Bearing Fruit
Imagine the grape vine. One of the branches on the vine has your name on it. The name of the vine is Jesus.
John 15:1-8
Picture the scene with Jesus and His disciples.
· After Jesus washed the feet of the disciples
· After the institution of the Lord’s Supper, or communion
· After Judas Iscariot left the fold to betray Jesus
· After Jesus gives a new commandment to love one another
· After He tells them He is the only way to the Father
· After He tells them the Father is revealed in Him
· After He promises to send the Holy Spirit
1-3 The job of the vinedresser is to plant the vine and tend to its growth.
4 “Abide” means to stay (in a given place, state, relation, or expectancy.
Stay in relation to Jesus!
5-6 Charles Spurgeon comments on verse six.
7 Benefit of relationship to Jesus
8 Bearing fruit glorifies the Father and is a mark of discipleship
What is the fruit we are called to bear
Galatians 5:22
Paul tells us what kind of fruit a believer should be producing: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Examine ourselves and ask the Father to prune off of us what needs to be taken away so we may produce fruit and glorify Him.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Music: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Robert Robinson and John Wyeth (Public Domain.) Arranged and performed by Ginger Manning. Recorded and mastered by Gordon Manning.