1. “By Your Fruits You Shall Know Them”

2. “By Your Fruits You Shall Know Them”
Matthew 7:20
Context: warning of ravenous wolves APPEARING as sheep
Look like sheep
Sound like sheep
Act like wolves
Visible results are the criteria that reveals the source

3. Bearing Fruit John 15:1-8 We must bear fruit in order to glorify God
We must bear good fruit
Bearing fruit depends on a strong relationship with Christ v.4
Life in Christ depends on bearing fruit v.2
If we do not bear good fruit, we will be cast into the fire

4. Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 Character Romans 6:21,22 Actions Colossians 1:10
Gentleness Eph. 2:7
Goodness Rom. 15:14
Faith Titus 2:10
Meekness 1 Cor. 4:21
Temperance 1 Cor. 9:25
Love 1 Cor. 13:4-7
Joy Philippians 4:4
Peace Matt. 5:9
Longsuffering 2 Peter 3:15

5. Giving
Paul referred to the collection for the needy saints in Jerusalem as fruit Romans 15:28
By helping Paul in the preaching of the gospel, they were building an account that God would credit to them Philippians 4:17
Through the collection, all the contributing members have fellowship in God’s work
Our good works are fruit pleasing to God

6. Words Praise is the fruit of our lips Hebrews 13:15
This passages specifies praise as vocal music
Speech is a fruit Matthew 12:34
It is an expression of what is in the heart
Be careful James 3:1-12
Be wise Colossians 4:6
We should say only things that build faith and build relationships Ephesians 4:29

7. Teaching Others Romans 1:13
Jesus gave the apostles the Great Commission John 15:16
Matthew 28:18-20
They teach us to teach others
We should also teach others
We should also teach others to teach others
Follow their example Acts 8:4, Colossians 1:6

8. Bearing Fruit We will be known by men by our fruit
We will be judged by God by our fruit
Character
Words
Giving
Teaching Others