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Fruitful John 15:1-8
Purposes of Fruit trees
Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that
bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.”
And it was so. Genesis 1:11
Purposes of Fruit trees
Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree
that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
Genesis 1:29
The Importance of Fruit
The Importance of Fruit
It must come from a good treeMake a tree good and its fruit will
be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is
recognized by its fruit.
Matthew 12:33
The Importance of FruitIt must be abundant
He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,
while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes
so that it will be even more fruitful.
John 15:2
The Ultimate Purpose of Fruit
To produce one or more new trees
Christian FruitfulnessIt is based in Christ
The Fruit is of God’s Spirit
You don’t age out
Psalm 92:14
It is by its nature sacrificial
Psalm 92:14
Therefore…