The 5 Minute Discipleship Podcast

#612: How to Bear More Fruit

May 14, 2022 Loren Hicks
The 5 Minute Discipleship Podcast
#612: How to Bear More Fruit
Show Notes

God in his sovereignty knows what is keeping us from spiritual growth and bearing fruit. Sometimes there might even be good things in our lives, yet they are occupying our mind, our time, and our resources, and as a result, we are not growing spiritually.


Main Points:

1. Here’s an important spiritual truth: God wants your life to bear fruit. He wants you to be a blessing to others.
2. Jesus is our source of life. He is our vine. If we are connected to him we have the life-giving power of God within us that make our lives fruitful. Yet, we also see that our Heavenly Father is the gardener and that he prunes the branches (that’s you and me) that bear fruit, so we will produce more fruit.
3. God is the gardener who prunes the life of everyone who abides in Christ and bears the fruit of Christ. This pruning enhances spiritual growth by removing whatever hinders our spiritual growth.

 

Today’s Scripture Verses:

John 15:1-2 - “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. “

Galatians 5:22-23 - “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

James 1:2-4  - “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.”


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