Garden of Eden All pleasant trees good for

Garden of Eden • All pleasant trees good for food • Tree of life • Tree of knowledge of good and evil

Psalm 1: 3 • "He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. "

Psalm 92: 12 -15 • "The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. "

Jeremiah 17: 7 -8 • "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit. "

Matthew 3: 10 • "And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. "

Matthew 7: 15 -20 • "You will know them by their fruits. " • "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. "

Matthew 12: 33 • "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. "

Matthew 13: 23 • "But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. "

Matthew 21: 18 -19 • "Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, 'Let no fruit grow on you ever again. ’ Immediately the fig tree withered away. "

Luke 6: 43 -44 • "For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. "

Luke 13: 6 -9 • "He also spoke this parable: 'A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground? ' But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down. '"

John 15: 1 -8 • "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. " • "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. "

Conclusions • God expects us to bear fruit. • If we don't bear fruit, we will be cut down. • Whether or not we bear fruit will tell us whether we are true disciples.

LOVE • A summary description of a Christian • Are we bearing as much fruit as we ought? • 1 John 4: 7 -11

JOY • Christians are supposed to be happy. • Even in times of suffering. • The Christian can be happy because as a Christian he knows that everything will work out.

PEACE • Philippians 4: 6 -7 • Peace of mind is not always easy to achieve • But Jesus can calm the turbulent waves of our seas.

LONGSUFFERING • Colossians 3: 12 • A needed trait for many • Learning to bear with each other

KINDNESS & GOODNESS • Simple descriptions • Simple kindness and goodness can make a difference in our lives and the lives of people with whom we come in contact.

FAITHFULNESS • Two main ideas. – Being full of faith or trust and confidence in God – Being faithful, loyal, and true to God • Matthew 24: 45 -46

GENTLENESS • Gentleness and meekness • Handling relationships with care • Judging on the way that we treat other people

SELFCONTROL • The ability to say “no” to ourselves • Mark 8: 34 • Sin is letting our “self” have “control”