Mike+,

This Sunday I'll finish up a 3-part sermon series that began with my 
tackling the whole wheat and tares parable in conjunction with Romans 8.  I 
end up tying it all to the list in Galatians of the qualities of redeemed 
human nature (love, peace, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 
gentleness, and self-control).  As I was working on it, I found myself 
beginning to tell people that these are the things they should aim for. 
Pelagius was rearing his Welsh head.  I backed up and talked about their 
being fruits of the Spirit that can only come to us through prayer, worship, 
and the sacraments.  Amazing the response I got from people.  They'd never 
been taught anything like that before.

Mark+