Sometimes it takes Some Fertilizer

He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ”

Bear Fruit- fruit off spring.

Galatians 5:22–23 NKJV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Privilege

You are planted her by almighty God. It is in him we move live and have our being.

Acts 17:28 NKJV

for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

Psalm 100:3 NKJV

Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Psalm 100 -he that made us and not we ourselves

Other trees are planted in the garden that are bearing fruit.

Purpose

Matthew 3:8 NKJV

Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,

Matthew 7:17 NKJV

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

Matthew 7:18 NKJV

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

Production

Matthew 28:19 NKJV

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16:15 NKJV

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Pardon

Romans 5:8 NKJV

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 Timothy 2:5 NKJV

For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

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