Primary Scripture: John 15:1-17
BIG IDEA: “Bearing fruit” is character change that leads to life change… and it brings glory to God.
Message Focus: In these seventeen verses, Jesus talked about fruit and producing fruit nine times. Clearly, this is important. Bearing fruit is so critical that branches that produce none are cut off. Bearing fruit glorifies God. The only way to bear fruit is to remain in Christ.
Prompting Questions: What are signs that a person is “bearing fruit” in their lives? How does that metaphor help us understand what a relationship with Jesus results in?
Cross References: Matthew 7:16-20, Galatians 5:19-23, Matthew 3:8, 1 John 4:19, Hebrews 12:2, Isaiah 26:3, 2 Peter 3:9, Romans 2:4, Psalm 106, 1 John 1:9, Matthew 11:29, Isaiah 53:7, 1 Corinthians 3:6, Galatians 6:8