I. EXORDIUM:
Do you look at the fruits before judging the person?
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To know what the Bible calls "fruits" because we need to determine what fruits are to avoid false prophets.
IV. TEXT:
Matthew 7:16 (Amplified Bible)
7:16 You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:20 (Amplified Bible)
7:20 Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits.
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You have given me a very useful instrument to know if I can share the gospel or avoid the person, that is through the fruits.
VI. TITLE:
What are fruits?
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Author: Matthew (also called Levi)
B. Date written: 60 A.D.
C. Purpose: To show that Jesus of Nazareth was the kingly Messiah of Jewish prophecy.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
D. To whom written: Jews
E. Main Theme: Jesus is God's promised anointed Messiah, the King of the Jews.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
F. Keywords: Fulfilled
G. Key verses:
Matthew 16:16-19 (The Message)
16:16 Simon Peter said, "You're the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God."
16:17 Jesus came back, "God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn't get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am.
16:18 And now I'm going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.
16:19 "And that's not all. You will have complete and free access to God's kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven."
VIII. MAIN BODY:
A. Fruits are works, deeds of repentance or good works.
Matthew 3:8 (Amplified Bible)
3:8 Bring forth fruit that is consistent with repentance [let your lives prove your change of heart];
Luke 3:8 (Amplified Bible)
3:8 Bear fruits that are deserving and consistent with [your] repentance [that is, conduct worthy of a heart changed, a heart abhorring sin]. And do not begin to say to yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up descendants for Abraham.
Matthew 3:10 (Amplified Bible)
3:10 And already the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Good fruit can only come from good seed - The WORD of GOD
Matthew 13:8 (Amplified Bible)
13:8 Other seeds fell on good soil, and yielded grain—some a hundred times as much as was sown, some sixty times as much, and some thirty.
Romans 1:13 (Amplified Bible)
1:13 I want you to know, brethren, that many times I have planned and intended to come to you, though thus far I have been hindered and prevented, in order that I might have some fruit (some result of my labors) among you, as I have among the rest of the Gentiles.
B. Fruit are your children
Luke 1:42 (Amplified Bible)
1:42 And she cried out with a loud cry, and then exclaimed, Blessed (favored of God) above all other women are you! And blessed (favored of God) is the Fruit of your womb!
C. Souls that you have evangelized.
John 15:16 (Amplified Bible)
15:16 You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], He may give it to you.
D. Consequences of sin
Romans 6:21 (Amplified Bible)
6:21 But then what benefit (return) did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? [None] for the end of those things is death.
E. Fruits of the HOLY SPIRIT
Galatians 5:22 (Amplified Bible)
5:22 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,
Ephesians 5:9 (Amplified Bible)
5:9 For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or the Spirit [consists] in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life.
Philippians 1:11 (Amplified Bible)
1:11 May you abound in and be filled with the fruits of righteousness (of right standing with God and right doing) which come through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One), to the honor and praise of God [that His glory may be both manifested and recognized].
F. Product or effect - a believer's effect to the world is evangelism that will end up salvation for the souls.
Philippians 1:22 (Amplified Bible)
1:22 If, however, it is to be life in the flesh and I am to live on here, that means fruitful service for me; so I can say nothing as to my personal preference [I cannot choose],
G. Praises from our lips
Hebrews 13:15 (Amplified Bible)
13:15 Through Him, therefore, let us constantly and at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
Illustration:
Please don't misinterpret me, I love Roman Catholics, it's their deeds that I hate, I am once a Roman Catholic before. But this Roman Catholic is different you can know from the fruit of the lips.
"I am once sharing the gospel to a Roman Catholic, I need to show her a lot of bible verses proving that she's a sinner and she needs the LORD, but every time she opens the bible to find the bible verse she utters curse words (bad words) as if she's very tired and disgusted in opening the bible. Do you know what happened? I stopped the sharing session, stood up and left her." I won't get any fruit of repentance from her.
Matthew 10:14 (Amplified Bible)
10:14 And whoever will not receive and accept and welcome you nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or town, shake the dust [of it] from your feet.
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