060423-1830-Loran Livingston - Seasons Change

2006-04-23-1830 Pastor Loran Livingston talks this evening April 23, 2006 in the 6:30 service about bearing fruit. Scripture Ref: Ecc 3:1Topic: Fruitless TimesNotes: - Welcome Randy and Charryse to youth department- A time for everything, four seasons- Some come to Christianity as people who join army just for a uniform.- Story of man joined special operations, given opportunity to move to regular forces, but decided to excel. - There are those not satisfied with average Christianity- During only one season we bear fruit- Springtime-inward growth, only leaves outwardly- Summer-blossoms, flowers, but still no fruit- Fall- harvest of fruit- Shucking corn-storing for winter- Frogs-back up into soil in 40 below 0.  - In winter taproot grows deeper, drawing purer nutrients- When you have nothing left to give you must grow deeper- Not backslidden, winter time of the soul- Gets tired of being in charge, being an example