Genesis 1:8 || Meditate the Scripture daily verse by verse
Marks of fruitfulness
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7. John 15:16 (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.”
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12. Isaiah 6:5-8
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!
For I am a man of unclean lips, and I
live among a people of unclean lips,
and my eyes have seen the King, the
LORD Almighty.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in
his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7
With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has
touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin
atoned for.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I
send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
13. Fruit of Good Works
They will do good works
(Col 1:10 NIV) And we pray this in order that
you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may
please him in every way: bearing fruit in every
good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
14. Her journey to eradicating poverty
It all started with a single question:
“Why are there poor people in a
country with so many resources?”
DR. RUTH CALLANTA:
Founding president of the Center for Community
Transformation (CCT) an organization that supports the micro-
businesses of the entrepreneurial poor
2005 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
15. Fruit of Lips Giving Praise and Thanks to God
They will praise and thank God
(Heb 13:15 NIV) Through
Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer
to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of
lips that confess his name.
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17. Fruit of the Holy Spirit
They will show character qualities as fruit of
the Holy Spirit
(Gal 5:22-23 NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, f
aithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against
such things there is no law.
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19. Fruit of Righteousness
They will pursue right living
(Phil 1:9-11 NIV) And this is my prayer: that
your love may abound more and more in
knowledge and depth of insight, so that you
may be able to discern what is best and may be
pure and blameless until the day of
Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that
comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and
praise of God.
20. Fruit of new converts through the
preaching of the Gospel
They will preach the Gospel
(John 15:16 NIV) You did not choose me, but I
chose you and appointed you to go and bear
fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will
give you whatever you ask in my name.
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22. The Joy of the Lord
• Mat 25:21 NIV
"His master replied, 'Well done, good
and faithful servant! You have been
faithful with a few things; I will put you
in charge of many things. Come and
share your master's happiness!‘
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24. God’s presence and power:
(Mat 28:20 NIV) …And surely I am
with you always, to the very end
of the age."
25. Recognizing God’s abiding presence in your life has
great benefits. It will help you live with an attitude of
humility, peace, trust, hope and faith regardless of
what you face daily. It will also motivate you to live
clean and be all that God has called you to be.
Genesis 49:22 (GW)
22“Joseph is a fruitful
tree, a fruitful tree by a
spring, with branches
climbing over a wall.
30. (John 15:4 NIV)
Remain in me, and I will
remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself;
it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear
fruit unless you remain in me.
Fruitfulness is an exciting season in the life of a discipleWhen the Israelites is about to enter the promise land, God allowed the spies to see the fruit of the land Dare to be disciple
God will bless us with children – none of your men and women will be childless Deut. 7:14God will bless the crops of your land, livestock, birds of the air, seas Indeed, all these things are true. The world’s population is now about 7 billion where China is 1st and the Philippines is on the 12th place according to recent statisticsWe have advanced so much in the production and breeding technologies and we easily produce by the thousands of animals and crops.God also blessed us how to recover every after calamities where we really experienced great losses.
In the NT, the expectations of God is spiritual fruitfulness:
God want us to go and share the Gospel of ChristGod expect disciples to make disciples. Disciples who are FAT (faithful, available and teachable).Disciples who will continue the works of Jesus.God’s promise: he will not leave us nor forsake us.
God chose us for a purpose that is to bear much fruit.Jesus enables us to bear much fruit.-Anything that we need for bearing fruit will be given by the Father in prayer.If we really share the Gospel, this will bear many converts for the Lord.“Appointment” in the officeIt includes our authority to workIt includes our job description It includes who our Supervisor and subordinates are.
Active participation in sharing the Gospel of Christ.Evangelism as a lifestyle.Seeing many new converts and believers being changed in the likeness of Christ thru faithful discipleship and follow-ups.Making faithful, available and teachable disciples to be faithful leaders of leaders walking in the ways of God.Ex. KuyaBoni is from the Navigators then came LA throughout the PhilippinesCome to think who is your Spiritual leader who takes care of you and became like what you are now or even producing more than what you are now.
We can easily identify a fruit tree by its fruit, say mango fruit…..In the same way, we can be easily identified if we are God’s disciple or not thru our actions and reactions, the way we talk, the way we counsel, the way dress,…If we are not bearing good fruits we are just as good as firewood. Panggatung. It is if we don’t take time to share the Gospel, obey God’s commands….Kristiyanokanga at boss perotumatanggapkanglagay o nagnanakawngperasakompanyaThis is not our destiny!
Fruitfulness shows itself with true to life experiences.Proofs of God’s love, grace, faithfulness and power in the life of every disciple
The evidence of true repentance.True repentance will produce fruit of service as we see in the life of Isaiah in Isaiah 6:1-10
Our repentance will result to serve the Lord, to be used by the Lord, to be sent by the Lord.God may send us to comfort the broken hearted, to give hope for the hopeless, to pray for the sick, to provide for the needy, to help the helpless, to save the lost.We went to PJG, we did classroom evangelism, we conducted free math tutorials, we visited and prayed for dying people.
The evidence of good work.Making our lives worthy of the Lord.Our work, our job, our dreams, our plans, our visions geared towards the good of many people.Keeping the desire to help and do good to others.What we do to others especially the poor brings justice and mercy from God.
This where Bro. Marlon is working. He works also for the spiritual transformation as part of the microfinance program of the CCT. They help people to be materially stable and spiritually upright to sustain their businesses.The LakasAngkan is known for its love and compassion for the poor through generous food service. Kaya minsan LA is said to be LakasAngkain. But testimonies upon testimonies came to be said that at first it was the food for the stomach and later it was the food for the spirit.
Evidence of thankfulness sacrifices of praise and worship to our faithful God.We can do this individually and corporately. Disciples know how to give thanks to God and even praise and worship not only in times of victory but also in times failures.It is really hard to rejoice when we are in pain or trouble and we may see it unfruitful condition.But if we choose to thank God in all circumstances, we can still be fruitful in many ways. Walaka bang pera, may sakitkaba, may problemakabasaasawamo, anakmo, trabahomo etc.Let us all say a big THANK YOU LORD!
This is our Sem-End worship service at CLSU Alumni Center.Amazingly, God is bringing us to fruitfulness in discipling these students.We started last July 31, 2011 and went on every Sunday afternoon. The attendance was about 30 to 60. We prayed to God for 100 attendance for the Sem-End fellowship and God with His greatness brought in about 120 people in attendance.God is indeed great and awesome!
The evidence of the fruit spirit.Love at all times. Joy in times hardship. Peace with your enemies. Kindness to other people. Goodness in the family and work place. Faithfulness to your wife (no flirting) and friends. Gentleness in our speech towards our subordinates and children. Self-control when we are about to become angry.Ex. Mahy’s joke.
The evidence of righteous living.Meronkamingkaibiganngmagkaroonmalakingpagkakamalisakanyangbuhay, tumalikodsaDiyos at nagkasalangunitlubosnanagpakumbaba at nagsisisaDiyos. At ngayon ay nararanasanang special anointing ng Holy Spirit in serving our Lord Jesus Christ. She prays and serves the Lord with power.
The evidence of sharing the Gospel
The fruit that we bear should have eternal value.Fruit wines tastes best through time.Likewise our fruit should reach eternity.
Good and faithful servants are entrusted with big things whether in the secular job or in God’s kingdom.I remember the time how God blessed me at BPRE now PhilMech. National Project, Travel abroad. But God is looking at our heart. If we are not willing to serve God, He will not see our heart.
If God is for us, who can be against us. God will cause all things to favor us. Taking the life of Joseph in the book of Genesis.
Every soul that we win for the Lord adds jewels to our crown. These people makes our crown, they are our eternal joy and glory.If we want to wear this crown and forever be rejoicing let us desire more people to be saved.
My personal testimony.I’ve been so idle in my Christian life. God blessed me with an scholarship for a three year study leave at UPLB. Almost three years have past but I feel I’ve done nothing in return for the Lord. God confirm it through His word in Luke 13:6-9.I am like the fig tree that bears no fruit for three years and about to be cut-off. The caretaker asked for another year to make it productive and bear fruit….
