We must remain in Christ to bear fruit

We must remain in Christ to bear fruit

John 15:2, 4, 16

2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful.

4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

Rom 7:4

4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

We learn the following from the above verses

1) He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful.

2) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine.

3) We must remain in Christ to bear fruit

4) God chose us and appointed us so that we might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever we ask in His name the Father will give us.

5) we died to the law through the body of Christ in order that we might bear fruit for God

When our roots are withered, we will not bearing the fruit. -- If we live in Christ we will bear good fruit

When our roots are withered, we will not bearing the fruit. -- If we live in Christ we will bear good fruit

Hos 9:16

16 Ephraim is blighted,
    their root is withered,
    they yield no fruit.
Even if they bear children,
    I will slay their cherished offspring.”

17 My God will reject them
    because they have not obeyed him;
    they will be wanderers among the nations.

Hos 10:1

Israel was a spreading vine;
    he brought forth fruit for himself.
As his fruit increased,
    he built more altars;
as his land prospered,
    he adorned his sacred stones.

Hag 2:19

19 Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit.

“‘From this day on I will bless you.’”

Mt 3:10 Lk 3:9

10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


Lk 13:9

6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

8 “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”

We learn the following from the above verses

1) When our roots are withered, we will not bearing the fruit. -- If we live in Christ we will bear good fruit

2) God will reject people if they did not obey Him.

3) We should be giving glory to God when we receive blessings in our lives.

4) When you live for Christ and ask for His blessings, God blesses you

5) Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in to fire.

6) God waits for us to repent and turn our ways to Him, so that we will bear good fruit.  

When we take root in Christ, we started to bear fruit for Him.(Being fruitful)

2 Kings 19:30, Isa 37:31

30 Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah
    will take root below and bear fruit above.

Neh 9: 19-25

19 “Because of your great compassion you did not abandon them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take.

20 You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst.

21 For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen.

22 “You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan.

23 You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their parents to enter and possess.

24 Their children went in and took possession of the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you gave the Canaanites into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased.

25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished; they reveled in your great goodness.

25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished; they reveled in your great goodness.

Jer 17: 7,8

7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.

8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
    and never fails to bear fruit.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  When we take root in Christ, we started to bear fruit for Him.

2)   Being fruitful we receive God's blessings. Some of God's blessings are
       
          a) God did not abandon us because of His great compassion
   
          b) God did not fail to guide us in our path

          c) God gave us His good Spirit to instruct us

          d) God did took care of our needs

          e) God filled us with all kinds of good things



3) Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.

4)  The one who trusts in the Lord will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought
    and never fails to bear fruit.

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you that you may be children of your Father in heaven

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you that you may be children of your Father in heaven

Mt 5:44

⁴⁴ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ that you may be children of your Father in heaven.

Lk 6:28

²⁷ “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ²⁸ bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Rom 12:14

¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.

1 Pet 3:9

⁹ Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult.On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

 We learn the following from the above verses

1)     Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you that you may be children of your Father in heaven

2)    Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

3)    Bless those persecute you; bless and do not curse

4)    Repaying evil with blessing helps us inherit the blessing.

We will be a people blessed by the Lord with our children

We will be a people blessed by the Lord with our children

Isa 65:23

¹⁷ “See, I will create
    new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered,
    nor will they come to mind.

²³ They will not labor in vain,
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;
for they will be a people blessed by the Lord,
    they and their descendants with them.

Jer 4:2

“If you, Israel, will return,
    then return to me,”
declares the Lord.
“If you put your detestable idols out of my sight
    and no longer go astray,

² and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
    you swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
then the nations will invoke blessings by him
    and in him they will boast.”

Jer 31:23

²³ This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,^[c] the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless you, you prosperous city, you sacred mountain.’ 

Hag 2:19

¹⁹ Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit.

“‘From this day on I will bless you.’”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    We will be a people blessed by the Lord with our children

2)    If we return to the Lord in a truthful, just and righteous way then the nations will invoke blessing by Him and in Him they will boast

3)    The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,^[c] the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless you, you prosperous city, you sacred mountain.’

4)    From this day on God will bless you.

The Lord called Abraham when he was only one man and made him many

The Lord called Abraham when he was only one man and made him many

Isa 51:2

“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness
    and who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were cut
    and to the quarry from which you were hewn;

² look to Abraham, your father,
    and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man,
    and I blessed him and made him many.

Isa 19:25

²⁵ The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance.”

Pro 5:18

¹⁸ May your fountain be blessed,
    and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Pro 22:9

⁹ The generous will themselves be blessed,
    for they share their food with the poor.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    The Lord called Abraham when he was only one man and made him many

2)    The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance.

3)    May your fountain be blessed,
    and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

4)    The generous will themselves be blessed,
    for they share their food with the poor.