Week 13 — Abiding Produces Character | Greg Broussard

Week 13 — Abiding Produces Character | Greg Broussard | Galatians 5:16-25

Full Sunday Morning Bible Class including; lesson of the day, discussions, questions and answers. Speaker: Deac. Greg Broussard

Tension: Behavior management vs. Spirit formation

Formation Outcome: Trusting the Spirit’s work

Grounding Questions:

• When you think about spiritual growth, do you focus more on behavior change or heart change?

• Which fruit of the Spirit feels most difficult to cultivate consistently?

Expanded Teaching

In Galatians 5, Paul contrasts two competing sources of life: the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit.

The key issue is not simply what believers do, but what believers are being formed into.

Paul does not say “produce fruit,” but “walk by the Spirit.” Fruit grows from connection, not pressure.

The works of the flesh are plural because they fragment life and distort relationships. The fruit of the Spirit is singular because it reflects unified character shaped by the Spirit’s presence. Abiding shifts spiritual formation from behavior control to Spirit-led transformation.

Group Discussion Questions

• Why is behavior management often easier than Spirit dependence?

• Which fruit of the Spirit most clearly reflects connection to Christ?

• How does abiding reshape how we 

MacDonald Ave Church of Christ, Richmond, CA Sunday Morning Bible Class, Apr 05, 2026 (Rev.1)