Ruth, Habakkuk, Elisha, Joseph, Rahab, Daniel, Caleb, Moses, and Jesus portrayed as Black biblical figures in ancient settings

Morning Manna series

Fruit of the Spirit

Nine fruits. Nine biblical lives. One Spirit at work.

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Across nine weeks, Morning Manna traced the Spirit’s fruit through ordinary, flawed, faithful lives—from Ruth’s steadfast love to Jesus’ perfect self-control.

01

Ruth

Love

Grain gathered in faithfulness

Day1 -Fruit of the Spirit: LOVE (Week 1 of 9)

Ruth 1:16-17

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Day 2 - Fruit of the Spirit: LOVE (Week 1 of 9)

Ruth 2:11-12, 20

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Day3-Fruit of the Spirit: LOVE (Week 1 of 9)

Ruth 3:9-11

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Day4-Fruit of the Spirit: LOVE (Week 1 of 9)

Ruth 4:14-17

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02

Habakkuk

Joy

Praise before circumstances change

Day1-Fruit of the Spirit: Joy, Week 2

Habakkuk 1:2-4, 12-13

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Day2-Fruit of the Spirit: Joy, Week 2

Habakkuk 2:1-4

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Day3-Fruit of the Spirit: Joy, Week 2

Habakkuk 3:2, 16

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Day4-Fruit of the Spirit: Joy, Week 2

Habakkuk 3:17-19

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03

Elisha

Peace

Calm in a surrounded city

Day1-Fruit of the Spirit: Peace Week 3

2 Kings 6:15-16

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Day 2-Fruit of the Spirit: Peace, Week 3

2 Kings 6:17

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Day 3-Fruit of the Spirit: Peace, Week 3

2 Kings 6:18-20

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Day 4-Fruit of the Spirit: Peace, Week 3

2 Kings 6:21-23

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04

Joseph

Patience

A promise through pit and prison

Day 1 Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

Genesis 37:23-28

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Day 2 Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

Genesis 39:2-6, 19-23

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Day 3 Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

Genesis 40:14-15, 23

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Day 4 Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

Genesis 41:1, 14, 39-41

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05

Rahab

Kindness

A scarlet cord and a promise kept

Day 1 Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness

Joshua 2:1-11

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Day 3 Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness

Joshua 2:12-14, 17-21

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Kindness Kept in the Chaos

Joshua 6:22–25

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06

Daniel

Goodness

A resolve made before anyone watched

Day 1 Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Daniel 1:8–16

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Day 2 Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Daniel 6:1–5

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Day 3 Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Daniel 6:7–10

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Day 4 Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Daniel 6:16, 19–23, 25–27

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07

Caleb

Faithfulness

Forty years trusting the promise

Day 1 Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

Numbers 13:30; 14:6–9

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Day 2 Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

Numbers 14:20–24, 30–34

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Day 3 Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

Joshua 14:6–12

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Day 4 Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

Joshua 14:13–15; Judges 1:12–15

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08

Moses

Gentleness

Strength willing to release authority

Day 1 Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

Numbers 12:1–3

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Day 2 Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

Numbers 12:9–13

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Day 3 Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

Numbers 11:26–29

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Day 4 Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

Numbers 27:15–20, 22–23

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09

Jesus

Self-Control

The shortcut refused in the wilderness

Day 1 Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

Matthew 4:1–4

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Day 2 Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

Matthew 4:5–7

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Day 3 Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

Matthew 4:8-11

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Day 4 Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

Matthew 4:11; Luke 4:14, 18-19

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Seven Silent Killers

The Sins That Don’t Look Deadly

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