LOVE THAT CARRIES | Abounding in Love Series | Bethel AG Church | Rev. Johnson V | 18th October 2026

Love is not something you manufacture — it's fruit that grows out of who you are. In this Sunday message from Bethel AG Church, Hebbal, we look at Galatians 5 and the difference between the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit, walking through all nine qualities of that one fruit: love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. You'll also be encouraged to love with wisdom and knowledge, to keep forgiving even when it has to happen a hundred times, and to let God's love heal the wounds that make loving hard.

This Sunday sermon explores the love of God as the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22, in a world where the Bible warns that love will grow cold. The message contrasts works of the flesh with fruit that grows naturally out of a life connected to Christ, using pictures from agriculture — biotic potential and environmental resistance — to explain how God grows His character in us through both His design and life's difficulties. It teaches forgiveness as an ongoing choice, points to David's honesty about his pain in the Psalms, and walks through Joseph's response to his brothers as an example of love that forgives, confronts wisely and refuses revenge. It closes with Luke 10:27, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and John 3:16 — showing that real love always costs something and always makes people stronger, not dependent.

### Chapters
00:00 Opening Confession & Love Growing Cold
04:44 Works of the Flesh vs. the Fruit of the Spirit
14:45 The Nine Qualities of the Fruit of the Spirit
22:17 Forgiveness, Healing and Honest Prayer
29:03 Joseph: Love, Wisdom and Confronting Rightly
40:58 Love That Costs: The Good Samaritan & John 3:16

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Love is the foundation of every other quality of the fruit of the Spirit, and it grows as we stay connected to Christ through prayer and the Word rather than by trying harder. This message calls us to love with knowledge and wisdom so we aren't destroyed in the process, to keep forgiving as often as the hurt returns, and to bring our real pain to God the way David did instead of concealing it. Whether the challenge is a difficult family member, a betrayal, rejection or a past you're still carrying, the invitation is the same: become secure in God's love, let His love change you, and let it flow out to the people He has placed in your life.