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GBC Community Update: Growing fruit takes patience

9/30/2021

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Good morning! I hope you’re making this a great week. We had a great kick off to Oasis@Midweek last night.  We had a good crowd of excited and happy kids out to enjoy the program our Kid’s Church team had put together reminding them they are treasured by God.  Most exciting was we had a family out from Oasis Camp who’d never been here before.  Thanks for your prayers!
 
 
Fall Small groups launch!
There’s still time to join one of our fall small groups! Please check out the GBC Small Groups page on our website to sign up.
Unless you’ve confirmed with a specific Small Groups facilitator, please indicate your interest in a particular group through the “Small Group Signup” option. If you have any questions, please contact Jacob Ginter – jginter@guelphprays.com or 519-803-4453.
 
 
Join us on Sunday in-person or on our livestream as we look at a church in motion
This Sunday at 11am we continue our new series for the fall: “A church in motion”: the book of Acts.  Jacob will be looking at the challenges the early church faced as he looks at chapter 2 and 3. How does this apply to what we’re facing today?  We’ll see on Sunday!
Remember, you can join us as we gather in-person or you can connect through our website www.guelphbiblechapel.ca  our YouTube channel as well as Facebook LIVE.
 
 
 Thought for the day: Growing fruit takes patience!
On Tuesday I introduced what the Fruit of the Spirit is and how to get it.  Now let’s jump in and try to understand what this means for our journey as followers of Jesus.  As with any fruit, we won’t see it and enjoy it right away. We won’t see evidence of the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives the second we surrender our lives to Jesus. Fruit starts from a seed and that seed contains everything for the plant to begin and produce more fruit. In order for a tree to yield fruit it goes through a cycle where it must be planted in good soil, it must be nurtured, it must have a light source; it must be watered until it reaches maturity. The fruit is initially a seed, then a seedling, then a sprout, until it’s a fruit (ripe for picking!). What does this mean for our spiritual condition? First comes the planting, which happens when we accept Jesus into our life and then the WAITING for the fruit to grow and then ripen.  We’ll look at that process next week. Until then, be patient and allow God to grow fruit in you in his timing.
 
In His grip,
Pastor Chris

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