Cultivate a vibrant spiritual life and a thriving church community with Pastor Ron Kelly. In this challenging message, Kelly draws on the imagery of God’s vineyard in Isaiah 5 to explore what it takes to grow a healthy church and a healthy heart. He emphasizes the need for spiritual leaders and parents to exercise loving authority, removing “stones,” pulling weeds, and maintaining protective boundaries against the toxic influences of modern culture. Comparing the “works of the flesh” with the “fruit of the Spirit” in Galatians 5, Kelly calls believers to genuine repentance, urging them to allow Jesus, the Master Gardener, to prune away destructive habits and cultivate a life of true joy and purpose.
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What’s Wrong With The Church | Pr. Ron Kelly
Cultivate a vibrant spiritual life and a thriving church community with Pastor Ron Kelly. In this challenging message, Kelly draws on the imagery of God’s vineyard in Isaiah 5 to explore what it takes to grow a healthy church and a healthy heart. He emphasizes the need for spiritual leaders and parents to exercise loving authority, removing “stones,” pulling weeds, and maintaining protective boundaries against the toxic influences of modern culture. Comparing the “works of the flesh” with the “fruit of the Spirit” in Galatians 5, Kelly calls believers to genuine repentance, urging them to allow Jesus, the Master Gardener, to prune away destructive habits and cultivate a life of true joy and purpose.
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