Bearing Fruit




Reaching Your World with Luis Palau show

Summary: Here is a Bible verse that I love (sic) since I was a teenager.  I want to share it with you again.  "If you remain in me," Jesus said, "and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you.  This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."  That's John 15, 7 and 8.Now, there are two ways to bear fruit for the glory of God.  One, by your character.  If you live in the fruit of the Holy Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, patience, self control etc., then that brings glory to God.  But there's another kind of fruit also, and that is the fruit of leading others to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  So many Christians wish that they could do it, but they're nervous, they're afraid, and they don't know where to start.  So the first step is to be filled with the Word of God, to long to bring glory to the Father by bearing much fruit, and then you begin to obey as God gives you an opportunity.  Don't let an opportunity go by.  Begin to talk about the Lord Jesus and what He's done in your life.  Don't worry if you make mistakes.  The other person will be fascinated for what God has done in your life.