Strength for the Season

This past Sunday, Pastor Andy delivered a powerful message titled “Strength for the Season.” Unfortunately, due to a power outage, many were unable to hear it live or watch the livestream—but this word is too important to miss.

Pastor Andy began with Jesus’ parable of the barren fig tree in Luke 13:6–9, reminding us that God is looking for fruit in our lives—spiritual evidence that we are growing, maturing, and producing something lasting. The question is not only what’s planted, but what’s happening in the soil.

He shared that when visiting his mother’s garden, the Lord spoke to him through the rows of garden boxes:

“Everyone deals with dirt—but do you see the soil?”

We all have dirt—the messy, imperfect parts of life—but God can turn that dirt into soil if we allow Him to work in us. Soil is where growth happens. Dirt becomes soil when it’s cultivated, fertilized, and prepared to sustain what’s planted.

Key Questions to Ask Yourself:

• What’s going on in my soil?
• Why is this taking up space in my soil?
• Where is the fruit?

Pastor Andy challenged us to evaluate our lives: Is the lack of fruit due to the seed, the soil, or the season? Sometimes the issue isn’t that we’re barren—it’s simply not our time yet.

Using Psalm 1:1–3, he taught that strength in every season comes from staying rooted in God:

“He shall be like a tree planted by rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season.”

To stay strong and faithful while waiting for fruit to appear, Pastor Andy highlighted four essentials drawn from this passage:

1. Godly Counsel – Don’t walk in the advice of the ungodly.
2. Godly Company – Surround yourself with people walking in purpose.
3. Godly Communication – Guard your words and the voices you allow in.
4. Godly Concentration – Delight in and meditate on God’s Word day and night.

When you stay planted, even if it’s not your fruitful season, God will give you the strength to remain faithful until the fruit comes.

Sometimes it’s the Seed. Sometimes it’s the Soil. Sometimes it’s the Season.
But when you stay rooted in God, your time of fruitfulness will come.