Love is the fruit of the Spirit that encompasses all the other fruit of the Spirit - they all build-up to the fruit of love. This is the reason the fruits were covered in reverse order during this series on the fruit of the Holy Spirit listed in Galatians 5. The Greek word used for love in this passage is "agape", it describes the very character of God. Practical applications of how to grow in this fruit are outlined in this sermon.

Gary Petty

Beyond Today Presenter, United Church of God Pastor

Gary Petty is a 1978 graduate of Ambassador College with a BS in mass communications. He worked for six years in radio in Pennsylvania and Texas. He was ordained a minister in 1984 and has served congregations in Longview and Houston Texas; Rockford, Illinois; Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin; and San Antonio, Austin and Waco, Texas. He presently pastors United Church of God congregations in Nashville, Murfreesboro and Jackson, Tennessee.