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Fruit-Bearing Series
Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 11, 2025 (message contributor)
Summary: Christians are known by the fruit we bear.
John 14:31, pre-figures resurrection ground. There must be resurrection life, before resurrection fruit.
The Fruit Bearing Christian and Fundamental Principles in Fruit Bearing, verses 1-11.
1. Be connected with the true vine.
a. Psalm 80:8-9
b. Isaiah 5:1-7
c. Jeremiah 2:21
d. Hosea 10:1
e. Israel’s unfruitful vine.
f. True, bread, life, sanctuary.
2. Oneness of husbandman and vine.
a. Love
b. Tender care
c. Proprietor
d. Guarantees protection
e. Care and watchfulness over the vine.
3. The unfruitful branch
a. Verse 2
b. To whom He is speaking?
1) To believers
2) 11 disciples
3) His own.
c. Spend all for branch?
d. Nothing left to bring forth fruit.
e. Taketh away means lifteth up.
4. He purges fruit bearing
a. Cleanses
b. 2 Corinthians 7:1
c. Psalm 119:8
5. Clean through the Word
a. Verse 3
b. John 13:10
6. Fruit Bearing depends on fellowship between branch and vine.
a. Verse 4
b. Also verse 6
7. Fellowship and prayer go hand in hand.
a. Verse 7
b. 1 John 1:9
8. Father glorified by fruit bearing disciples.
a. Verse 8
b. Proverbs 11:30
c. Degrees in fruit bearing.
1) Verse 2
2) Verse 5
3) Verse 8
9. Fruit found in love.
a. Verse 11
b. Joy
10. Fruit found in peace.
a. Verse 12
11. Fruit bearing is proof of Christ’s love.
a. Verses 13-15
12. fruit bearing the purpose of Christ’s choice.
a. Verse 16
13. Conclusion
a. Three conditions of fruitful life:
1) Cleansing, verse 2
2) Abiding with Christ, verse 4
3) Obedience, verse 10-12
