Bearing

Fruit
For God
 Matthew 7:15-20
• 15 "Beware of the false prophets, who come to
you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are
ravenous wolves.16 "You will know them by their
fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn
bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they?17 "Even
so, every good tree bears good fruit; but the bad
tree bears bad fruit.18 "A good tree cannot
produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce
good fruit.19 "Every tree that does not bear good
fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.20 "So
then, you will know them by their fruits.
Rooms for
English day
Principles about fruit used to warn
of false prophets.
The nature of fruit is such that:
a. It identifies the plant which bore it - v. 16.
b. b. It has the same nature as the plant
bearing it - v. 17-18.
c. Corrupt fruit is destroyed - v. 19.
v. 20 - Used to identify false teachers.
 We are to be bearing fruit -- from
the heart:
• a. Fruit is the visible expression of power working
inwardly & invisibly.
• b. We choose what type of fruit we will produce!
• Romans 7:4
• Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the
Law through the body of Christ, that you might be joined
to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, that
we might bear fruit for God.
• Romans 6:22
• But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to
God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification,
and the outcome, eternal life.
 What Kind Of Fruit
Will You Bear?

• We will bear fruit—that is for sure

• What kind—depends upon each of us.
• Matthew 12:33
• 33 "Either make the tree good, and its fruit
good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit
bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.
 SOME TYPES OF FRUIT WE
SHOULD BEAR:
• Spiritual Maturity - Col. 1:9-12.
• 9 For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we
have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may
be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual
wisdom and understanding,10 so that you may walk in a
manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects,
bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the
knowledge of God;11 strengthened with all power,
according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all
steadfastness and patience; joyously12 giving thanks to
the Father, who has qualified us to share in the
inheritance of the saints in light.
 SOME TYPES OF FRUIT WE
SHOULD BEAR:

• Godly Influence & Examples - Matt. 5:13-16; Phil. 2:14-16; 1

Pet.2:11-12.
• Matthew 5:13-16
• 13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become
tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is good for nothing
anymore, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by
men.14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be
hidden.15 "Nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the peck-
measure, but on the lampstand; and it gives light to all who are in
the house.16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that
they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in
heaven.
 SOME TYPES OF FRUIT WE
SHOULD BEAR:
• Godly Influence & Examples - Phil. 2:14-16; 1 Pet.2:11-12.
• Philippians 2:14-16
• 14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing;15 that you may
prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God
above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,
among whom you appear as lights in the world,16 holding fast the
word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may have cause to glory
because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.
• 1 Peter 2:11-12
• 11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from
fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.12 Keep your
behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which
they slander you as evildoers, they may on account of your good
deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.
 SOME TYPES OF FRUIT WE
SHOULD BEAR:

• C. Teaching The Gospel - Matt. 9:37-38; 2 Tim. 2:2

• Matthew 9:37-38
• 37 Then He *said to His disciples, "The harvest is
plentiful, but the workers are few.38 "Therefore beseech
the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His
harvest."
• 2 Timothy 2:2
• 2 And the things which you have heard from me in the
presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful
men, who will be able to teach others also.
 SOME TYPES OF FRUIT WE
SHOULD BEAR:

• In The Home - Col. 3:18-21

• 18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the
Lord.19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be
embittered against them.20 Children, be obedient to your
parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the
Lord.21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, that
they may not lose heart.
• Wife - Fruit of subjection (fitting).
• Husband - Fruit of love (not bitterness).
• Children - Fruit of obedience.
• Parents - Fruit of tender care.
 SOME TYPES OF FRUIT WE
SHOULD BEAR:
• On The Job - Col. 3:22-4:1.
• 22 Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters
on earth, not with external service, as those who merely
please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the
Lord.23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for
the Lord rather than for men;24 knowing that from the
Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is
the Lord Christ whom you serve.25 For he who does
wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which
he has done, and that without partiality.4:1 Masters,
grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that
you too have a Master in heaven.
• Employee - Fruit of honest labor.
• Employer - Fruit of justice and fairness.
 SOME TYPES OF FRUIT WE
SHOULD BEAR:
• Love For Brethren - Jno. 13:35; 1 Jno. 3:16-18.
• John 13:35
• 35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if
you have love for one another."
• 1 John 3:16-18
• 16 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for
us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the
brethren.17 But whoever has the world's goods, and
beholds his brother in need and closes his heart against
him, how does the love of God abide in him?18 Little
children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in
deed and truth.
 SOME TYPES OF FRUIT WE
SHOULD BEAR:
• Obedience To Christ - Matt. 7:21; Jno. 15:10, 14.
• Matthew 7:21
• 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter
the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My
Father who is in heaven.
• John 15:10
• 10 "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My
love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments,
and abide in His love.
• John 15:14
• 14 "You are My friends, if you do what I command you.
 Conclusion:
• We are going to bear fruit—we cannot
escape this—this also means you cannot
be neutral in this matter.
• Either good or evil, is how you are going to
be viewed by others.
• We must look at our tree (self) and see
what kind of fruit is produced.
• Change if necessary.