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This week, Ray and Isaac continue the What’s Growing in You? series with Patience.

We’ve all heard the saying, “Patience is a virtue.” But in Galatians 5, Paul calls it something more specific: fruit.

Ray and Isaac explore what biblical patience really means, the difference between being patient and having patience, and why the Greek word makrothymia carries the idea of being “long-tempered” — having a long fuse with people.

They also look at why patience mattered so much in the divided Galatian church, how God Himself is described as slow to anger, and what happens when we’re forced to wait on people, circumstances, or even God.

Patience isn’t simply how long you’re willing to wait. It’s who you become while you’re waiting.

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This week, Ray and Isaac continue the What’s Growing in You? series with Peace.

What does biblical peace really mean? Is it simply feeling calm, or is it something deeper? Ray and Isaac explore the Greek word eirēnē, the Old Testament idea of shalom, and the difference between having peace with God, experiencing the peace of God, and becoming someone who brings peace into the lives of others.

From Isaiah’s promise of “perfect peace” to Jesus sleeping through the storm, they wrestle with a powerful question:

Can we have peace before our circumstances change?

Because biblical peace isn’t the absence of a storm. It’s security in knowing who is with you in the middle of it.

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This week, Ray and Isaac continue the What’s Growing in You? series with the second characteristic Paul names in Galatians 5: Joy.

What’s the difference between joy and happiness? Can you still have joy when life is painful, disappointing, or uncertain? And what does it really mean to “choose joy” without pretending everything is okay?

From Paul and Silas worshiping in prison to James’ challenge to “consider it pure joy,” Ray and Isaac explore how biblical joy is rooted deeper than circumstances and why it may have less to do with the smile on our face and more to do with the foundation under our feet.

Can you have joy even when you’re not happy?

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