Word of Life Family Church

Children have difficulty regulating their emotions and words. Often they say inappropriate things in inappropriate places. Are we responsive or reactionary?

We have a tendency to wander off the main things of life. Stay focused.

After Elijah was threatened he ran for his life and hid in a cave. God asked him what he was doing there. Don't allow fear to drive you to a cave of hiding. Train for gaining victory in life.

Pastor said pruning is necessary if you are going to bear more fruit. If you are growing God is going to do some work on you, and if you aren't growing God is going to do some work on you. Every time we have an encounter with God it is an opportunity to grow.

Pastor said there should be things in our hearts that are bigger than us. Things that have yet to be fulfilled and how to ensure they are fulfilled. The Bible say the path of the righteous grows brighter and brighter. "Just keep walking". Pastor encouraged us that some dreams take a life time to fulfill and a lot of other people to bring it to pass. 'Some dreams are bigger than you'. The good news is when you go through a test, it is an open book test and you have a tutor, The Holy Spirit.

In this study we consider what the flesh produces if it is allowed to have its way. The scripture calls this type of fruit the "works" of the flesh. Because they are of the flesh all must deal with these works in their own lives.

We live in a time in which people try to ensure they live in a environment in which it is germ free, stress free, bully free and risk free. Trying to live a life without any opposition or problems. Hebrews speaks of how Jesus even though he was God's son learned by what he went through. Protect growth!

Are we abiding in Him and is His word abiding in us? We are to be fruit bearers, to produce good fruit you must put the work in and work the ground. Remember God has set us in the body deliberately where he wants us to produce fruit that will remain.

Watch over and guard your heart is instruction we see in Proverbs 4. Every issue of life comes forth from our hearts. It matters if our hearts are closed off or open to receive.

Jesus declared that He was the true vine and we are branches which need to stay connected to him. Planting denotes a deliberate act with purpose.