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This time of year for many is
their favorite time of the year. Many of you love the cool breeze, the changing
and falling leaves, and hay rides. Does it get any better than Friday night
football games and the family trip to Kuner’s Orchard to pick delicious apples?
The season of autumn or fall has
a great comparison for us in our Christian walk. If the trees did not release
the dead/dying leaves that remain on its tree, it would (1) never be a able to
receive the blessings of the living leaves that will return in the Spring; (2)
be able to help with the growth of new trees (saplings); and (3) have the joy of
personal growth where there was once death.
In John 15:1-2; 8, Jesus states,
“I
am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me
that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that
it will be even more fruitful . . . This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear
much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples,”
(NIV). Jesus strongly reminds his disciples and us today that our main
commitment to God is bearing fruit! If there are areas that are “dead leaves” in
our spiritual lives, we have to come to the point where we must allow and ask
God to prune those areas away so we can be true disciples “bearing much fruit.”
In John 12:24, Jesus states, “I
tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it
remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds“ (NIV). The
next key to this is by letting God remove the kernels; it will fall and in turn
produce other areas of growth in other people.
When you think for a moment, it seems so important that we have
to boldly make our desire to bear much fruit for God, for both our own growth
and the seeding of others in the kingdom. Are you ready to take a fall for God?
In His Service
Vern Smith,
Lay Leader
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Important
Events... Administrative Council meets the third Monday of
every month.
Check other meeting and
schedules here or on the calendar
Community
Projects... Fall cleanup.
Got some spare time? The church grounds are always a good place to relax and
play. Help us keep the place looking good by straightening up whatever you see
fit.
Green Valley Welcomes... Debbie, our
new church secretary comes to us from Green City Schools. Welcome Aboard
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