The Fruit Test

Is your eternal destiny determined by what you believe or by the fruit being produced from your life? In week three of Growth Rings, Pastor Dale Hester says the answer is both: without proper faith there's no proper fruit, and the fruit is the test. You can know Christian language, attend church and quote verses and still avoid the deeper question: what is my life producing?1. Fruit reveals what's happening on the inside. A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.2. The fruit of the Spirit is character, not Christian activity. Gifts can put someone on a platform, but character determines whether they can stay there.3. Fruit grows through connection, not strain. You don't try harder to be patient. You stay connected to Jesus, and the Holy Spirit develops the fruit.Scripture: Matthew 7:20 · Galatians 5:16-25 · Luke 6:43-45 · James 3:10-12 · Galatians 5:22-23 · 1 Corinthians 13:1-2 · Colossians 3:12-15 · 2 Peter 1:5-8 · John 15:4 · Philippians 2:13 · 2 Corinthians