As part of our series on The Holy Spirit we are starting a mini-series on ‘The Fruit of the Spirit’ and this week Anthony Hilder introduces the subject and looks at the first of the fruit ‘Love’. We find reference to The Fruit of the Spirit in Paul’s letter to the Galatian church. To set the context for this series, Anthony looks at who the Galatian church was and why Paul was writing his letter to them. He unpacks how the Galatian church was being drawn back to living under rules and regulations ‘The Law’, rather than being lead by the Spirit. Living under the Law draws us away from relationship with God and places ‘doing the right thing’ above a living, loving relationship with God. The fruit only comes out of being in relationship, knowing, God. God’s love for us is the starting point for our relationship with God and Love is the first fruit of the Spirit because God is Love and each of the fruit make us more like God.