Monday, March 31, 2025

Fruitful Living Monthly Connections (March 2025)

 

Greetings Fruitful Life Family, Friends and Followers:

As you know, Fruitful Life is a community and ministry of soul care and spiritual wellness for all of us who are facing battles and struggles in mental, emotional, physical, financial, occupational, or relationship challenges; or simply working through life's many setbacks and sidetracks. We are overcoming together as we turn to God and coming alongside others who will listen, offer support, and pray with us through the journey. 

In March we revisited our emphasis and vision casting that focuses on building people instead of obtaining and beautifying buildings. You’ll find those videos and links at:


The Building Blocks of the Home-Gathering Church  
https://vimeo.com/66702268 

A Non-traditionally Gathered Faith Community 
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/non-traditionally-gathered-faith-community 
 
We also featured a Free Download to mark the beginning of spring.

Fruitful Living in Spring by Chris and Carol Green
Download FREE eBook from the following link: 
https://www.fruitful-life.net/books/Fruitful_Living_in_Spring.pdf 



Midweek Connection Schedule 
Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Soul Care and Spiritual Wellness Support Group as we unite from coast to coast in the United States.

Wednesdays at 7:00PM Eastern Time, USA
The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/972473313 
· Prayer Watch – intercession for families and communities 
· Peer Support 
· Bible Study through the lenses of Biblical Counsel, Coaching and Mentoring



Sunday Fruitful LIFE Cast
Sunday Video Postings in March

Add to Your Faith: Perseverance (Part 1)
https://youtu.be/AaYDH6-11Pg

Add to Your Faith: Perseverance (Part 2)
https://youtu.be/FoMIblIOjng 

Perseverance (Part 3) - God's Eternal Perspective
https://youtu.be/X9bhSholoM8 

Add to Your Faith: Godliness - Part 1 (Respect for God's Way)
https://youtu.be/G1yG-bWmdbE?feature=shared 

Add to Your Faith: Godliness - Part 2 (Respect for God's Way)
https://youtu.be/vyQjPSuMpWs?feature=shared 



Midweek Connection Archive
Recordings from Wednesday Online Sessions in March

God’s Word: A Lamp and a Light
https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1063030296 
 
Distinguishing the Order of a Church Service from The Order of Our Lives https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1067571455
  
Good Stewards in Perilous Times 
https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1069807475 



Health and Wellness
Mental Health and Wellness Support
 
Self-Care Essentials: R.I.S.E. (Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T)
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/rise-self-care-essentials 

Life Care Training (Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T)
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar 

Christianity and Mental Health (Uniting Faith and Counseling)
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health
  
Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and Wellness in the Church
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room 



The Latest Blogs
Articles, News and Updates

Community Connections
https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/community



Books and Publications

Rest, Retreats, Revival and Other Comedies

Processed for Success (Free e-Book Download)
https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success 



YouTube Video Channel
Fruitful Life’s Video Archives

Responding with CARE Podcasts
https://vimeo.com/channels/respondingwithcare 



STEP Forward Life Institute
"You don't have to light up the whole world. That will happen as each one of us brightens the part of the world where God has placed us.”
 
Our Resource Library – Recommended Books and Courses
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library 



Stay Connected
Join the Fruitful Life Learning Community’s 
 
Social Media Support Group Pages
Both of these are wonderful spaces to keep up with teaching series, encouraging video clips, prayer postings, and stay up to date with what God is speaking and doing in other ministries around the country and all over the world.

2.) Fruitful Hearts and Homes
https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/


Support Chris and Carol and their Work at
https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/donations 

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Friday, February 28, 2025

Fruitful Living Monthly Connections (February 2025)


Greetings Fruitful Life Family, Friends and Followers:

As you know, Fruitful Life is a community and ministry of soul care and spiritual wellness for all of us who are facing battles and struggles in mental, emotional, physical, financial, occupational, or relationship challenges; or simply working through life's many setbacks and sidetracks. We are overcoming together as we turn to God and coming alongside others who will listen, offer support, and pray with us through the journey. 

In February our STEP Forward Life Institute graduated and launched another student from its coaching program; which means we now have coaches in 12 states. 

Learn more at the following link: Life Coach Graduation and Certification

February is also known as Black History Month. Here are two video messages that we posted for all to consider, not only during that month, but also throughout the year.


Race in America - Part 1 

https://youtu.be/AGUwcs9qJXY?feature=shared 


Race in America - Part 2

https://youtu.be/u-yun74BJEc?feature=shared 



Midweek Connection Schedule 

Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Soul Care and Spiritual Wellness Support Group as we unite from coast to coast in the United States.


Wednesdays at 7:00PM Eastern Time, USA

The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/972473313 

· Prayer Watch – intercession for families and communities 

· Peer Support 

· Bible Study through the lenses of Biblical Counsel, Coaching and Mentoring



Sunday Fruitful LIFE Cast

Sunday Video Postings in February


Add to Your Faith: Virtue (Part 1)

https://youtu.be/foZ31SLlR2A 


Add to Your Faith: Virtue (Part 2)

https://youtu.be/xACOA1xtEr4?feature=shared 


Add to Your Faith: Knowledge of God

https://youtu.be/VK4FUHTiBXA 


Add to Your Faith: Self Control

https://youtu.be/sekXeAjzl2c 

 


Midweek Connection Archive

Recordings from Wednesday Online Sessions in February


Midweek Prayer Watch: Ambassadors of God's Government

https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1054014990 


Your Family's Kingdom Mandate

https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1056218664 


What it Means to Minister to the Lord

https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1058466672 


Encouraged to Continue in Care and Compassion-Based Ministry

https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1060713322 



Health and Wellness

Mental Health and Wellness Support

 

Self-Care Essentials: R.I.S.E. (Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T)

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/rise-self-care-essentials 


Christianity and Mental Health (Uniting Faith and Counseling)

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health 


Life Care Training (Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T)

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar 


Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and Wellness in the Church

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room 



The Latest Blogs

Articles, News and Updates


Community Connections

https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/community



Books and Publications


Rest, Retreats, Revival and Other Comedies

https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2024/11/mental-health-advocates-and-care.html 


Renovation in Hearts and Homes 

https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2024/06/chris-and-carol-green-revive.html


Processed for Success (Free e-Book Download)

https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success 



YouTube Video Channel

Fruitful Life’s Video Archives


Fruitful Life-Cast

https://www.youtube.com/@FruitfullifeNetwork 


Responding with CARE Podcasts

https://vimeo.com/channels/respondingwithcare 



STEP Forward Life Institute

"You don't have to light up the whole world. That will happen as each one of us brightens the part of the world where God has placed us.”


Personal Growth and Spiritual Maturity

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity 


Fruitful Life Education Certificate Courses

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses 


Our Resource Library – Recommended Books and Courses

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library 



Staying Connected

Join the Fruitful Life Learning Community’s Social Media Support Group Pages

Both of these are wonderful spaces to keep up with teaching series, encouraging video clips, prayer postings, and stay up to date with what God is speaking and doing in other ministries around the country and all over the world.


1.) The Upper Room

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitfullifecommunity 


2.) Fruitful Hearts and Homes

https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/



Support Chris and Carol and their Work at

https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/donations 


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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Fruitful Living Monthly Connections (January 2025)

 


Greetings Fruitful Life Family, Friends and Followers:

As you know, Fruitful Life is a community and ministry of soul care and spiritual wellness for all of us who are facing battles and struggles in mental, emotional, physical, financial, occupational, or relationship challenges; or simply working through life's many setbacks and sidetracks. We are overcoming together as we turn to God and walk alongside others who will listen, offer support, and pray with us through the journey. 


Earlier this month, Chris and Carol celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary.
They also led us into the New Year with a message from Jeremiah 1:12 titled, A Year of Execution: God Will Perform His Word (See link below)


Here’s what’s happening now:
Be inspired to do more than sit in a chair on Sunday.
Be inspired to Become the Church.
https://youtu.be/2qheANo68eo?feature=shared  



Midweek Connection Schedule 
Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Soul Care and Spiritual Wellness Support Group as we unite from coast to coast in the United States.

Wednesdays at 7:00PM Eastern Time, USA

The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/972473313 
· Prayer Watch – intercession for families and communities 
· Peer Support 
· Bible Study through the lenses of Biblical Counsel, Coaching and Mentoring


Sunday Fruitful LIFE Cast
Sunday Video Postings in January

Guided By God's Eye
https://vimeo.com/158864203 

Six Fundamentals Every Believer Should Know
https://vimeo.com/901732552 

Why Do We Serve?
https://vimeo.com/908489001 

Add to Your Faith
https://youtu.be/N2kmySQa9go 
 


Midweek Connection Archive
Recordings from Wednesday Online sessions in January


A Year of Execution: God Will Perform His Word
https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1043217580 


Practices, Patterns and Growth of the 1st Century Church (Part 1) 
https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1045205505 


Practices, Patterns and Growth of the 1st Century Church (Part 2)
https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1047352573 


Trusting God’s Process
https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1049525123 


Recognizing and Responding to Mental Health Challenges in Our Families 

https://vimeo.com/channels/upperroom2025/1051774026  




Health and Wellness
Mental Health and Wellness Support 

RISE: Mental Health Essentials: (Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T)
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/rise-self-care-essentials

 
Christianity and Mental Health (Uniting Faith and Counseling)
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health 


Life Care Training (Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T)
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/life-care-training 


Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and Wellness in the Church
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room 



The Latest Blogs
Articles, News and Updates

Community Connections
https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/community




Books and Publications

Rest, Retreats, Revival and Other Comedies
https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2024/11/mental-health-advocates-and-care.html

 
Renovation in Hearts and Homes 
https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2024/06/chris-and-carol-green-revive.html


Processed for Success (Free e-Book Download)
https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success 





YouTube Video Channel
Fruitful Life’s Video Archives


Fruitful Life-cast
https://www.youtube.com/@FruitfullifeNetwork 

Responding with CARE Podcasts
https://vimeo.com/channels/respondingwithcare 




STEP Forward Life Institute
"You don't have to light up the whole world. That will happen as each one of us brightens the part of the world where God has placed us.”

Personal Growth and Spiritual Maturity
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity 

Fruitful Life Education Certificate Courses
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses 

Our Resource Library – Recommended Books and Courses
https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library 




Staying Connected
Join the Fruitful Life Learning Community’s Social Media Support Group Pages

Both of these are wonderful spaces to keep up with teaching series, encouraging video clips, prayer postings, and stay up to date with what God is speaking and doing in other ministries around the country and all over the world.


1.) The Upper Room
https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitfullifecommunity 

2.) Fruitful Hearts and Homes
https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/




Support Chris and Carol and their Work at

https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/donations

 
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Monday, December 30, 2024

Fruitful Living Monthly Update (December 2024)

 

Greetings Fruitful Life Family, Friends and Followers:


Happy New Year!


As you know, Fruitful Life is a community and ministry for all of us who are facing battles and struggles in mental, emotional, physical, financial, occupational, or relationship challenges; or simply working through life's many setbacks and sidetracks. 


We are overcoming together as we turn to God and coming alongside others who will listen, offer support, and pray with us through the journey.

 

We understand that several links were not working in last month's update, so we have corrected that technical error moving forward.

 

Here’s what’s happening now: 

 

Midweek Connection Schedule 

Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Spiritual Support Group as we unite from coast to coast in the United States.

 

Wednesdays at 7:00PM Eastern Time, USA

The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/972473313 

· Prayer Watch – intercession for families and communities 

· Peer Support 

· Bible Study through the lenses of Biblical Counsel and Coaching  


Sunday Fruitful LIFE Cast

Sunday Video Postings

 

Setting the Stage

https://vimeo.com/86263137  

 

Inexplicable: The Original Scandal

https://vimeo.com/channels/635425/87423186

 

The Search

https://vimeo.com/channels/635425/88602881

 

Godly Responses to December 25th

https://vimeo.com/17998811

 

You Were Chosen

https://vimeo.com/124775041

  


Midweek Connection Archive

Recordings from Wednesday Online sessions

 

True Doxology (Introduction) 

https://vimeo.com/channels/spiritualwellness2024/1031776998

 

Healing the Disconnect Between Worship Leaders and Pastors 

https://vimeo.com/channels/spiritualwellness2024/1036208820  

 

Worship: Our Response to God 

https://vimeo.com/channels/spiritualwellness2024/1038413377

 

Preaching: The Declaration of the Revelation of God’s Word and Will 

https://vimeo.com/channels/spiritualwellness2024/1040613591

 



Health and Wellness

Mental Health and Wellness Support

 

Self-Care Essentials: R.I.S.E. (Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T)

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/rise-self-care-essentials   

 

Christianity and Mental Health (Uniting Faith and Counseling)

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health 

 

Beyond the Altar (Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T)

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar 

 

Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and Wellness in the Church

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room  

 


The Latest Blogs

Articles, News and Updates

 

Community Connections

https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/community 

 


Books and Publications

 

Processed for Success

https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success 

 

Renovation in Hearts and Homes 

https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2024/06/chris-and-carol-green-revive.html 

 


YouTube Video Channel

Fruitful Life’s Video Archives

 

Fruitful Life Media

https://www.youtube.com/@FruitfullifeNetwork 

 

Responding with CARE Podcasts

https://vimeo.com/channels/respondingwithcare  

 


STEP Forward Life Institute

"You don't have to light up the whole world. That will happen as each one of us brightens the part of the world where God has placed us.”

 

Personal Growth and Spiritual Maturity

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity 

 

Fruitful Life Education Certificate Courses

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses 

 

Our Resource Library – Recommended Books and Courses

https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library 

 


Staying Connected

Join the Fruitful Life Learning Community’s Social Media Support Group Pages

Both of these are wonderful spaces to keep up with teaching series, encouraging video clips, prayer postings, and stay up to date with what God is speaking and doing in other ministries around the country and all over the world.

 

1.) Upper Room Community

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitfullifecommunity 

 

2.) Hearts and Homes Community

https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/

 

 


Support Chris and Carol and their Work at

https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/donations 

 

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

In Remembrance of Yeshua (Jesus) the Christ

 


Did you know that December 25th is not the actual arrival date of Yeshua (Jesus) Christ? 

Did you know that Christmas was a celebration of Christ that was established by the Roman Catholic Church when they initiated a Mass during the same season that people were already engaged in various winter solstice celebrations? 

That's how the term Christ Mass was established. It was all part of an effort to convert people to Christianity. However they failed to steer the people away from the sun god rituals in spite of the new church-initiated Mass to celebrate the Son of God.

We share this with you because many skeptics use this well established historical fact to attack the validity of Christian beliefs because of Christians who are ignorant of Church history. They feel that this discrepancy, concerning the birth of Christ, gives them leverage to deny the Bible and the Son of God.

We're just providing a little more understanding as to why there is so much confusion and controversy surrounding December 25th. There is a vast difference between Christmas and the winter sun god rituals that permeate our society.

Many Believers already know that the Bible never says that Christ came in December. The point is that it doesn't matter that His coming wasn't on December 25th. We assert that this church-initiated celebration was never an attempt to celebrate December 25th as Christ's date of birth. It was intended to celebrate the REALITY and PURPOSE for Him coming into our world. 

Since millions of people have come into the Faith as Protestants, they have never been aware of the history behind December 25th. Most of the evolution and perversion of the original purpose for Christmas is very negative and even involves an annual persecution of Jewish people on that day. For most Jewish people, December 25th is directly connected with a negative history of persecution, and it is a 24-hour celebration declaring that there is another way to come to Jehovah God; so they want no part of it.

Over the years, the Christmas (Christ Mass) celebration has embraced many non-Biblical traditions and those traditions have become disconnected from historical facts and understanding. Of course the history is far more complicated than this, but we really don't have space to cover every detail in a simple newsletter. Hopefully, this will get you started in pursuing answers in your own personal study.

As a side note, many Biblical historians believe that Christ actually arrived at a much more significant God-ordained time (perhaps the Feast of Tabernacle). 

Over the past few weeks, we have been offering very important points for you to consider for making Godly responses to the pagan origins of December 25th.

Here are the four points we asked you to consider for responding to people who are caught in the midst of this controversy:
1.) Become all things to all men - 1 Corinthians 9:18-23
2.) Don’t cause your brother to stumble - 1 Corinthians 8:4-13
3.) Use the opportunity (holiday) to bless your enemies - Matthew 5:43-45; and
4.) Continue in the early church lifestyle of giving to others/ helping the poor - Acts 2: 40-47

In concluding this series of blogs, we are offering the fifth response:
5.) Consider a foundational Christian celebration: Partaking of the Lord's Table in Remembrance of Christ (Luke 22:14-20).

Yeshua (Jesus) instructed His followers to partake of the communion table in remembrance of Him. The winter holiday season is simply another OPPORTUNITY to RETURN the emphasis back to Christ by gathering to do what HE instructed us to do. That's what we choose to do on a regular basis within our Fruitful Life Learning Community.

Millions of Believers will gather in sanctuaries or in their homes to partake of Holy Communion and truly reflect upon the reason Christ came into the world.

These special gatherings remind us that the Son of God is not to be merely thought of as a baby lying in a manger, but as our Savior who was brutally beaten and nailed alive to a wooden cross. We should remember that He rose again from the dead to usher all of us into the Family and Kingdom of God.

As we stated last week, we are simply trying to communicate that in spite of the historical facts, controversies and conflicts that surround December 25th, CHRIST must truly become YOUR reason for this season and all year round.

The world will continue to celebrate the sun god (in all of its many names and forms) as part of their annual winter solstice celebrations. WE must celebrate the Son of God and give a Godly RESPONSE to our non-believing family and friends, and to our Christian brothers and sisters who may not have this insight.

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