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The Kingdom Of God Is About The Production Of Fruit
But we need to be careful too
Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. — Jesus (Matthew 21:43, NLT)
Yikes. The Kingdom of God can be taken away?! Why the heck am I starting with this particular verse? Well, we will dig into this more, but first, I have a story to tell you.
Shortly after becoming a Christian, I started looking around at the churches that I would visit, the one I grew up in, and those who called themselves Christians. I started seeing things a little differently than ever before.
I noticed that some places and people seemed to be stagnant.
This seemed strange to me because my life was drastically changing because of my faith. As I read the Bible, I was finding more and more things about my life that were a mess. With the help of a mentor, Jesus, and constant prayer I started seeing some major changes.
Other people on the other hand seemed to be stuck. Or, they didn’t seem to care if they had any kind of growth in their life. As I would talk with people, I would get a lot of…
