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God’s VineyardJohn 15:1-17

David Thompson15th November 2015

What does it mean to be a fruitful Christian?

Is that how you would describe your life?

Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a

vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it

with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes…

The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel

Isaiah 5:1-7(see also Matthew 21:33-44)

Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a

vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it

with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes…

The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel

Isaiah 5:1-7(see also Matthew 21:33-44)

Preparation

Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a

vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it

with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes…

The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel

Isaiah 5:1-7(see also Matthew 21:33-44)

Preparation Protection

Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a

vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it

with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes…

The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel

Isaiah 5:1-7(see also Matthew 21:33-44)

Preparation Protection

Provision

Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a

vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it

with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes…

The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel

Isaiah 5:1-7(see also Matthew 21:33-44)

Preparation Protection

Provision Purpose

What does it mean to be a fruitful Christian?

You have the life of God in you, and you reproduce his life in your actions, particularly

as you mix with other people.

How to be a fruitful Christian?

Abide in JesusAbide 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.Verse 4

If a person remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

Verse 5

How to be a fruitful Christian?

Abide in Jesus

Be full of the Holy Spirit

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Galatians 5:22

How can I be a fruitful Christian?

Abide in Jesus

Be full of the Holy Spirit

Accept the Father’s pruning

Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

Verse 2