V\ \i 101 INSIGHTS ON THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AND CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COMPILED BY DELBERT AND SUSAN BAKER POWERFUL TRAITS »FOR^ CITRISTTAN LEADERS 101 INSIGHTS ON THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AND CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COMPILED BY DELBERT AND SUSAN BAKER Printed2005,OakwoodCollege,Huntsville,Alabama Thiscollectionofdefinitions,references,andquotationswascompiledby DelbertW.Baker,Ph.D.,PresidentofOakwoodCollege SusanM. Baker,DPTSc,PhysicalTherapistandEducator TextsarequotedfromtheAMPLIFIEDBIBLE (AB),TheLockmanFoundation;TheClear Word (CW),AnExpandedParaphrasetoBuildStrongFaithandNurtureSpiritualGrowth; DakeAnnotated Reference Bible Oudines: Dake Publishing; God'sWord to the Nadons (GW), NavPress; ilumina Gold: Visual Book Productions; KingJamesVersion (KJV); New InternadonalVersion (NIV),InternationalBibleSociety;TheLivingBible (TLB),Biblesoft, Inc.; The Message (MsgB), The Bible in Contemporary Language, NavPress; New King JamesVersion (NKfV),ThomasNelson, Inc.; Otherreferencesinclude: EncartaReference Library, Holman's Bible Dictionary; The Complete Published Ellen G. White Writings; ChoosingtheFruitoftheSpirit (Adapted),MaxLucado. EditedbyBillCleveland Coverdesign,bookdesign,andlayout:HowardBullard Projectcoordinator:JeannieWatkins Proofreaders:ShirleyIheanacho,KavenIble Typeface:ITCBaskerville ThisQuoteBook,PowerfulTraitsforChristianLeaders,istheseventhinthe101QuoteBook Series annually prepared for Oakwood College graduates. Quotebook titles include: ThoughtsfortheJourney (1999), TheSatisfactionofService(2000), TheSuccess Workbook (2001), The Coping Workbook (2002), The Help-YourselfListBook (2003), Healthy Habits (2004); and Powerful Traitsfor Christian Leaders (2005). Each ofthe quotebooks can be found at the OakwoodCollegewebsite:www.oakwood.edu/goldmine/quotebook. DEDICATION Oakwood College Board ofTrustees For their Governance through the Years FormerPresidents ofOakwood College for theirpast and present contributions to the success ofOakwood College Dr. Benjamin R Reaves and family Dr. Calvin B. Rockand family Dr. FrankW. Hale, II and family Dr. Garland Millet and family J. Dr. Emerson A. Cooper (Interim) and Family LETTERTO GRADUATES Dear Graduat and Reader, Congratulations for completing this phase ofyour educationaljourney. Our prayersandsupportare withyouasyoumoveforward. This QuoteBookis theseventh in the annual QuoteBookSeriesforgraduating seniors.ThisyearthetideisPowerfulTraitsforChristianLeaders. ItcoverstheFruitof theSpiritlistedinGalatians, a subjectwhichfitscomfortablywith thenowpopular fieldofEmotionalIntelligence. IfyouhavetheFruitoftheSpirit,whereveryougo, whateveryoudo,youwillbeasuccess.Nolaw,policy,rule,orguidelinecanstopyou becauseyouareusingheaven'ssecretsforemotionalintelligence! Sotakethetimetocarefullyreadthrough thisbookanddotheexercisesatthe endofeachsection.WithGod'shelp,implementthesetraitsintopracticeandexpe- rience the difference. While Emotional Intelligence is a helpful system for uncfer- standingand managingyouremotions and responding to the emotions ofothers, thepowerfulprinciplesoftheFruitoftheSpiritasoutiinedintheWordofGodcon- nectyouwithsomethingfarmorepowerful andeffectual-the HolySpirit! AsyouleaveOakwoodCollege, remembertopreserve thelegacyandliveupto ouraim, "Education,Excellence,Eternity,"andourmotto, "EntertoLearn,Depart to Serve." MayGod'srichestblessingsandsuccessbewithyou. Verysincerely. PresidentandMrs. DelbertW. Baker May2005 . Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/detaiIs/powerfuItraitsfo2005bake TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I. LOVE-First Fruit ofthe Spirit 4 1. LoveAcceptsandForgives 6 2. Love IsEmotionallyIntelligent 7 3. Love IsWildlyRedemptive 9 4. Love Goesthe ExtraMile 9 5. LoveIsDiligent 10 6. LoveIsBoldandInclusive 11 7. Love Is Powerful 12 8. LoveIsInteractive 13 9. Love Produces Good Outcomes 13 10. LoveIsRewarding 14 APPLICATION: MakingLOVE aPartofMe 16 ChapterII. JOY-SecondFruitoftheSpirit 19 11. JoyIsaDeliberateChoice 21 12. JoyIsaUniversalActivity. 21 13. JoyOften Follows aBreakthrough 21 14. JoyIsRevealedin Creation 22 15. JoyResultsFromAcceptance ofChrist 23 16. JoyResultsFromaSpiritualFormula 23 17. JoyComesFrom Knowing, LovingChrist 25 18. JoyComesFromForgiveness 26 19. JoyComesFrom theWord ofGod 27 20. Joyin Trials Can Be Encouraged ByKindness 28 APPLICATION: MakingJOYa Part ofMe 30 ChapterIII. PEACE-Third Fruitofthe Spirit 33 21. Peace andJoyAre Infectious 35 22. Peace Can BeAchieved inAnySituation 36 23. Peace Comes Through Suffering 36 24. Peace Means RemovingWalls 37 25. Peace Comes Through Christ 38 26. Peace and Fame Come From Faith 39 27. Peace Is a Divine-Human Transaction 42 28. Peace and Sin Do Not Mix 43 29. Peace Should Exist Between Believers 43 30. Peace Is Governed by Rules 44 APPLICATION: Making PEACE a Part ofMe 46 ChapterTV. PATIENCE-Fourth Fruit ofthe Spirit 49 31. Patience Brings Blessings 51 32. Patience Is Enduring the Pain 51 33. Patience Is Believing,Waiting, andWatching 53 34. Patience Plus Obedience Is a SavingCombination 54 35. Patience Leads to Character Building 55 36. Patience Is the KeytoAdventReadiness 56 37. Patience Is Necessary During End-Time 57 38. Patience Is Acquired Through Time and Trial 58 39. Patience Rewards Those Who Wait 59 40. Patience Received Requires Patience to Be Extended 59 APPLICATION: Making PATIENCE a Part ofMe 62 ChapterV. KINDNESS-Fifth Fruit ofthe Spirit 65 41. Kindness DiscernsWhen Help Is Needed 67 42. Kindness Radically Extends Itselffor Others 68