Fruit

[Anonymous (24.172.44.98)]

Like for us all to have a place where we can talk about our current Christian life.

I have had so many people in my wifes family say that since we left GGWO God will not allow us to have nay fruit or real blessings.

Well I somehow think God isn't that way. It is after all him not us that does things. We merely work with him as servants.

I have been very blessed to start works with 4-5 groups:

I am working with a group that is sending teams to start childrens schools, camps, and churches in three countries. I will post the pictures at graceways.org of one of the recent mission trips to Romania where we are preparing to build the camp on 25 acres, and a school for kids.

I hope other people do the same.

[Anonymous (24.172.44.98)]

If you go to graceways I have put a close to 100 pictures on a team my group works with to start camps, schools, and church for children in Romania. I will hopefully have 300 pictures up soon on this work, and the information will be on another website.

http://www.graceways.org/gallery/album07

I should also have information on the international school I am working on. Should have a whole website dedicated to it as well.

All these projects part of the work I call Sojourner Community. It is a very broad based organization with many sub works going on all over the world.

The missions efforts include many placed were a majority of the children do not have parents.

One of the team members tells me that in the town where are building a camp, school, and a church it is not unusual for a policeman to shoot a child behind buildings as mercy like killings.

Neil Carrick

Neil Carrick

[Anonymous (69.242.21.100)]

you bear fruit in your life ,not by which church you go to.

[Anonymous (24.172.44.98)]

By doing what God leads you to do.

[Anonymous (151.203.181.217)]

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[Anonymous (24.172.44.98)]

No this is a work of God. The pictures I am showing is something God did. Not me.

I just do organizational things to help the effort that is it.

I welcome anybody to talk about what God is leading them to do.

151.203 what is your spirit in this?

[Anon B (64.12.117.20)]

Stop it, 151.

[Anon B (64.12.117.20)]

Neil, ignore that person. You do not have to respond as s/he did.

[Anonymous (24.172.44.98)]

Bonnie. No matter what you may think about me. I am not really the person you are thinking I am.

I think much of you effort is to be appreciated.

I am sorry you feel so negative about me.

In Christ,

Neil Carrick

[Anonymous (69.242.21.100)]

i saw this sign post on a church driving up the road it reads: GOD IS LOOKING FOR SPIRITUAL FRUIT NOT RELIGIOUS NUTS.

[Izzysoul (209.6.151.215)]

LOL that is funny.

[Anonymous (69.242.21.100)]

remember the fig tree that didnt have any fruit ....it withered away ..

[Anonymous (4.156.100.226)]

I did a study on fruit when I first left GG. I discovered that when fruit is mentioned in the Bible, it is always speaking of the inner virtue of a person's life, as in the fruits of the Spirit (love, joy, faithfulness, gentleness, etc.)

Fruit in the Bible is not referring to outreach, planting churches, bringing people to church, etc.

Jesus is not concerned with the number of apples on the tree; He is concerned that the apples on the tree are healthy.

When you consider the fruit of a ministry, be sure to consider ALL of it. How much sick, unhealthy, and rotten fruit has fallen off the GGWO tree? Remember this the next time you hear Stevens say, "By their fruit you will know them."

[SD (67.19.163.20)]

Geez. that could be interpreted two ways couldn't it;)

[Anonymous (24.58.114.87)]

Anonymous (69.242.21.100) didn't christ curse the tree and make it wither?

[Anonymous (70.16.1.51)]

"4" thanks for the analogy about the fruit. I liked what you wrote, especially about the health of the apples on the trees. Its so vital that we are spiritually healthy.

Thanks again,

Maria T

[Bob Brinton (70.17.130.104)]

You also can think of it in terms of water coming out of a spring. If the pipes through which the water comes are contaminated, then the water is no good, though it may have necessary nutrients in it. The pool of water which is GGWO does have other sources of water feeding into it; and healthy water does come in. But the pool itself is contaminated. There's leaven in the pot. It's not easy to separate out the tare aspects of what we were taught (the chaff?) and hold onto the real wheat. The Spirit is a key in this, because our understanding of the Word itself was compromised. We need Him to sift through and examine what we know and to give us light on what changes in our thinking are necessary. Other believers who have been going through this process since they left and those from other churches or ministries are also a helpful part of this process. I believe that different parts of the universal Church have accurate light in different areas; and so I recommend looking in more than one other place for light. The Lord might bring you something really beautiful and pertinent through a sweet Catholic brother or sister.

[Anonymous (152.163.253.102)]

im hungry.. anyone got a banana?