Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-234).
Introduction: A More Excellent Way of Living Known by Our Fruit -- The Good Fruit Will Keep You Where the Gifts Take You Motivated by Our Gifts Motivated (a Little Too Much) by the Gifts 5 -- Part 1 1 13 -- 2 19 -- 3 25. Bearing Good Fruit from the Inside Out Inspecting Fruit and Discerning Deception Fruit for the Good Times and in Reserve for Other Times Developing the Fruit -- Love -- You Have It in You 4 33 -- 5 41 -- 6 53 -- Part 2 7 61. Faithfulness -- Never Giving Up Goodness -- Going About Doing Good Patience -- Lacking Nothing Kindness -- Easy to Get Along With Peace -- Keeping It Humility -- Strength under Control 8 73 -- 9 89 -- 10 109 -- 11 129 -- 12 145 -- 13 169. Joy -- You Can Handle Anything When You Have This Self-Control -- Making the Right Choices Prayer for a Personal Relationship with the Lord 14 189 -- 15 203 -- 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.