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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)
2. CHRIST IS OUR VINE (JOHN 15:4-5)
3. CHRIST IS OUR GROOM (ROMANS 7:2-4)