Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-234).

Introduction: A More Excellent Way of Living 5 -- Part 1 Known by Our Fruit -- 1 The Good Fruit Will Keep You Where the Gifts Take You 13 -- 2 Motivated by Our Gifts 19 -- 3 Motivated (a Little Too Much) by the Gifts 25.

4 Bearing Good Fruit from the Inside Out 33 -- 5 Inspecting Fruit and Discerning Deception 41 -- 6 Fruit for the Good Times and in Reserve for Other Times 53 -- Part 2 Developing the Fruit -- 7 Love -- You Have It in You 61.

8 Faithfulness -- Never Giving Up 73 -- 9 Goodness -- Going About Doing Good 89 -- 10 Patience -- Lacking Nothing 109 -- 11 Kindness -- Easy to Get Along With 129 -- 12 Peace -- Keeping It 145 -- 13 Humility -- Strength under Control 169.

14 Joy -- You Can Handle Anything When You Have This 189 -- 15 Self-Control -- Making the Right Choices 203 -- Prayer for a Personal Relationship with the Lord 223.

"Do you want to learn the secrets to leading a powerful, effective, fulfilling and rewarding life -- one that will help others achieve their goals as well? God has made available to us the means for leading an exceptional life when we recognize and focus on the things that He tells us are important. It is imortant to God that we have more love, joy and peace in our lives--more patience, kindness and goodness--more faithfulness, humility and self-control. Developing these attirbutes of God's nature, the fruit of the Spirit, empowers us to become all that God created us to be." --Back cover.