Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

WALKING WITH JESUS: Jesus and FruitLeah CarolanTHEME – The Father is glorified by much fruit.TEXT – John 15:1-8Three Types of Fruit in the BibleCharacter Fruit – Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)Conduct Fruit – Fruit of Righteousness (Philippians 1:11)Convert Fruit – Making new disciples (Romans 7:4-5)The Story of the Vineyard (John 15:1-8)Jesus is the vine.God the Father is the gardener.Grapes are a symbol of blessing/abiding.Four Levels of Fruit Bearing from John 15No Fruit. FruitMore FruitMuch FruitBarriers of Fruit Bearing - to move from…No fruit to fruit: Address Sin. (John 15:2a)Fruit to more fruit: Accept Pruning. (John 15:2b)More fruit to much fruit: Abide in Jesus. (John 15:5)Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-20)A talent is 1.4 million dollars.Jesus is the master. We are the investment.The Kingdom of God is a sure investment! Don’t bury His investment in you. NEXT STEPSConfess sin.Accept the pruning.Choose to abide solely in Jesus.Follow the Holy Spirit. Support the show