Tag: fruitfulness
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Legacies
John 15:16 “I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide” Do you want your life to count for something? Do you want to leave a legacy? Most people do, I think. For example, have you ever noticed how it seems every president writes his memoirs…
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Joseph
Genesis 49:22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall.” Are there any Bible characters that you especially look up to? Are there any of whom you’ve thought “I want to be like that person”? I can think of quite a few of them, for there are…
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Fruitful Service
Isaiah 41:9-10 “You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off; fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” The preciousness of the promises of God cannot be overstated. …
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Step by Step
Colossians 1:9-10 “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”…
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A life without regrets
John 15:8 – By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. Disciples are students. We are to reflect the teachings of Christ in everything we do – how we think, speak and act – and how we react to every situation in life. His teaching…
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Are you connected?
John 15:5 “. . . apart from me you can do nothing.” Do you know why you exist? Why did God put you on the earth? Do you realize that you have a divinely ordained purpose? According to the Bible, God created each and every one of us to bring glory to Himself (Isaiah 43:7). …
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Abide
John 15:4 “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” The believer’s life if one of abiding, i.e., it is a fixed life, an enduring life, a steadfast life, an unwavering life. But what…
To Encourage You 