3 processes
1. Pruning
He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
John 15:2 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jhn.15.2.NIV
Prune - to bear more fruits.
2. Fruit
Good work.
Productivity of your life.
Joseph good work
Prepare the food for 7 years.
3.
Why John wrote John Gospel
But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:31 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jhn.20.31.NIV
Prior John the Matthew, Like etc already exist. Hence John was writhing some time not exist in these books.
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
John 4:34 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jhn.4.34.NIV
The characterof son coming from the Father
Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
John 5:19 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jhn.5.19.NIV
Eternal food
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
John 6:27 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jhn.6.27.NIV
Jacob and Esau
God hated Esau because he sold his birth right for a temporary meal.
The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 2:17 NIV
http://bible.com/111/1jn.2.17.NIV
Don't love the world. Don't sell your externality.
To give God an empty sheet of paper and whatever God wrote I do.
What is Christian life about?
Why be Christian ?
Benefit of a Christian?
Peace at heart
The Christian life about knowing God in Jesus Christ and bringing forth fruit .
This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
John 15:8 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jhn.15.8.NIV
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
John 15:16 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jhn.15.16.NIV
What is fruit?
Changed life. Born again.
A life whose central, the focus and priortity is God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:22 NIV
http://bible.com/111/gal.5.22.NIV
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Galatians 5:24 NIV
http://bible.com/111/gal.5.24.NIV
Walking in spirit.
Live in conformity with Holy Spirit.
Life going through changes.
Old had gone and new has come.
Producing new fruit.
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18 NIV http://bible.com/111/1co.6.18.NIV
Run for sexual immorality.
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 NIV
http://bible.com/111/psa.65.11.NIV
Crown
Royalty. Recognitions.
God chose the weakest to become the strongest.
Gideon.
2016 - fight together with Jesus.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs 3:5 NIV
http://bible.com/111/pro.3.5.NIV
