The new year is the start of a fresh page, a chance to be made new. Normally we take this chance to make resolutions about our waistlines, budgets, and habits, but what if we let this new year be about a fresh change on the inside instead? The Holy Spirit is the great transformer, and he wants to enable and empower us to not just look different on the outside but actually be different on the inside. How can we be made fresh by the Holy Spirit this new year?Week 3 of Fresh Fruit

Teacher: Jacob HeinzWhen we are tempted by quick decisions, fleeting commitments, and easy exits, faithfulness can feel like a lost art. Many avoid being tied down, often ready to switch jobs, move, end relationships, or find a new church. Beneath it all is a belief that the grass is greener somewhere else. Few are willing to stay rooted - to endure boredom, push through discomfort, or remain committed when things get hard. But the Spirit calls us to a different way, a steadfast, enduring faithfulness rooted not in convenience, emotion, or keeping our options open, but in the unchanging character of God. This week we will explore what it means to live with unwavering commitment to God, to others, and to the call He has placed on our lives, even when the world around us gives up or drifts away. We’ll discover how the Spirit empowers us to be faithful when it’s hard, to hold steady when it’s tempting to quit, and to reflect God’s dependable love in a world that so often fails to commit. Join us as we learn to live faithfully in a flaky world.

The new year is the start of a fresh page, a chance to be made new. Normally we take this chance to make resolutions about our waistlines, budgets, and habits, but what if we let this new year be about a fresh change on the inside instead? The Holy Spirit is the great transformer, and he wants to enable and empower us to not just look different on the outside but actually be different on the inside. How can we be made fresh by the Holy Spirit this new year?Week 2 of Fresh Fruit

Teacher: Ryan MillerIt’s easy to fall into the trap of orthodoxy without orthopraxy - holding tightly to correct beliefs or moral standards, yet lacking the compassion that truly reflects God’s heart. Today, the pharisaical spirit is alive and well—it just wears different clothes. In Jesus’ time, the Pharisees elevated their appearances, guarded their moral superiority, and used religious language to control and criticize. In our culture, that same spirit often shows up as our own harsh criticisms, ideological purity, virtue signaling, and cancel culture. These behaviors may look different on the outside, but they flow from the same root: a desire to appear right rather than to live rightly, and to protect our image rather than reflect God’s heart. When we use our to elevate ourselves by tearing others down, or perform morality for applause, we’re not walking in the Spirit; we're playing out the same pride and self-righteousness Jesus constantly confronted. This week, we’ll confront the danger of a faith that is only about thinking or saying the right things, but failing to do the good God calls us to through His kindness. True kindness and goodness are active, tangible expressions of God’s love. This moves us from judgment to mercy, from theory to practice, and from words to compassionate acts.

The new year is the start of a fresh page, a chance to be made new. Normally we take this chance to make resolutions about our waistlines, budgets, and habits, but what if we let this new year be about a fresh change on the inside instead? The Holy Spirit is the great transformer, and he wants to enable and empower us to not just look different on the outside but actually be different on the inside. How can we be made fresh by the Holy Spirit this new year?Week 1 of Fresh Fruit

Teacher: Tyler StibrichWe live in a society built on now. In our consumer-driven world, nearly everything - information, entertainment, food, even relationships - is available at the click of a button. We’ve grown so accustomed to now that algorithms anticipate and fulfill our desires before we can even articulate them. At first glance, this convenience feels like magic. But over time, it trains us to expect life to move at the pace of our preferences. Our addiction to immediacy slowly erodes our capacity for patience. We become reactive rather than reflective, drawn to quick fixes over slow formation. When we find ourselves in seasons that require deep waiting - uncertainty, unanswered prayers, or prolonged suffering - we often discover that we are unprepared. Our inner lives, shaped by urgency, struggle to trust a God who moves at the pace of eternity rather than the speed of our preferences. This week, we will explore how Spirit-filled patience transforms our waiting, and teaches us to trust that even in silence or slowness, God is at work.