{"id":5821,"date":"2024-12-29T16:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T16:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/?p=5821"},"modified":"2024-12-29T16:43:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T16:43:49","slug":"believers-must-be-fruitful-branches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/believers-must-be-fruitful-branches\/","title":{"rendered":"Believers Must Be Fruitful Branches."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5821-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Are-You-A-Fruitful-Branch.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Are-You-A-Fruitful-Branch.mp3\">https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Are-You-A-Fruitful-Branch.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Jesus Was Fruitful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone:\u00a0<strong>but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.<\/strong>\u00a0 He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.\u00a0 If any man serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be: if any man serves Me, him will My Father honour.<strong>\u00a0John 12:24-26.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Good Trees Bring Forth Good Fruit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep\u2019s clothing but are ravening wolves inwardly.\u00a0 You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?\u00a0<strong>Every good tree brings forth good fruit,<\/strong>\u00a0but a corrupt tree produces evil fruit.\u00a0 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.\u00a0 Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.\u00a0\u00a0Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.\u00a0<strong>Matthew 7:16-20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hearing And Understanding The Word Brings Forth Fruit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.\u00a0 When anyone hears the Word of the Kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one catches away from what was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed, by the way side.<\/p>\n<p>But he that received the seed into stony places the same is he that hears the Word and at once with joy receives it. Yet, he has no root in himself but endures only for a while: for when tribulation or persecution arises because of the Word, by and by, he is offended.<\/p>\n<p>He also that received seed among the thorns is he that hears the Word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the Word, and he becomes unfruitful.\u00a0 But he that received seed into the good ground is\u00a0<strong>he that hears the Word, and understands it;\u00a0which also\u00a0bears fruit, and brings forth<\/strong>, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.\u00a0<strong>Matthew 13:18-23.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus Was Fruitful. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone:\u00a0but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.\u00a0 He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.\u00a0 If [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Believers Must Be Fruitful Branches. - Disciples of Christ","description":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Are-You-A-Fruitful-Branch.mp3 Jesus Was Fruitful. 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