“By Your Fruits You Shall Know Them”

“By Your Fruits You Shall Know Them”

Matthew 7:20• Context: warning of ravenous wolves

APPEARING as sheep• Look like sheep• Sound like sheep• Act like wolves• Visible results are the criteria that reveals the

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Bearing Fruit

John 15:1-8• We must bear fruit in order to glorify God• We must bear good fruit• Bearing fruit depends on a strong

relationship with Christ v.4• Life in Christ depends on bearing fruit v.2• If we do not bear good fruit, we will be cast

into the fire

Fruit of the SpiritGalatians 5:22-23

Character Romans 6:21,22Actions Colossians 1:10

• Love 1 Cor. 13:4-7• Joy Philippians 4:4• Peace Matt. 5:9• Longsuffering 2 Peter

3:15

• Gentleness Eph. 2:7• Goodness Rom. 15:14• Faith Titus 2:10• Meekness 1 Cor. 4:21• Temperance 1 Cor. 9:25

Giving

• Paul referred to the collection for the needy saints in Jerusalem as fruit Romans 15:28

• By helping Paul in the preaching of the gospel, they were building an account that God would credit to them Philippians 4:17

• Through the collection, all the contributing members have fellowship in God’s work

• Our good works are fruit pleasing to God

Words

• Praise is the fruit of our lips Hebrews 13:15• This passages specifies praise as vocal music• Speech is a fruit Matthew 12:34• It is an expression of what is in the heart• Be careful James 3:1-12 • Be wise Colossians 4:6 • We should say only things that build faith

and build relationships Ephesians 4:29

Teaching Others

• Romans 1:13 • Jesus gave the apostles the Great

Commission John 15:16• Matthew 28:18-20• They teach us to teach others• We should also teach others• We should also teach others to teach others• Follow their example Acts 8:4, Colossians 1:6

Bearing Fruit

• We will be known by men by our fruit• We will be judged by God by our fruit• Character• Words• Giving• Teaching Others