Introduction

Begin the service by showing different types of fruit on the screens and have the congregation vote by multiple choice what kind of fruits they are. Start easy with an orange but progressively get more difficult by showing a papaya or a durian. Point out the various different types of fruit. Comment that these fruits are a result of careful work of planting, growing, pruning and harvesting. Just as this is the desired outcome for any fruit tree or plant, it is also the desired goal of every believer.

This is the final week of our rooted series, and today we’re going to talk about the harvest. The harvest is what comes after the planting, the cultivating, the pruning, and everything else necessary to see the literal fruits of your labor.

Main Teaching/Body

Everyone wants the delicious fruit at the time of harvest, but few are willing to do all that’s necessary along the way. Let’s take a look at the reality of the harvest fruit.

A follower of Jesus is given the spirit of God to dwell inside of them. The spirit has many different jobs, but one is to produce a harvest of fruits of the spirit. These fruits are present in the life of every believer, but they must be exercised and honed to become our new nature. When we walk in the power of the Spirit, our lives produce love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These qualities are evident to those around us and may even move someone to ask, “What’s different about you?”

To say it plainly, if a farmer or gardener plants apple trees they will receive apples ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium

Everyone wants the delicious fruit at the time of harvest, but few are willing to do all that’s necessary along the way.