1. The Fruit of the Spirit the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self- control 2. GOODNESSGOODNESS 3. Goodness: theGoodness: the quality or state ofquality or state of being good.being good. 4. In Christ we can beIn Christ we can be full of Goodnessfull of Goodness 5. I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, thatI myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodnessyou yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.knowledge and able to instruct one another. ButBut on some points I have written to you very boldlyon some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminderby way of reminder, because of the grace given, because of the grace given me by God to be a minister of Christ Jesus to theme by God to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel ofGentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God,God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may beso that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:14-16 ESVRomans 15:14-16 ESV 6. I am sending him back to you, sending my veryI am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to keep him withheart. I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on yourme, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, butbehalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, but I preferred to do nothing without your consent inI preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be byorder that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.compulsion but of your own accord. Philemon 1:12-14 ESVPhilemon 1:12-14 ESV 7. For it is impossible, in the case of those who haveFor it is impossible, in the case of those who have onceonce been enlightened, who have tasted thebeen enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of Godand have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to comeand the powers of the age to come, and then, and then have fallen away, to restore them again tohave fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once againrepentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding himthe Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.up to contempt. Hebrews 6:4-6 ESVHebrews 6:4-6 ESV 8. Are you ready to respond to the Good News?Are you ready to respond to the Good News?