Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

In this message from Student Central’s fruit of the Spirit series, Richard Barkhimer takes on faithfulness by asking a simple but convicting question: are we truly dependable people? He opens by defining faithfulness as steadfast loyalty, absolute reliability, and unwavering trust, then challenges the students that if we are faithful to anything naturally, it tends to be our own inconsistency. Using a mix of scripture and sitcom characters, he walks through what faithfulness looks like in our actions, our words, and our relationships, reminding the students that being faithful to a future spouse starts long before marriage by honoring what God has reserved for it. Richard closes by pointing to God as the ultimate standard of faithfulness, reminding us that even when we were saying no to him he remained true, and that his Spirit dwelling in us is what gives us the power to become the dependable, trustworthy, reliable people the world desperately needs.