Bearing Fruit!
Discovering the Fruit of the Spirit
“But the Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23a.
Day One- Bearing Fruit
- From the beginning God calls his creation to bear fruit. Read Genesis 1:11-12, 21-22, and 27-28.
- From the beginning God has shared with us our purpose- bearing fruit. His entire creation is to be fruitful. It is creations way of honoring God. So what do you think God means when He says, “Be Fruitful”?
- Scripture tells us the secret to a fruitful life is a purposeful life that brings blessings to others; a life filled with qualities that draw people to us like love, gentleness, and kindness. The problem is that we cannot produce fruit on our own. We are like branches on a vine, wholly dependent on the vine to supply us what we need to bear fruit. Read John 15:1-8. What does it mean when Christ says, “Remain in me”?
The Verse of the Day:
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He 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 it never fails to bear fruit” Jeremiah 17:7-8. Do you know someone whose leaves are always green- even in a drought?
- Is your relationship with Christ like a mature tree, always green and bearing fruit? Ask God to reveal to you areas of your life that might not be fruitful and ask him to begin to prune those areas, granting you wisdom, knowledge, and grace to have your branches become an abundant harvest.
- Read John 15:16
- If we want the Fruit of the Spirit to grow in us, we must join our lives to his. We must know him, love him, and remember him. As a result, we will fulfill the intended purpose of the law- to love God and our neighbors.
Discovering the Fruit of the Spirit
“But the Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23a.
Day One- Bearing Fruit
- From the beginning God calls his creation to bear fruit. Read Genesis 1:11-12, 21-22, and 27-28.
- From the beginning God has shared with us our purpose- bearing fruit. His entire creation is to be fruitful. It is creations way of honoring God. So what do you think God means when He says, “Be Fruitful”?
- Scripture tells us the secret to a fruitful life is a purposeful life that brings blessings to others; a life filled with qualities that draw people to us like love, gentleness, and kindness. The problem is that we cannot produce fruit on our own. We are like branches on a vine, wholly dependent on the vine to supply us what we need to bear fruit. Read John 15:1-8. What does it mean when Christ says, “Remain in me”?
The Verse of the Day:
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He 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 it never fails to bear fruit” Jeremiah 17:7-8. Do you know someone whose leaves are always green- even in a drought?
- Is your relationship with Christ like a mature tree, always green and bearing fruit? Ask God to reveal to you areas of your life that might not be fruitful and ask him to begin to prune those areas, granting you wisdom, knowledge, and grace to have your branches become an abundant harvest.
- Read John 15:16
- If we want the Fruit of the Spirit to grow in us, we must join our lives to his. We must know him, love him, and remember him. As a result, we will fulfill the intended purpose of the law- to love God and our neighbors.
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