Romans 6: 20-21
When you were the slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness. What did you gain from doing the things that you are now ashamed of? The result of those things is death!

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?
Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Newport, OR Matthew 7:24-25 GNT So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was…
Colossians 3:23 GNT Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people. Musician Marc Anthony says, “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Easy to say, but what about changing diapers, washing a revolving door…
Psalm 42:7 NIV Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls;all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
Sunset, Sisters, OR Matthew 10:28 NIV Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. If you wonder why I am such a persistent squeaky wheel about this God stuff, it’s because I can’t…
Hebrews 4:12 GNT The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart.