Fruit – The Arnold Journey

John 15:16 Crushed Fruit

John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit — fruit that will last — and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. Some people get all wrapped around the axil when it comes to whoContinue reading “John 15:16 Crushed Fruit”

Figs

Mark 11:20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Have you ever noticed that some things just defy explanation! We can spend so much time trying to figure out how it happened, we miss the message of the happening. We let our intellect take over whenContinue reading “Figs”

Planted Trees

Psalm 1:3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. I love plants and trees. Our yard is filled with vegetation that we have planted and cultivated. We spend time pruning, watering, fertilizing, enjoying. We putContinue reading “Planted Trees”

Essential Outcome

1 John 4:7-8 One essential ingredient of the Jesus-follower’s life is love. We have enough hatred in the world to meet everyone’s need for that. The news is filled with stories of hatred. And the stories of love are usually ones that trivialize it, like a lost puppy being rescued or a sex changeContinue reading “Essential Outcome”

Growing Season

Psalm 1:1-6 I live in a state that you are supposed to be able to grow things. The problem I am encountering is that I don’t have any soil. All I have is sand. Although those of you with clay soil might be admiring me, sand doesn’t hold any moisture. The water I doContinue reading “Growing Season”

Hungry

Mark 11:12-14 Most Americans never experience real hunger. They might delay a meal for a few hours, feel their stomach growl a little, but that isn’t real hunger. One of the sad things about this world is that there is enough food to feed everyone. Political and religious factors prevent starving people from gettingContinue reading “Hungry”

Stinky Fruit – Proverbs 10:31-32

Proverbs 10:31-32 Do you know people who just “spill their guts” when they get around others? After a few minutes they have told you deep dark secrets you didn’t even want to know! These people have poor boundaries. They haven’t learned what pieces of information about their lives are for public consumption and what shouldContinue reading “Stinky Fruit – Proverbs 10:31-32”

Day 200

Yield fruit through work 2 Thessalonians 3 Key Verses: 2, 6, 10, 12, 14 We get a peek into Paul’s prayer life through his prayer list. What and how we pray can tell us a lot about a person’s priorities. Are we praying for the spread of the Gospel, protection in persecution and direction forContinue reading “Day 200”