Kingdom Life 4: Produce.
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If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.
INTRO—
INTRO—
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1… Walmart
RECAP…
Jesus is the True Vine.
The Father is The Gardener.
Branches Remain…Abide, Dwell…in the True Vine, Jesus.
QUESTION: What is the purpose—goal—of (we) the branches?
***We are made alive in Christ…to PRODUCE PRODUCE.
[[READ John 15.7-8]]
SO, GOD’S PURPOSE FOR US (people; church[es]) IS…
To produce…
PRAYERFUL PEOPLE (John 15.7)
PRAYERFUL PEOPLE (John 15.7)
“ASK” — Request, plead [not demand]
The way Jesus uses this word, he WANTS (demands that) us to ASK him! (We are strongly encouraged to ask!!)
…especially when it comes to LIFE (Kingdom Life…Kingdom Living…Kingdom Character).
John 14.14 “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”
John 14.12-14 ““Truly I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”
PEOPLE PRODUCING PRODUCE (John 15.8)
PEOPLE PRODUCING PRODUCE (John 15.8)
“PRODUCE” — Bear, bring forth
John 15.2 “Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.”
Sooooo, the $1,000,000 question: What is this fruit?
New converts [fields are ripe for harvest…]
Righteous living [be holy as I am holy; the righteous will live by faith; the fruit of the Spirit...]
The entire God-honoring life of a Christ follower [this is the “Both, Boss. Both” answer]
1 Peter 2.12 “Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits.”
CONCL—
CONCL—
SOLI DEO GLORIA…for the glory of God alone! [something we learned at camp…]
… “by this: that you produce much fruit”
INVITATION:
Salvation…
Service…
Courage…
My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be my disciples.