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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)
2. CHRIST IS OUR VINE (JOHN 15:4-5)
3. CHRIST IS OUR GROOM (ROMANS 7:2-4)
4. CHRIST IS OUR VERY LIFE (2
CORINTHIANS 4:10-11)

II PETER AND JOHN AT THE GATE BEAUTIFUL
ILLUSTRATE FRUIT: THE POWER OF THE LORD
THROUGH THEM (ACTS 3:1-9; ACTS 4:29-31)

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