79. The Fruit of the Spirit | What It Is and How It Grows

79. The Fruit of the Spirit | What It Is and How It Grows

From Healthy & Redeemed - Helping Christians Grow in Mental and Spiritual Health by Healey Ikerd, LPC, LMFT

April 7, 2026 · 30 min · Season 3 · Episode 31

About this episode

This episode lays the foundation for a series on the Fruit of the Spirit, exploring biblical concepts and the distinction between fruit and gifts of the Spirit.

Send us your thoughts through Fan Mail Have you ever looked at the list of the fruit of the Spirit and turned it into a personal improvement checklist? In this episode, we lay the foundation for our new series on the Fruit of the Spirit. We explore Galatians 5:22-23 and John 15 to understand what biblical abiding really means, the difference between the fruit and gifts of the Spirit, and why striving harder is not the answer. We also tackle the tension between God's grace and our ...

People in this episode

Host: Healey Ikerd

Topics covered

  • Fruit of the Spirit
  • biblical abiding
  • God's grace
  • personal improvement
  • difference between fruit and gifts of the Spirit

Keywords

  • Fruit of the Spirit
  • Galatians
  • John
  • personal improvement checklist
  • God's grace
  • spiritual growth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Galatians 5:22-23, John 15

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