WFM-26 JESUS WANTS YOU FAITHFUL & FRUITFUL--THAT'S GOD'S SIMPLE PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE

Before I read these precious verses again with you this morning, may I remind you of the incredible challenge each of us has this morning. According to what Jesus said in the verses before us, all that will last of your and my life on earth will be the fruit that you and I produce while we are alive on this planet. Everything else of ours -- will either burn, rust, or rot. Have you paused lately and looked around all that fills up each of our lives? All of our deeded income properties, all of our prized collections, all of our wise equity investments, all of our real estate, all of our awards, all of our beautifully built and decorated homes, all of the businesses we have built, all of our memory books, all of our electronic gadgets, all of our plants and pets and plans – everything will dissolve and go back to earthliness. Everything we ever have will turn to rust and ashes except for what was transformed by our ABIDING in Christ into Eternal Fruit. Christ's rewards to us are based on what was GOOD or fruitful, all else attached to our lives Jesus Christ has promised He will burn away at the BEMA SEAT JUDGMENT. With that in mind, stand with me and follow along please in John 15:1-8. John 15:1-8 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He lifts up; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” Now the question we need to ask ourselves is, how is my fruitfulness coming. Do you have fruit already sent up? Are you bearing fruit today? Are you living to protect your future fruitfulness? Over the last weeks, we drove by the great orchards and vineyards of NY and New England. It was amazing to see the lengths they go to ensure fruitfulness. There was evidence of cultivation, pruning, new plantings, and so on. In Florida, we saw the smudge pots to protect from fruit loss to frost. Earthlings are focused on fruit-bearing, are we for Heavenly fruit? GOD WANTS TO MAKE EACH DAY OF OUR LIFE FRUITFUL (WFM-26; 020120AM) Follow Discover the Book Ministries to stay up to date: Facebook:   / discoverthebook   Instagram:   / discoverthebookministry   Twitter:   / discoverthebook   Purchase resources: E-Books: https://tinyurl.com/y3wbhlxy Traditional Books: https://tinyurl.com/y4xgz9rb Audio CDs: https://tinyurl.com/y5nnj3eu Donate to the ministry: https://discoverthebook.org/donations... PayPal QuickLink: https://paypal.me/JohnandBonnieDTBM?l... For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to: https://discoverthebook.org/