Muéstrame El Fruto // Show Me The Fruit

But today we are in part three of our series. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Called Holy Spirit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And during the last couple of weeks-- [SPEAKING SPANISH] --we've been teaching. [SPEAKING SPANISH] --about who the Holy Spirit is. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And his role in our lives. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Many of us. [SPEAKING SPANISH] We've had certain experiences. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And we've seen many things. [SPEAKING SPANISH] That have shaped our understanding. [SPEAKING SPANISH] About who the Holy Spirit is. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And this is why we're in this series. [SPEAKING SPANISH] To bring clarity about the purpose of the Holy Spirit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And today I want to talk-- [SPEAKING SPANISH] --about what happens in our lives. [SPEAKING SPANISH]

When the Holy Spirit begins to do a profound work in us. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And this will make us grow. [SPEAKING SPANISH] In God's character. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Let me put it this way. [SPEAKING SPANISH] The Holy Spirit wants to produce the fruit of the Spirit in us. [SPEAKING SPANISH] The fruit of the Spirit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Are the characteristics of God. [SPEAKING SPANISH] When we began to follow Jesus. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And we're full of the Spirit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] God wants to form in us. [SPEAKING SPANISH] His character. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Look at what Galatos says. [SPEAKING SPANISH] But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. [SPEAKING SPANISH] The Holy Spirit gives us power to live this life.

[SPEAKING SPANISH] To fulfill the mission that he has given us. [SPEAKING SPANISH] But we can only fulfill it. [SPEAKING SPANISH] With the fruit of the Spirit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] So that you and I-- [SPEAKING SPANISH] --can sound and act like Jesus. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Because it's easy to say, I love Jesus. [SPEAKING SPANISH] But it will be reflected in the way that we speak. [SPEAKING SPANISH] How we treat our spouse. [SPEAKING SPANISH] How we treat our children. [SPEAKING SPANISH] How we treat our parents. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And how we treat the people that surround us. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And if we're going to point people to Jesus. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Then we need to have love in our lives. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And reflect joy, peace, patience. [SPEAKING SPANISH] We need to walk day after day.

[SPEAKING SPANISH] And kindness and goodness. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And show the world. [SPEAKING SPANISH] The faithfulness, the gentleness, and self-control. [SPEAKING SPANISH] But there's a problem. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And here's the problem. You can write this down. [SPEAKING SPANISH] The world offers counterfeit fruits. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Their imitations. [SPEAKING SPANISH] They are not completely without value. [SPEAKING SPANISH] But it's not the same thing. [SPEAKING SPANISH] I believe many Christians want the fruits. [SPEAKING SPANISH] But they've settled with the counterfeit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Thinking that it's what's real. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Here I have a fruit basket. [SPEAKING SPANISH] It looks like fruit. [SPEAKING SPANISH]

But it's not fruit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] It's fake fruit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] It's fake fruit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] I remember when my kids were little. [SPEAKING SPANISH] I had a fake fruit basket like this on my table. [SPEAKING SPANISH] I don't know, but at that time. [SPEAKING SPANISH] It was then to have a fake fruit basket on your table. [SPEAKING SPANISH] So I had one. [SPEAKING SPANISH] And one day. [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] Suri was around eight years old. She came in and she took an apple. - And she took a bite out of it. (speaking in foreign language) - And I said she's ruined my decoration. (speaking in foreign language) - And I said to her, "Suri, that's not real fruit." (speaking in foreign language) - That fruit is plastic, it's just for decoration. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language)

- Hopefully the other two won't make the same mistake. (speaking in foreign language) - But it wasn't Nito Norgagi that fell into the trap. (speaking in foreign language) - It was my husband. (audience laughs) (speaking in foreign language) - He grabbed a pair. (speaking in foreign language) - Those are his favorite. (speaking in foreign language) - And he took a bite out of it. (speaking in foreign language) - So I eventually had to throw out my decoration into the garbage. (speaking in foreign language) - Because there was always someone ruining it. (speaking in foreign language) - But after this. (speaking in foreign language) - They were very skeptical about fruit. (speaking in foreign language) - They were very skeptical to eat any fruit. (speaking in foreign language) - Why? (speaking in foreign language) - Because they didn't know if it was truly real. (speaking in foreign language) - Now this is my point. (speaking in foreign language)

- The counterfeit brought confusion. (speaking in foreign language) - They look the same on the outside. (speaking in foreign language) - But they're different on the inside. (speaking in foreign language) - One brings confusion. (speaking in foreign language) - The other one brings confidence. (speaking in foreign language) - One is fabricated. (speaking in foreign language) - The other one is cultivated. (speaking in foreign language) - So one builds companies. (speaking in foreign language) - The other one builds the kingdom. (speaking in foreign language) - One is led by me. (speaking in foreign language) - The other one is led by the spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - The other one is led by the spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - So if we're going to be a church that is going to make the difference. (speaking in foreign language) - Then we're going to want real fruits. (speaking in foreign language) - We're going to require real fruits.

(speaking in foreign language) - So I'd like to explain nine that are in this verse. (speaking in foreign language) - And show you the counter-faces. (speaking in foreign language) - So here's the first one. (speaking in foreign language) - Love. (speaking in foreign language) - It means unconditional love. (speaking in foreign language) - This isn't the type of love that we have for our favorite sports team. (speaking in foreign language) - Or the love that we have towards our car or our house. (speaking in foreign language) - Or love towards our favorite food. (speaking in foreign language) - This is known as agape love. (speaking in foreign language) - That means unconditional love. (speaking in foreign language) - So when we look at our families. (speaking in foreign language) - When we look at our coworkers. (speaking in foreign language) - When we look at the outside world. (speaking in foreign language) - We can bring them this love. (speaking in foreign language)

- Because people don't care how much you know. (speaking in foreign language) - They want to know if you care. (speaking in foreign language) - Having this type of love. (speaking in foreign language) - Will help us to be better spouses. (speaking in foreign language) - To be better parents. (speaking in foreign language) - To be better children. (speaking in foreign language) - To be better friends. (speaking in foreign language) - But above all. (speaking in foreign language) - To be better followers of Jesus. (speaking in foreign language) - But here we have the counterfeit. (speaking in foreign language) - The counterfeit of love is tolerance. (speaking in foreign language) - The world tries to tolerate people. (speaking in foreign language) - And many Christians have begun to think. (speaking in foreign language) - That tolerating is the same thing as loving. (speaking in foreign language) - I will say there's nothing wrong with tolerating people. (speaking in foreign language)

- But it's a bad substitute for love. (speaking in foreign language) - We're not called to tolerate people. (speaking in foreign language) - We are called to love people. (speaking in foreign language) - Loving them is to care for them. (speaking in foreign language) - Love is being concerned for them. (speaking in foreign language) - And to worry about them. (speaking in foreign language) - Love is to be willing to sacrifice for them. (speaking in foreign language) - Love is greater than tolerance. (speaking in foreign language) - And here's number two. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - Joy is not rooted in what happens to me. (speaking in foreign language) - It's rooted in who our God is. (speaking in foreign language) - It's not based on what happens on the outside. (speaking in foreign language) - But about who lives on the inside. (speaking in foreign language) - You can have joy. (speaking in foreign language)

- No matter the circumstances. (speaking in foreign language) - But do you know what is really connected to joy? (speaking in foreign language) - Connected to the circumstances? (speaking in foreign language) - Here's the counterfeit. (speaking in foreign language) - The counterfeit of joy is happiness. (speaking in foreign language) - It's happiness. (speaking in foreign language) - Happiness is connected to what happens to me. (speaking in foreign language) - Happiness is an emotion that comes and goes. (speaking in foreign language) - There's nothing wrong with being happy. (speaking in foreign language) - I like being happy. (speaking in foreign language) - Being happy is good. (speaking in foreign language) - Being happy is good. (speaking in foreign language) - But happiness is the counterfeit of joy. (speaking in foreign language) - Joy is something that motivates us. (speaking in foreign language) - Even when we're not happy. (speaking in foreign language)

- Joy sustains us. (speaking in foreign language) - And do you know why? (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - Because the joy of the Lord is my strength. (speaking in foreign language) - And number three. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - And it means to become peacemakers. (speaking in foreign language) - Peace is not just the security. (speaking in foreign language) - And the tranquility that we feel inside. (speaking in foreign language) - It's when the Holy Spirit leads us to have peace with other people. (speaking in foreign language) - Jesus said that we are called to be peacemakers. (speaking in foreign language) - And here we have the counterfeit. (speaking in foreign language) - The counterfeit of peace is conflict avoidance. (speaking in foreign language) - I'm naturally a person that avoids conflict. (speaking in foreign language) - But God didn't call me to avoid conflict. (speaking in foreign language) - The fact that I'm avoiding conflict.

(speaking in foreign language) - Or confrontation. (speaking in foreign language) - Doesn't mean that I'm walking in the fruit of the Spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - Because we are not called to avoid conflict. (speaking in foreign language) - We are called to resolve it. (speaking in foreign language) - We are called to resolve it. (speaking in foreign language) - Jesus said. (speaking in foreign language) - Blessed are the peacemakers. (speaking in foreign language) - Peace is something that we produce. (speaking in foreign language) - When we participate. (speaking in foreign language) - Number four. (speaking in foreign language) - Patience. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - It means to tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting upset. (speaking in foreign language) - Patience isn't the ability to wait. (speaking in foreign language) - It's our posture as we wait.

(speaking in foreign language) - Many people think that it's waiting. (speaking in foreign language) - But it's not. (speaking in foreign language) - It's how we act. (speaking in foreign language) - What we say. (speaking in foreign language) - What we're thinking. (speaking in foreign language) - Or believing as we wait. (speaking in foreign language) - Now look at the counterfeits. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - The counterfeit of patients is to have good composure. (speaking in foreign language) - It's what we act as if we had patients. (speaking in foreign language) - But on the inside we're frustrated. (speaking in foreign language) - And I can tell you. (speaking in foreign language) - That the presence of frustration. (speaking in foreign language) - Is the absence of true patients. (speaking in foreign language) - Number five. (speaking in foreign language)

- Kindness. (speaking in foreign language) - It means the divine kindness out of which God acts toward humanity. (speaking in foreign language) - As Christians we need to live with this type of kindness. (speaking in foreign language) - Treat others the way that God has treated us. (speaking in foreign language) How kind has God been to me? How kind has God been to me? But the counterfeit is very close to kindness. And here we have it. The counterfeit of kindness is niceness. Because we like being nice. We're well-mannered with people. We smile. And we say, "Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am." And there's nothing wrong with being nice and being well-mannered with people. But being nice. It's not the same thing as being kind. Because you can be nice. And it doesn't come from the heart. You can be nice. And still be unkind. Because niceness can be seen. But kindness can be felt. And here we have number six. Goodness. That which is on the outside is the same as what's on the inside.

This speaks of our integrity. It's to do what's right when no one is watching. It's to be selfless. God sees us and He says, that we need to have this goodness in our lives. Look at the counterfeit of goodness. The counterfeit of goodness is to be good for self gain. The counterfeit of goodness is to be good for self gain. It's when you're good. Only when there's an audience. You do it for recognition. You do it for personal gain. So that is not the goodness that is led by the Spirit. But it's a self seeking goodness. Look at number seven. Faithfulness. And that means the character of one who can be relied upon. Husbands, wives. Are you being found faithful in this moment? Are you a faithful friend? Look at the counterfeit. The counterfeit of faithfulness is loyalty. Because you can be loyal to something. And not have your heart in it. But true faithfulness. Your heart will always be invested in it. To be loyal. God calls us to be faithful. Gentleness. And that means humility, calmness of spirit and carefulness with others.

Did you know that you can be gentle in conflict? Do you know that you can be gentle when there's lack of communication? Or there's a disagreement? And you say, "Oh, well, pastor, I'm just like my dad." Or, "I'm like my mom." It could be true. But God didn't call us to be like our parents. God called us to be like Jesus. But look at the counterfeit. The counterfeit of gentleness is to be well-mannered. To be well-mannered is good. But everything is about appearances. What is shown on the outside? How we behave, how we act. (speaking in foreign language) - Because true gentleness. (speaking in foreign language) - Has everything to do with care. (speaking in foreign language) - Has everything to do with touch. (speaking in foreign language) - When you think about a good surgeon. (speaking in foreign language) - Or a good artist. (speaking in foreign language) - A good musician. (speaking in foreign language) - Or a good athlete. (speaking in foreign language) - You're always talking about someone with touch.

(speaking in foreign language) - Someone who is good with their hands. (speaking in foreign language) - Someone who knows how much pressure to apply. (speaking in foreign language) - Not too much, not too little. (speaking in foreign language) - But to have touch. (speaking in foreign language) - Is the ability that is developed through practice. (speaking in foreign language) - And through over the long haul. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - That is the difference between giving life or death. (speaking in foreign language) - Think about a good surgeon. (speaking in foreign language) - You can't fake true gentleness. (speaking in foreign language) - A true care for others. (speaking in foreign language) - Now the people that are around you. (speaking in foreign language) - Do they feel the gentleness given by God? (speaking in foreign language) - Or is it simply just good manners? (speaking in foreign language) - Number nine. (speaking in foreign language)

- Self-control. (speaking in foreign language) - And it means one who masters his desires and passions. (speaking in foreign language) - A life filled with the spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - It's not a life that avoids desires and passions. (speaking in foreign language) - It's when we take our desires and passions. (speaking in foreign language) - And we submit them to God. (speaking in foreign language) - So we learn to control them. (speaking in foreign language) - And not allow them to control us. (speaking in foreign language) - We need to have self-control. (speaking in foreign language) - In our spending. (speaking in foreign language) - We need to have self-control. (speaking in foreign language) - In our eating. (speaking in foreign language) - In our words. (speaking in foreign language) - In everything that we do. (speaking in foreign language) - We need more of the fruit of the spirit. (speaking in foreign language)

- In our lives. (speaking in foreign language) - But look at the counterfeit. (speaking in foreign language) - The counterfeit of self-control. (speaking in foreign language) - Is self-control. (speaking in foreign language) - But pastor, that's the same thing. (speaking in foreign language) - It's not the same thing. (speaking in foreign language) - Let me explain. (speaking in foreign language) - One is led by the spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - And the other is led by me. (speaking in foreign language) - We use our own willpower. (speaking in foreign language) - And not God's power. (speaking in foreign language) - We leave God out of it. (speaking in foreign language) - We leave him out of it. (speaking in foreign language) - And that leads us to become prideful. (speaking in foreign language) - Because we did it. (speaking in foreign language)

- So we take the credits. (speaking in foreign language) - But when the spirit of God leads us. (speaking in foreign language) - He will always lead us to humility. (speaking in foreign language) - Church. (speaking in foreign language) - We need to allow the Holy Spirit of God. (speaking in foreign language) - To work in us. (speaking in foreign language) - So that we don't fall into the counter. (speaking in foreign language) - So to finish. (speaking in foreign language) - I'd like to share four things about the fruit. (speaking in foreign language) - Number one. (speaking in foreign language) - All fruit has a different taste. (speaking in foreign language) - We know this, right? (speaking in foreign language) - The orange, the apple. (speaking in foreign language) - The pineapple, the pear. (speaking in foreign language) - No matter what fruit we eat. (speaking in foreign language)

- They all have a different taste. (speaking in foreign language) - God sees our lives. (speaking in foreign language) - And he speaks to us about the fruit of the spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - When everything is blended together. (speaking in foreign language) - The flavor that comes out of it. (speaking in foreign language) - Is spectacular. (speaking in foreign language) - Blended together. (speaking in foreign language) - It's the perfect drink. (speaking in foreign language) - For the world to taste. (speaking in foreign language) So all our lives have a flavor. (speaking in foreign language) - I wonder. (speaking in foreign language) What is the flavor of your life? No, my dad. Number two. And fruit doesn't mean that I don't have to be cultivated. Some people think that in the moment that you become a follower of Jesus. And fruit doesn't mean that the fruit is going to automatically appear. But that is not true. A farmer doesn't just buy the land.

And says, "I can't wait for the oranges to appear." Then goes home and comes back to a harvest. No, this isn't it. The farmer has the land and he begins to work it. Salia sembrar. He goes out to plant. Oh, mien se regar. He begins to water it. He says, "I can't wait for you." And he is sure that there is enough nutrients for it. And fruit doesn't just appear. We have to cultivate it. Look at what John says. Remain in me as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself and must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit. Apart from me, you can do nothing. And say fruit if you are being fruitful. It is the purpose of every fruit tree. Listen, God wants you to flourish. You remain connected to him. We will be able to make this fruit grow. Fruit can go bad. Doesn't it bother you when all the fruit that you just bought? No one touched it. Unless you remain in me. There are seasons in our lives in which we bear fruit.

We are patient. We have kindness and goodness. We show love. But the next season, we are struggling. We become impatient. We get easily upset. We become anxious. And that is because unless you remain in the power of the Holy Spirit. Your fruit will begin to go bad. The word abide means live, dwell, and stay connected. I ask myself. Whether you are dwelling, living, are you remaining connected to the power of the Holy Spirit? Because when pressure comes, it will reveal what is on the inside. Will fruit come out or something else? Will love or peace come out? Patience, kindness, goodness. Faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, what is going to come out? Are you thinking it on the outside? Trying to appear that it is fruit of the Spirit. But it is just imitation. Because when you are connected to God, and you are surrounded by the right people, (speaking in foreign language) - The fruit begins to grow. (speaking in foreign language) - Instead of going back. (speaking in foreign language) - Today we have step one.

(speaking in foreign language) - Of our next step classes. (speaking in foreign language) - So find out our vision. (speaking in foreign language) - Learn how you can get involved. (speaking in foreign language) - But notice this. (speaking in foreign language) - The fruit of the spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - Everything is relational. (speaking in foreign language) - You can't cultivate it alone. (speaking in foreign language) - And here's the last one, number four. (speaking in foreign language) - Fruit is the most attractive thing about Christians. (speaking in foreign language) - Sometimes when I'm driving. (speaking in foreign language) - And I see an orange field. (speaking in foreign language) - And I look at them and see how good they look. (speaking in foreign language) - And I say what beautiful oranges. (speaking in foreign language) - Because they communicate life. (speaking in foreign language) - I love what Jesus said.

(speaking in foreign language) - About how people would know that we are his followers. (speaking in foreign language) - How people will know that we are his followers. (speaking in foreign language) - Look at what he said in John. (speaking in foreign language) - By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another. (speaking in foreign language) - Not by your political party. (speaking in foreign language) - Not because you're well behaved. (speaking in foreign language) - No, it's not because of these things. (speaking in foreign language) - Not because you come to church. (speaking in foreign language) - Because there are many people who come to church and they're not Christians. (speaking in foreign language) - How will they know? (speaking in foreign language) - If you love one another. (speaking in foreign language) - And look at what Jesus continued to say in Matthew seven. (speaking in foreign language) - You can identify them by their fruit. (speaking in foreign language) - What's most attractive to the world?

(speaking in foreign language) - Those that don't know Jesus. (speaking in foreign language) - It is our fruit. (speaking in foreign language) - Not the counterfeit that they already know. (speaking in foreign language) - So let's let's. (speaking in foreign language) - Our prayer and our purpose. (speaking in foreign language) - Be for our fruit to grow. (speaking in foreign language) - By the power of the Holy Spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - Because the world wants. (speaking in foreign language) - The fruit that only comes from that. (speaking in foreign language) - That fruit that is produced by God. (speaking in foreign language) - And together, let's be a church that makes a difference. (speaking in foreign language) - A church that is full of the Holy Spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - I'd like for you to bow your heads and close your eyes, please. (speaking in foreign language) - Some of you are here. (speaking in foreign language)

- And if you're being honest, (speaking in foreign language) - You feel like a tree that's been dried up. (speaking in foreign language) (speaking in foreign language) - And you feel disconnected from God. (speaking in foreign language) - If you feel far from God. (speaking in foreign language) - And you want to change that today. (speaking in foreign language) - Then repeat this in your heart. (speaking in foreign language) - And say, "Lord Jesus." (speaking in foreign language) - I come to you. (speaking in foreign language) - I give you my life. (speaking in foreign language) - I give you my past. (speaking in foreign language) - I give you my sin. (speaking in foreign language) - I receive your forgiveness and your purpose. (speaking in foreign language) - And today I choose to follow you. (speaking in foreign language) - Now allow me to pray for everyone. (speaking in foreign language) - God in this moment.

(speaking in foreign language) - I ask that you fill us with your Holy Spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - So that we can bear fruit. (speaking in foreign language) - So that the world may know. (speaking in foreign language) - That we are your disciples. (speaking in foreign language) - That we are your followers. (speaking in foreign language) - By the way that we love. (speaking in foreign language) - And the way that we behave. (speaking in foreign language) - Lord help us Holy Spirit. (speaking in foreign language) - I pray so that in the moment that we fall into the counterfeit. (speaking in foreign language) - May your Holy Spirit make an adjustment in our hearts. (speaking in foreign language) - And open our eyes. So that we can continue to grow in your fruit. [SPEAKING SPANISH] In your name. Thank you so much for watching the message. [SPEAKING SPANISH] Subscribe to this channel so you won't miss a video and share it with a friend.

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