Living the Fruitful Life

Haneke PhD Dianne Myers

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Who is God? What is He like? What does God desire us to become? How does He want us to live? This yearlong devotional clarifies these questions for you by meditating on the fruit of the Spirit and ten parallel New Testament passages. It takes twenty-one days to make a habithow about twenty-eight to thirty-one days of love, joy, peace? Might we better grasp God and His desires? Weekly focuses guide us closer to Almighty God.This great guide to help us pray through the fruits of the spirit and understand them better. Practical actions guide us to see more of the fruit of Gods Spirit in our lives.Jeremy Story, President of Campus Renewal MinistriesDianne Haneke is a long-time friend. I value her and her husband, John. They have lived Psalm 84:57, and Diannes book is able to help and inspire others on their lifes journey. Dr. George O. Wood, General Superintendent, General Council, Assemblies of God, Springfield, MissouriWe encourage you to embark on this devotional journey with Dianne as she shares words of wisdom to equip you to flourish in your Christian walk. Pastors Rob and Laura Koke, Shoreline Church, Austin, TexasI have always enjoyed Diannes work. This devotional is well written and inspiringmaking me look forward to my devotional time each day. I am encouraging all my parishioners to read it! David Scott, Pastor of Family of Hope Church, Saugerties, New York

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• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: Inspiring Voices
• Date de parution: 31 juillet 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781462410095
• Langue: English

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Copyright © 2014 Dianne Myers Haneke PhD.
 
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Inspiring Voices rev. date: 07/31/2014
Contents
Resources
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Additional Endorsements
Preface
January: Love
February: Joy
March: Peace
April: Patience/Longsuffering
May: Kindness
June: Goodness
July: Faith/Faithfulness
August: Meekness
September: Self-Control/Temperance
October: Truth
November: Mercy
December: Hope
Epilogue
Bible Version Comparison Chart
Ten Parallel Passages Chart
About the Author
Resources
Scripture taken from the Amplified Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. AMPL
 
Scripture taken from American Standard Version. ASV
 
Scripture taken from Good News Bible. GNB
 
Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Bible. KJV
 
Scripture taken from Living New Testament. LNT
 
All Scripture quotations in this publications are from The Message. Copyright (c) by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. MESS
 
Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.” ( www.Lockman.org ). NASB
 
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™ All rights reserved. NIV
 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. NKJV
Dedication
This devotional is dedicated to our loving, caring daughter, Julie Ann Haneke Velasco, who went to live with Jesus April 17, 2013, after battling cancer for two years. In her 39 years of life she lived the fruitful life and touched many lives… as a child, as a teen, as an adult, and especially as a Special Education Teacher and Instructional Coach. She impacted lives as coach of volleyball, basketball, and then softball. In her seven some years at Manor High School, Manor TX, she influenced many administrators, faculty, staff, students, and especially athletes as well as parents and community! She is still being remembered this year (2014) by athletic teams at the Manor High School.
I also dedicate this devotional to the rest of our family, all who desperately miss Julie…
Ty Noah, her son (11 years old as of 6/20/14)
Johnny Velasco, her husband (married July 2, 2012)
John and Dianne Haneke, parents
Mark Haneke, older brother
Debra Lindner, older sister; Erik, Alyssa, & Aaliyah Trotter
Aunt Donna & Uncle Milt Reilley
Cousins: Casey Reilley; Kelley, Scott, & Bentley Rollans
John and Tony Velasco, her parents-in-law
Jesse, Yvette Velasco, and Haley & Alex Velasco
Joel, Chelsea, and Olivia & Sebastian Velasco
Melissa (Velasco), Brian & Noah McKinzie
And NY nieces & nephews: Antonio, Angie, & Nico Camporeale.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to each of the following:
Kay Lindskoog for inspiring and encouraging me to write the original draft back in 1983.
Ginny Cleveland, Kathy Doyle and Emily Mockovciak for support and encouragement in the early drafts.
Jacob at Inspiring Voices who kept in touch while I was helping our daughter fight cancer, especially during Home Hospice.
Ashly Taylor, my Inspiring Voices consultant who encouraged me throughout the process.
My family who tolerated Omi holed up in her cave busily writing her latest book, which has been on the back burner since 1983.
Friends who asked to reserve copies while I was still writing this final manuscript this year.
Foreword
By Dr. Cornell Haan,
National Facilitator, Mission America Coalition
Pastor Rick Warren wrote, The Purpose Driven Life , which sold over 32 million copies and has inspired millions to answer the question, “What on earth am I here for?” Dr. Dianne Haneke, PhD, has written something of a sequel answering the question , “Who am I and how can the Fruits of the Spirit change me?”
Both Pastor Rick Warren and Dr. Dianne Haneke tragically lost a child in mid-life. The Warrens lost their son, Matthew at age 27. The Hanekes lost their daughter at age 39. Generally, people tend to expect that they will die before their children. When life forces us to bury our dearly loved children, it introduces us to another kind of pain that tests our inner fabric begging us to answer, “Who am I?” “How have I prepared myself for life’s challenges?”
Dianne Haneke wrote this book for the purpose of developing your inner strength. Oh, it is not intended to be a quick read, but it a daily feeding for you—your inner strength and the growth of your soul and spirit.
People are like ducks floating smoothly on the surface, but paddling like crazy under the water. We tend to put their best face forward often knowing that underneath the façade panic. Dr. Haneke has discovered how we can utilize the Fruits of the Spirit to experience the blessing of God’s character.
Often we have people surrounding us that we would like to change. You can’t change others! Likely you have tried and failed. You have had a hard enough time changing yourself. Reading and absorbing the daily message in Dianne’s writings is the best way I know with which you have a chance of changing yourself.
May God bless you as you receive God’s Fruit.
Additional Endorsements
“If you knew Dianne as well as my wife and I do, you would see the presence of God’s Spirit in her heart and soul. Every book she writes is at the top of the ladder, and still going.” Pastor Bill Dropko, Greenacres Christian Fellowship, Spokane WA.
“Dianne Haneke presents an in-depth, thought- provoking challenge for life-changing action to live a true Christian lifestyle demonstrating the Fruits of the Spirit.” Dr. Don C. Jones, Gresham, OR; Adjunct Professor, Northwest University, Salem Campus.
“Focusing on the written and Living Word draws us closer to our Faithful King and Lord who enables us to do what pleases Him. Dianne shares the Word with understanding and encouragement for growth.” Lauretta DuBois, retired missionary, Wycliffe Bible Translators in the Philippines.
“ Reflecting the nature and character of the Father is to be the mark of a Christian. The insights on the fruit of the Spirit presented bring glory to our God as we let Him apply His Word to our daily lives.” James and Eloise Neely, Assemblies of God World Missions since 1970.
“Having known Dianne for 50+ years, we endorse her as a Christian living whole-heartedly the Spirit-filled fruitful life. Her constant quest for spiritual growth and Truth from God’s Word is an inspiration. We look forward to becoming more fruitful in our own lives through reading and practicing Living the Fruitful Life: A Daily Devotional .” Drs. Wayne and Judy Cagle, 44 years in Asia Pacific, Assemblies of God World Missions.
“It is easy for me to endorse anything Dianne writes because I know not only her writing style, and appreciate it, but her person and her humble deep desire to follow the Lord, which I appreciate even more, having known her for over 50 years. Thus this latest volume will flow with words and as well as heart on the fruit of the Spirit, a familiar text with a fresh perspective. We look forward to using it in our own devotional life.” Robert Bayley, D. Min. Minister of Word and Sacrament, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Preface
Living the Fruitful Life is intended to inspire us to a deeper relationship with God, allowing His Holy Spirit to sow and grow the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives allowing others to taste and see that the Lord is good… taste the reality of God’s character… taste and be inspired as we bear His Fruit of the Holy Spirit He has sown in our lives.
If it takes 21 days to establish a habit, what will 28-31 days of immersing ourselves in one of God’s Fruit of the Holy Spirit – actually, His character – do in our lives? Will we be more able to give and receive love after spending 31 days meditating on His love and the love He desires for us to share with others? How about 28 days immersed in joy? Will we come forth more joyful than before we started? Will 31 days of meditating on God’s peace enable us to live more peacefully? I bel