an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and staff member of The Navigators, an international, interdenominational Christian ministry focusing on mentoring, discipling, and building relationships. Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Oklahoma before serving as an officer in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He joined the Christian discipleship organization The Navigators in 1955, where he served as an administrative assistant to the Europe Director, office manager for the headquarters office, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization, and as Vice President for Corporate Affairs before moving to a staff development position with the Collegiate Mission.
Top Highlights
“is, Devotion to God is the only acceptable motive for actions that are pleasing to God.” (Page 13)
“The second principle of godly character is, The power or enablement for a godly life comes from the risen Christ.” (Page 15)
“The third principle of godly character is, Though the power for Christlike character comes from Christ, the responsibility for developing and displaying that character is ours.” (Page 17)
“Every day we are training ourselves in one direction or the other by the thoughts we think, the words we say, the actions we take, and the deeds we do.” (Page 24)
“We need to learn that the Bible teaches both total responsibility and total dependence in all aspects of the Christian life.” (Page 17)
- Title: The Fruitful Life: The Overflow of God’s Love Through You
- Author: Jerry Bridges
- Publisher: NavPress
- Print Publication Date: 2006
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Christian life › Fruit of the Spirit
- ISBNs: 9781600060274, 1600060277
- Resource ID: LLS:FRTFLFBRIDGES
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:07:18Z
Jerry Bridges (1929–2016) was an evangelical Christian author and speaker. He serves in the Collegiate Mission, and has been on the staff of The Navigators for more than fifty years. Bridges earned an engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma and went on to serve as an officer in the United States Navy during the Korean War before joining the staff of the Navigators.
He is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold more than one million copies. His devotional Holiness Day By Day garnered the 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award for the inspiration and gift category, and The Discipline Of Grace received a similar award in 1995 for the Christian living category.
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