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Genesis 1:9-13

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then God said let the waters

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below the heavens be gathered

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into one place

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and let the dry land appear and it was so

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God called the dry land earth

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and the gathering of the waters

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He called seas

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and God saw that it was good

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then God said

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let the earth sprout vegetation

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plants yielding seed

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and fruit trees on the earth

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bearing fruit after their kind

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with seed in them and it was so

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the earth brought forth vegetation

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plants yielding seed after their kind

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trees bearing fruit

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with seed in them after their kind

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and God saw that it was good

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there was evening

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there was morning

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the third day

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this is the beginning again

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of the Hebrew cycle

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of reading through various

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passages in the Torah

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it's the very beginning called Beresheet

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and today is Shabbat again

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so I want to greet you

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with Shabbat Shalom

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as we're celebrating this day

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this Shabbat

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a time of rest and remembrance

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of deliverance from Egypt

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and of God's finishing creation

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but what I want to share

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with you today

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the thing that God just

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emphasized for me

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as I was reading through this

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this particular passage

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is that every tree

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every plant bears fruit

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after it's own kind

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every living thing bears fruit

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after it's own kind

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you're never going to plant

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an apple seed and get a pear tree

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you're not going to plant

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an avocado seed

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and somehow get a banana tree

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no every seed bears fruit

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after its own kind

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here's what you need to understand

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do you know that if you are born again

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you've entered into covenant

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with the LORD Himself

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that your spirit was born again

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and filled with the life

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and the righteousness

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of the LORD Himself

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and the consequence of that is

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that spirit, your spirit

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is righteous and will bear fruit

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after its own kind

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do you know what that's called

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it's called the fruit of the spirit

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and so if you understand

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your spirit is born again

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it can't bear any kind of fruit

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other than the fruit of the spirit

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so here's the point

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if you get the door open

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as it were to the spirit

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so that you are allowing

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your spirit filled with the Holy Spirit

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to govern your mind

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your will and your emotions

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do you know what kind of fruit

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that your life will bear?

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fruit of the spirit

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because it can't bear

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any other kind of fruit

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on the other hand if you

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get your mind will and emotions

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you're so open to the flesh

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you know what kind of fruit

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you're going to bear

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fruit of the flesh

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I'm not talking about the physical body

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there's nothing wrong with your body

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the flesh is just a Biblical term

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talking about the remnant of sin

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that wants to assert itself

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rise up and operate through you

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how do you overcome

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the deeds of the flesh

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what you do is get the door

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open to the spirit

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walk in the spirit

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allow your spirit to dominate your soul

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and how do you do that

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by loving God

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by meditating on His word

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by feeding your spirit

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so that your spirit becomes

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stronger and stronger and stronger

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like a muscle

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and as you walk in the spirit

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you will bear fruit of the spirit

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fruit after the kind of seed

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that's in your spirit

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so you can take seed from the spirit

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and plant it in your mind

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you know what your mind

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will dwell on?

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fruit of the spirit

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you know what your life will manifest?

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fruit of the spirit

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or you can take seed

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from the flesh

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fill your mind with that

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and you know what's going to happen?

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you're going to manifest

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fruit of the flesh

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I just encourage you today

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as you read this passage

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as you're thinking about Genesis 1

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it's the beginning

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let today be the beginning for you

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of a new time of walking in the spirit

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and remember as you do that

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everyday, today especially

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love God with all your heart

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just bless people around you

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and you will make a difference