Before Jesus asks us to bear fruit, He wants us to love. Without love, the fruit we bear is not authentic – it’s just works for the sake of works. Therefore, is it even fruit?

Before Jesus asks us to bear fruit, He wants us to love. Without love, the fruit we bear is not authentic – it’s just works for the sake of works. Therefore, is it even fruit?

1 Samuel 3:9 Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.
Luke 22:19-20 19 And he took bread, gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way he also took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. Luke 22:48…
Willamette National Forest, OR Revelation 3:15-16 CSB I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth. I often hear people say, “Wait five minutes….the weather…
Yaquina Head Lighthouse, OR 1 John 5:11-12 MSG God gave us eternal life; the life is in his Son. So, whoever has the Son, has life; whoever rejects the Son, rejects life. In the immortal words of the sage theologians, The Bangles…. Say my name Sun shines through the rain A whole life so lonely…
Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
The True Story of Christmas Luke 2:6-7 NIV While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.