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Northpoint Community Church
Juicy Fruit: LOVE I Pastor Denny Rodney Duron
Our mission at Northpoint Community Church is to LOVE GOD WELL! We uphold this mission through our four pillars: We Exalt Jesus consistently, Love Each Other completely, Build His Church community, and Serve Humanity compassionately. Our Lead Pastors, Denny Rodney and Sarah Duron, staff, and servant-leaders are excited to help you connect to this community. Connect with us online at ncc.team or follow us on Instagram & Facebook - @ccnorthpoint.
Locations & Times
Northpoint Community Church
4204 Airline Dr, Bossier City, LA 71111, USA
Sunday 9:15 AM
Sunday 11:15 AM
Juicy Fruit: Taste the Goodness of a Spirit-Filled Life
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
LOVE
Love is the first fruit of the Spirit— and it’s not by accident.
Because everything else grows from it.
Love is the first fruit of the Spirit— and it’s not by accident.
Because everything else grows from it.
COUNTERFEIT FRUIT: IMITATION WITHOUT TRANSFORMATION
Genesis 2:9
God placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden.
God placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden.
Genesis 2:16–17
“You are free to eat from any tree… but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
“You are free to eat from any tree… but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eye, and desirable for gaining wisdom… she took some and ate it.
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eye, and desirable for gaining wisdom… she took some and ate it.
Genesis 3:1 “Did God really say…?”
The enemy didn’t begin with temptation—he began with challenging the words of God.
The enemy didn’t begin with temptation—he began with challenging the words of God.
Luke 23:46
“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”
“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
Galatians 5:19-21
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
1 John 4:20
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.
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There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
LOVE IS ALIGNMENT, NOT EMOTION
1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
→ Examine yourself first.
→ Anchor to obedience.
→ Speak truth.
→ Stay committed.
→ Anchor to obedience.
→ Speak truth.
→ Stay committed.
YOU CAN’T GIVE WHAT YOU HAVEN’T RECEIVED
1 John 4:16,19
16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
19 We love because he first loved us.
16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
19 We love because he first loved us.
We don’t start with loving people. We start with being loved by God.
Romans 5:5
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
LOVE IS THE ROOT OF EVERYTHING
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
John 15:5
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.
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.
Am I connected to the source of love?
1. Take an inventory of the fruit in your life: What’s coming out of your life?
2. Stop eating fake fruit: If it looks good but pulls you from God—it’s poison.
3. Receive God’s love daily: Not occasionally—daily.
4. Choose obedience over feelings: Even when it costs you.
1. Take an inventory of the fruit in your life: What’s coming out of your life?
2. Stop eating fake fruit: If it looks good but pulls you from God—it’s poison.
3. Receive God’s love daily: Not occasionally—daily.
4. Choose obedience over feelings: Even when it costs you.
Generosity is our Worship
Your giving is making a difference in our community and all over the world! Because of you, students are being fed at 12 Bossier Parish schools and receiving thousands of uniforms. And, you are also making it possible for missionaries and pastors to receive resources in Europe and Asia. Thank you!
https://northpointcommunitychurch.churchcenter.com/giving