Garden ofEden

• All pleasant trees good for food

• Tree of life

• Tree of knowledge of good and evil

Psalm 1:3

• "He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper."

Psalm 92:12-15

• "The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him."

Jeremiah 17:7-8

• "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit."

Matthew 3:10

• "And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

Matthew 7:15-20

• "You will know them by their fruits."

• "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

Matthew 12:33

• "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit."

Matthew 13:23

• "But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

Matthew 21:18-19

• "Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, 'Let no fruit grow on you ever again.’ Immediately the fig tree withered away."

Luke 6:43-44

• "For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush."

Luke 13:6-9

• "He also spoke this parable: 'A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?' But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.'"

John 15:1-8

• "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit."

• "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples."

Conclusions

• God expects us to bear fruit.• If we don't bear fruit, we will be

cut down.• Whether or not we bear fruit will

tell us whether we are true disciples.

LOVE

• A summary description of a Christian

• Are we bearing as much fruit as we ought?

• 1 John 4:7-11

JOY

• Christians are supposed to be happy.

• Even in times of suffering.• The Christian can be happy

because as a Christian he knows that everything will work out.

PEACE

• Philippians 4:6-7

• Peace of mind is not always easy to achieve

• But Jesus can calm the turbulent waves of our seas.

LONGSUFFERING

• Colossians 3:12

• A needed trait for many

• Learning to bear with each other

KINDNESS &GOODNESS

• Simple descriptions

• Simple kindness and goodness can make a difference in our lives and the lives of people with whom we come in contact.

FAITHFULNESS

• Two main ideas.– Being full of faith or trust and

confidence in God– Being faithful, loyal, and true to

God

• Matthew 24:45-46

GENTLENESS

• Gentleness and meekness

• Handling relationships with care

• Judging on the way that we treat other people

SELF-CONTROL

• The ability to say “no” to ourselves

• Mark 8:34

• Sin is letting our “self” have “control”