04/08/2024
Welcome to the First Sunday in the Month of August, we had a communion service blessed with a message from Pst. Miracle Ishaya
TOPIC: CALL, COMMISSION TO BEAR FRUIT
TEXT: 2 Timothy 2:2
The Gospel is supposed to be a movement, when you're being discipled, you should go out there and make disciples too. You are saved to save others, you're impacted to impact others.
John 15:8
God is always glorified when you bear fruits in His vineyard, being His disciple is what he wants. You don't have to wait for anyone to pour oil on your head before you go out to make disciples, it's. it about the oil but about you bearing fruits in His Vineyard. As a new Christian in Christ, you start with No Fruits which is the first step followed by the second step which is bear Fruit and the third stage which is much Fruits and at this point, you go to the last step which is called Everlasting Fruit where your fruits are bearing many more fruits, it is like a network connected to many other networks causing a transformation in their lives.
You don't graduate as a disciple, there's no seniority in discipleship.
John 15:1-8
There are four things we should note from this passage which are:
1) The Vineyard Belongs to God: Kindly note that as you're laboring to bear fruits, know that the vineyard belongs to God, it is not yours and so you need a constant pruning.
2) God Wants You To Bear Fruits: God demands that you bear fruit so that you bring Glory to Him. God has called us and commissioned us to hear fruit, there are fruits that are already ripe and you have to get it.
3) Fruit Bearing is a Life Long Effort: Bearing fruits in His Vineyard is a labor that last forever, the more you labor, the more breakthrough you gain. Life is not about 1 strike that you can get it. Don't be discouraged when you go out for evangelism and don't get a disciple, it is a Life Long labor, trust in God.
4) Keep Growing, Keep Maturing and Keep Bearing Fruits: 1 Corinthians 3:1-4, By these, God is Glorified, keep bearing fruits.
We Pray For God's Sufficient Grace to Win Souls for God