This coming Sunday is the 3rd Sunday in Lent, Year C. All week long we have considered the need for repentance and what follows: the fruit of repentance. Based on Luke 12:1-13:9, the “fruit” might be summarized as referring to our relationship with God, our relationship with self (especially concerning money), and our relationship with others. And clearly in our passage there is a very strong accent on “repentance.” But what is it that we expect regarding our Christian “fruitfulness.” In his book Purpose Driven Church, Pastor Rick Warren has a section dealing with “Myth #7: All God Expects of Us Is Faithfulness.” His answer to the meaning of fruitfulness is provocative and challenging:
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