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We started a new series at Revolution yesterday called Useless?  The purpose is to communicate that after the Gospel gets planted in us then it naturally produces results.  Those results are 2 fold: one is internal and the other is external.

The internal fruit that is produced is called the “Fruits of the Spirit” which is found in Galatians 5:22-23.  As the Gospel begins to make changes then this “list” will be a result of the Spirit’s activity in us.  We will grow internally and these things will be a result.

The external fruit that is produced is our actions of how we live.  There should be visible differences in the things we do and how we serve.  This is going from a “you serve me” attitude to an “I serve you” attitude.  Ephesians 2:9-10 says we are saved for these good works that God planned for us to do.  So the point is that after we accept the Gospel we get busy doing the things he created us to do.

We are going to unpack these even more over the next few weeks but the point for right now is to begin to ask ourselves the honest questions about whether or not we are seeing this fruit in our lives.  Have there been internal changes since accepting Christ?  Have there been noticeable differences in attitudes and actions? If not then one or two things are going on.  First, maybe your heart was never changed by the gospel and you just started being religious.  If this is the case, then asking Jesus to save you and change your heart is the next step.  Second, if you have already done that, then maybe you have just grown cold to the things of God and are in need of repentance.  If this is the case, then confessing openly to Jesus about your cold heart and ask the Holy Spirit to revive your heart as you begin to pursue Him again.

We are ALL in process and this is something that happens slowly over time but at the end of the day it should be happening. If it is not, then we are ultimately becoming useless to the kingdom of God and to his church.  Our desire is for you to be useful and if you become productive then you are on your way.

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