you
here's a conversation that you can start
with family and friends about the things
of God in the Bible this conversation
starts with a question and the question
is how can I live a fruitful life well
let me first explain to you what
fruitfulness means the word fruitful
means to thrive to be luck Syrian to
have a free flow of growth and increase
without really trying hard when you
watch your fruit there's no exerting of
effort for an orange to grow out of a
branch it naturally comes out of it as
it is thriving in the midst of that now
Jesus says that the way you become
fruitful in John chapter 15 verse 4 he
says if you remain in me as I also
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 no branch can bear fruit
fruitfulness happens if you remain in
the vine and you cannot bear fruit
unless you remain in me Jesus says how
do you become fruitful by remaining in a
relationship with him he further says in
verse 5 I am the vine and you are the
branches if you remain in me and I am
you you won't just bear fruit you will
bear much fruit and fruit that apart
from me you can do nothing about if you
remain in me and my words remain in you
ask whatever you wish and it will be
done for you by my father in heaven this
is my father's glory that you bear much
fruit truth of the matter is it is God's
desire that you and I bear much fruit
not only to bear much fruit because
fruitfulness shows ourselves to be his
disciples let's pray father thank you
for the privilege of bearing fruit in
you Lord is our desire they're willing
fruitful lives in every area of our
lives whether that's our marriage our
relationships our health our finances in
every facet of our lives or our careers
let there be fruitfulness a father help
us to understand and realize apart from
you we can do nothing and the only way
we can become fruitful is by being and
remaining in the vine in a relationship
with you
this is our prayer God that we become
fruitful thriving luxuriant growing
without effort in Jesus name we pray
amen and amen