Fruit of the Word – It Will Produce (The Fruit Series 18)

Previously I had written on how Jesus informed those who would hear how what defiles them doesn’t come from without, but from within. The issue was an inside job, recognising what was in would soon come out. If what what was in would soon come out, it is worth taking on the counselling offered by […]

Fruit of Wisdom (The Fruit Series 17)

The way Wisdom describes herself in Proverbs 8 continues to be one of the strongest and most attractive arguments for loving wisdom I have come across. Just hearing her declare what she has, what she does and how much she benefits anyone who seeks her, makes it maddening that we ignore her. After a period […]

What Is the Story of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal?

This is one of my favourite episodes on scripture. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden

Bad Fruit – Rotten From The Core (The Fruit Series 15)

And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”(MRK 7:20‭-‬23 ESV) There’s a saying […]

Bad Fruit and A Thorny Situation (The Fruit Series 14)

To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles […]

Bad Fruit and Detached Relations (The Fruit Series 13)

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, […]

Bad Fruit and the Self Life (The Fruit Series 12)

And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” (Genesis 2:16‭-‬17 NIV) The source of life and fruitfulness is God. Choosing […]

Cultivate Where The Fruit Is (The Fruit Series 10)

Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of […]

Have Fruit (The Fruit Series 09)

Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. (Genesis 1:29 NIV) God’s instructions to humanity in the beginning is wide ranging. I had never even heard of some of the fruit […]

Be Fruitful – About Fruitfulness (The Fruit Series 08)

See Genesis 1:28 Just when I thought it was safe to move on from that verse, I came across this video which gave even more pause for thought. Great to consider the encouragement from Mike Breen on fruitfulness. Here’s to hoping we will be in the business of sowing seeds that bring up the fruitful […]