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.