CALL TO FRUITFULNESS

                CALL TO FRUITFULNESS

BIBLE PASSAGES:ISAIAH 5:1-6,LUKE 13:7-9.

INTRODUCTION

God is calling his children to a life of fruitfulness . He is not happy with our life of barrenness in every way;especially spiritual aspect of our lives.He has a great expectation concerning you and me to greatly fruitful .

I.GODS WELL DRESSED VINEYARD.

Isaiah 5:1-2 KJV

[1] Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: [2] And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. …

We are Gods vineyard on a fruitful hill.

God has invested so much on you.

1.Brought you to life; it is not all pregnancy that came to life.

2.Kept you alive till date;many of your mates are no more alive or not in good condition .

3.Gave you all things; spouse,children,job,house etc.

4.God gave his son Jesus to died for your salvation. John 3:16.

5.Since then,God has been working on you; feeding you with his word and building you up spiritually .

II.GODS EXPECTATION .ISA:5:2b

God expect fruits from you.

+++ Physical fruitfulness.

+++ Material fruitfulness .

+++ Spiritual fruitfulness .

Galatians 5:22-24 KJV

[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. [24] And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Matthew 3:8 KJV

[8] Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

Matthew 7:16-17 KJV

[16] Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? [17] Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

III. GOD DISAPPOINTED ISA.5:4

*** God saw "wild grapes"

*** God intended judgement . 

IV.GODS LAST TIME CALL FOR FRUITFULNESS

Luke 13:6-9 KJV

[6] He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. [7] Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? [8] And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it : [9] And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.