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.