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Heart Change in a Fruit War
The Heart Fruit Battle vs 16-18
Our Christian life is a battle for the heart.
Heart: Who we are at our core, inner being
Heart change leads to fruit change.
Desires of the Flesh: My lingering orange treeness – a want to produce fruit of my old life
The World’s Orange Harvest vs 19-21
Those who consistently live a life characterized by these things show that they are not changed at their core, show that they are not saved.
How do we try to change these things in our life?
What Kind of tree am I? Which Kingdom do I belong to?
The Spirit’s Apple Harvest vs 22-23
Only by relying on the Spirit to change us into this kind of tree that produces His kind of fruit
How do we change from those rotten oranges to these Spirit produced apples?
Fruit is born only on branches that have a vital life giving relationship with God.
The Apple Tree’s Triumph vs 24-25
Walk by the Holy Spirit, who lives within us to…
Battle sin and the flesh within us
Points us to Jesus to be transformed
The Holy Spirit battles against the flesh by
convincing us of God’s mercies in Jesus
and our standing in Christ if we believe.
“Apple”ication: Oranges & Apples
Change: It is more about heart change than behavior change.
Fruit War: There is a continual war between the flesh & the Spirit
Spirit: God lives in you to transform you
What is the best fruit?
What would be your fruit of choice for a for a food fight?
(Debate over a tomato’s place in the fruit or vegetable kingdom is encouraged)
According to what we heard tonight, what are some reasons that people fight & argue?
Of the list for the fruit/works of the flesh, which ones do you see most often in other people’s Friendships/relationships?
What do those things do to the Friendships/relationship?
Why is it true that those who consistently do these things won’t inherit the Kingdom of God?
What do you think is the most important fruit of the Spirit?
How does this fruit benefit Friendships/relationships?
Why does is fail to try to produce the fruit of the spirit by our own power or effort?
How does the Spirit battle sin in our lives?
How does the Spirit’s work in pointing us to Jesus help us do this?
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