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Luke 6:43-45Luke 6:43-45

“A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. 44 A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. 45 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.

Luke 6:43-45 (Living Translation)

"You don't get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must begin with your own life-giving lives. It's who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds.

Luke 6:43-45 (Message Translation)

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In inside-outside living the inside finally makes it outside.

The real story is not one of leaves, bark or a name tag…it’s all about fruit.

A changed heart will change your walk…a changed walk can help change the world.

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The World Is Looking For People Who Live With Integrity… Those Who Walk Their Talk --Luke 6:43

No masks, please. (Hypocrisy)

No double-speak.(Duplicity)

Skip the mumbo jumboCross Reference James 1:22 (TNIV) Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Luke 6:43 (CEV) Contemporary English Version

A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.

Lots Of Folk Are Good At Faking It --Luke 6:44

We know what society wants to see in us and hear from us… and we can please them… for awhile.

But consistently living a life of generosity, hospitality and kindness springs from a changed heart… a core of love.

Cross Reference James 5:22 (CEV)God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful,


You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. You cannot pick figs or grapes from thornbushes.

Our Inside Eventually Spills Over Into The Way We Walk And Talk --Luke 6:45

We can white-knuckle our way through relationships… but people will sooner or later see what makes us tick.

Hypocrite: A word from the theatre… “one who wears a mask”

Cross Reference Mat 12:34 (CEV) …Your words show what is in your hearts.


Good people do good things because of the good in their hearts. Bad people do bad things because of the evil in their hearts. Your words show what is in your heart.

What Is The Source Of Love-living? A genuine sense of being forgiven. --Luke 7:40-43

Cultivating the New You! --Colossians 3:5- 11

Practice! Practice! Practice! --James 2:14-17

Luke 7:40-43 (NLT)...But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts…

Colossians 3:5-11 (NLT)... So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you…

James 2:14-17 (NLT)What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions?...

Plant a Thought and sow a Deed.

Plant a Deed and sow a Habit.

Plant a Habit and sow a Character.

The Fruit Which Is Most Visible… Acts Of Loving Kindness --John 13:34-35

Skip the flowery speeches about love. Just do it.

We live in a fish bowl. We are exhibit A

May the witness of our lives be tasty, sweet and welcome

John 13:34-35 (Message)“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other."

I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.

I trust him as my Lord and Savior.

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GO AND BE FRUITFULGO AND BE FRUITFULLuke 6:43-45Luke 6:43-45