Bearing Fruit. Parable of the sower (Luke 8:4-15) Important fruit-bearing plants – Fig trees (eaten fresh, dried, jams) – Grapevines (beverage, disinfectant)

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Bearing Fruit

Parable of the sower (Luke 8:4-15) Important fruit-bearing plants – Fig trees (eaten fresh, dried, jams) – Grapevines (beverage, disinfectant) – Olive trees (cooking oil, lamp oil, sacrifices, medicines, anointings, soaps) Three kinds of fruit trees: 1.No fruit 2.Bad fruit 3.Good fruit

Bearing Fruit “Bear fruit” (Matt. 3:1-10) Doing your job (Eph. 2:10; Titus 3:15) The gospel bears fruit (Col. 1:3-8) Christians bear fruit (Col. 1:9-12; Gal. 5:22) – Study (II Tim. 2:15) – Encouragement (I Thess. 5:11) – Teaching (II Tim. 2:24-26) – Example (I Tim. 4:15) – Evident (Matt. 5:14-16)

Bearing Fruit The vine (John 15:1-10) – Fruitless branches removed – Good branches pruned (Heb. 12:5-11) – Abide in Christ, the source of life for the branches Keep his commandments Actions reveal (Luke 6:43-45) Father’s patience (Luke 13:6-9) – Use the time wisely (II Peter 3:9-10) Hypocrisy (James 3:9-12; Gen. 1:11-12) Don’t fall away (Heb. 6:4-8)

Bearing Fruit Psalm 92:12-15