Chapter 10 - The Endocrine System – The Fruit Of The Spirit

CHAPTER 10 - THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM – THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

CHAPTER 10 - THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

In your Quickened Made Alive Self Study Guide, please read the summary for CHAPTER TEN starting on page 48. Using this information and your KJV Bible, complete the sentences and scriptures below to the glory of God!!

1. The Endocrine glands affect bodily activities by releasing
known as
into the bloodstream. Hormones and the nervous system have a coordinated effect on each other and on the physical body, to maintain
and harmony (homeostasis) within the systems.
2. The fruit of the Spirit is essential for the life and
of the church, to maintain balance and
among the members.
• Galatians 5:22, 23, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy
longsuffering
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance
• Galatians 5:15, But if ye bite and devour one another take
that ye be not
one of another
3. The pituitary gland, nicknamed the
gland, regulates many activities of the body from growth to
Love is the master fruit of the spirit that affects
is essential for an individual’s
growth, and growth of the church.
• I Corinthians 13:1-3 paraphrased Though I speak with the
of men and of angels, if I have the gift of prophecy and know mysteries and have all knowledge, if I have
and give financial blessings to others, even if I sacrifice myself in flames for the cause of Christ, and I do not have love, I am
4. The thyroid gland controls the rate of the body’s
and breaks down protein for
or tissue growth. Joy is living day to day with a zest for life. Lack of zest inhibits one’s pursuit of spiritual growth.
• Nehemiah 8:10b, The joy of the Lord is your
5. The parathyroid gland controls calcium
into the bones and elimination of phosphate in the
As calcium and phosphate oppose each other and must be balanced, so
must lead balanced lives of temperance.
• The Bible advises temperance in pleasure, wine, oil, food, money, riches, work and all walks of life. Proverbs 21:17NIV, “He that loves
will become poor; whoever loves
and oil will never be rich
6. The adrenal gland helps control electrolyte balance, blood pressure, stress and produces anti-inflammatories, keeping the body
Peace is a state of quiet and tranquility in the mind and spirit, a result of
to God
• Isaiah 48:18, O that thou hadst harkened to my
Then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea
7. The Pancreas balances
sugar by producing glucagon to
sugar and
to lower blood sugar. Either extreme in the body can result in death. Meekness is mild of
tame, gentle, humble, strength under
When Peter cut off the soldier’s ear, Jesus showed Peter His strength under control-meekness:
• Matthew 26:51-53, Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He shall presently give me more than
of angels?
8. Ovaries and Testes secrete
that maintain the sexual characteristics of males and females. Estrogen is the
hormone and Testosterone is the
hormone. These hormones are responsible for strength and softness, roughness and kindness and general physical excellence. Gentleness and Goodness are the
qualities of excellence in character
• II Timothy 2:24, “And the servant of the Lord must not
(quarrel); but be
unto all men, apt (able) to teach, patient
9. The pineal gland is located in the
and keeps the ovaries from becoming active during childhood in females. It starts to degenerate at age seven and is just fiber by
Longsuffering is a trait we
As we become more spiritually
we need less of this trait from others.
• I Corinthians 13:4a, Charity
long, and is kind
• Matthew 10:8b, Freely ye have received, freely
10. The thymus gland is active in children until age seven, supporting development of
Once formed, these antibodies continue to
the body throughout life. Faith, involved in the initial process of
becomes the core of the believer’s life
with spiritual growth
• Ephesians 2:8, For by
are ye
through faith
• I John 5:4, For whatsoever is born of God
the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our