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2. TOTAL AND ABSOLUTE SURRENDER IS
THE BRIDE’S DISPOSITION TO THAT
DISCOVERY (SONG 4:16)
C. THE GRAIN OF WHEAT ILLUSTRATION SHOWS
THE INDISPENSIBLE GOAL OF REDEMPTIVE
LIVING (JOHN 12:20-21; JOHN 12:24)
1. THE SEEKING GREEKS ILLUSTRATE THE
REDEMPTIVE PART
2. BECOMING A GRAIN OF WHEAT FOR
THE GLORY OF GOD ILLUSTRATES THE
GOAL OF REDEMPTIVE LIVING (JOHN
12:27-28; JOHN 12:32-33
III CLINCHER: TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS
(2 CORINTHIANS 4:7; 2 CORINTHIANS 4:10;
2 CORINTHIANS 4:11-12)
FRUIT MESSAGE #6
I THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “WORKS” AND
“FRUIT”
A. HOUSE BUILT ON ROCK AND HOUSE BUILT ON
SAND IDENTIFIED BY THE FOUNDATION
(MATTHEW 7:25’ MATTHEW 7:27)
B. WORKS AND FRUIT ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE
SOURCE AND ORIGIN (GALATIANS 5:19, 22;
GALATIANS 5:22)
1. BAD WORKS ARE WORTHLESS (GALATIANS
5:19)
2. GOOD WORKS ARE WORTHLESS (1
CORINTHIANS 13:1-3)
3. THE WORD “WORKS” IS SOMETIMES USED
FOR “FRUIT” (MATTHEW 5:16; JAMES 2:26)
C. FRUIT ISSUES FROM THE LORD (HOSEA 14:8)
1. CHRIST IS OUR SOIL (COLOSSIANS 2:6-7;
ISAIAH 37:31)