Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8

Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8 God is looking for fruit: He is looking for evidence of spiritual life within us He is looking to see if His Word is being productive in our lives He is looking for proof that we are Jesus’ disciples- that we have applied His teaching and have become like Him Jn 15:1-11

Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8 God is patient- “Let it alone for this year, too” God nurtures- “I dig around it and put in fertilizer” God’s patience has limits- “If it bears fruit next year fine, but if not, cut it down”

Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8 The Gospel is to Constantly Bear Fruit in Us from the day we heard and understood it forward Col 1:3-8

Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8 Our Prayer for Each Other: That Our Tree Might Be Fertilized Col 1:9 filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding The Gospel is the Fertilizer

Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8 From the Fertilizer of the Gospel Comes the Fruit Col 1:10-12 Worthy Walk Good Works Strength Endurance Thanksgiving

Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8 How Do We Dig and Fertilize the Tree? Grow in our knowledge of the gospel in order to gain spiritual wisdom and understanding? personal Bible study singing sermons church Bible studies private Bible studies

Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8 Digging and Fertilizing Produces Fruit personal Bible study worthy walk singing good works sermons strength church Bible studies endurance private Bible studies thanksgiving

Give It One More Year Luke 13:6-8 God’s Patience Has Its Limits: If we do not produce fruit, we will be cut down God will end His relationship with us; ultimately, we will be forever separated from Him in hell

Perhaps God Will Give You One More Year… What will you do with it? or Bear Fruit Exhaust God’s Patience?