The Meaning and Mission of Fruitbearing

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The Meaning and Mission of Fruitbearing
John 151-17
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What is the Meaning of Fruitbearing

• Is it the fruit of the Holy Spirit?
• Gal 522 But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
  joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
  faithfulness,

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What is the Meaning of Fruitbearing

• Is it the fruit of evangelism?
• Luke 1910 "For the Son of Man has come to seek
  and to save that which was lost."
• 1 Tim. 115 It is a trustworthy statement,
  deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came
  into the world to save sinners, among whom I am
  foremost of all.
• Act 2024 "But I do not consider my life of any
  account as dear to myself, so that I may finish
  my course and the ministry which I received from
  the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel
  of the grace of God.

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What is the Meaning of Fruitbearing

• Is it the fruit of discipleship? Yes, indeed!
• Mat 2819-20 "Go therefore and make disciples of
  all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
  the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, (20)
  teaching them to observe all that I commanded
  you and lo, I am with you always, even to the
  end of the age."

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What is the Meaning of Fruitbearing

• John 158 that you bear much fruit
• 16 that you would go and bear fruit, and that
  your fruit would remain
• 20 A slave is not greater than his master. 27
  and you will testify also, because you have been
  with Me from the beginning.

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What is the Mission of Fruitbearing

• The mission is for everyone, all inclusive. vs.
  2
• The mission is relentless. vss. 2, 5, 8
• The mission deals with words. vss. 3, 7, 20, 27
• The mission finds its source and reliance in
  Jesus. vss. 4 - 7
• The mission is enveloped in Love. vss. 9 - 15

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• The mission is discipleship, making fruit
  after our own kind Christians. The fruit is
  external, to be sure. It is not the inward
  quality of the branches but fruit on (outside)
  the branches. The salvation of this lost world is
  the main event! Reproduction and growth of the
  family of God is clearly seen as a metaphor in
  relation to our own families reproduction and
  growth. We both reproduce and insist that they
  follow the head of the family Christ/ dad.
• vss. 8, 16 Lk. 1947 Acts 1711 1910
  2031-32