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1 Jul 2007  BE  FRUITFUL

God has called us to be fruitful and to multiply and he has chosen us to be fruitful as a sign of discipleship and by being fruitful, we glorify our Father and those who understand this concept is liken to a seed falling on good soil.  With spiritual understanding, the written word becomes Living Word.

Remember the 5 Cs of living is not  Cash, Career, Car, Condominium and Credit card. Or its modern version of Connectivity to be tuned in, Choices- the more the merrier, Cheek- doing things our ways, Causes- because it is hip to help or Consumers who spend first and pay later.

We offer you The 5 Cs of the fruitfulness :

CHARACTER

CONDUCT

COMMUNICATION

CONTRIBUTION

CONVERTS

Gen 1:22 and Gen 1:28

 ²²God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”

 ²⁸God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

 John 15:8

 ⁸This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

John 15:16

 ¹⁶You 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.

 Matt 13:23

²³But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

John 15:5

⁵“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”

What are the obstacles that prevent us from being fruitful and how to be fruitful. Therefore,  to be fruitful, we need to abide in Jesus because apart from Jesus, we will struggle and faces many distractions and anxiety that prevents us from being fruitful.

The 5 Cs of the fruitfulness :

Character, - WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE 

Consider the fruit of the spirit in Gal 5:22-23

 ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Conduct, WHAT YOU DO

Our sinful nature cannot be influence by God’s righteousness. Only through faith then can we receive the gift of righteousness and letting the Holy Spirit take over. Remember No righteousness No freedom.

Rm 6:20 and 6: 22-23

²⁰When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.

²²But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. ²³For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in^£ Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philippians 1:11

¹¹filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Leviticus 11:44-45

⁴⁴I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves about on the ground. ⁴⁵I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

There is no true happiness apart from holiness and no holiness apart from Christ. Please note that in the book of Leviticus – Holiness is mentioned 87 times and Holy is mentioned 65 times.

Also remember Hebrews 12:14

¹⁴Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.

Communication, WHAT YOU SAY

We need to offer the fruits of our lips continuously and communicate with God

Hebrews 13:15

¹⁵Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that confess his name.

Luke 19:37

³⁷When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

Contribution, WHAT I GIVE- GIVING

This is the giving of your time, energy, talents  and other skills of listening and comforting  to cheer others. Serve God by serving others. Make the best choice choose to serve others. Let our life be a legacy of service to others.

Hebrews 13:16

¹⁶And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Philippians 4:14-19

¹⁴Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles. ¹⁵Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only; ¹⁶for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid again and again when I was in need. ¹⁷Not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for what may be credited to your account. ¹⁸I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. ¹⁹And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Converts WHO U BRING TO CHRIST

When we open our hearts to the Lord, he opens our hearts to the lost. This is  the ultimate in our walk with Christ- the fruits of soul winning because the Good News of Christ is too good to keep to yourself.

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