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Faith UnfilteredAuthor: First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte
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Rooted in the Right Place and Space
Monday, 4 May, 2026
What if faith isn't something you have to manage… but something that grows? In this week's sermon, Rev. Lucy Crain reflects on the familiar words about the fruit of the Spirit and invites us to hear them not as a checklist to achieve, but as a gift to receive. Through a personal story about stepping into something that felt overwhelming, we are reminded how easy it is to believe we have to get everything right—to keep everything thriving on our own. But fruit isn't forced. It's grown. Drawing on Galatians 5 and Psalm 1, and the image of a tree planted by living water, this message explores what it means to be rooted in God rather than in our own striving. When we are grounded in that love, something begins to grow within us—not by effort, but by grace. Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Generosity. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-control. Not as expectations—but as signs of life. This sermon is a gentle but powerful invitation to release the pressure of "being enough," and to trust that God is already at work within you—nourishing, tending, and bringing forth fruit in its own time. Because you don't have to force what God is already growing.
