CHAPTER THIRTEEN
DEVELOPING SPIRITUAL FRUIT
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
Explain the different production levels of spiritual fruit. Use the parallel of natural fruit production to explain how the fruit of the Spirit is
developed in the life of a believer.KEY VERSE:
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, He taketh away; and every
branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring for more fruit.
(John 15:2)INTRODUCTION
The key verse for this chapter confirms it is God's desire that spiritual fruit be evident in your
life. This chapter provides guidelines for developing spiritual fruit.
PRODUCTION LEVELS OF FRUIT
There are different levels of fruit bearing evident in the lives of believers. John chapter 15
identifies the various levels of fruit production:
- Fruit: John 15:2a
- More fruit: John 15:2b
- Much fruit: John 15:5,8
- Permanent Fruit: John 15:16
God's desire is that you bear much spiritual fruit and that it is permanent. He wants you to be
productive in the outer fruit of evangelism and the inner fruit of Christ-likeness.
NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL TRUTHS
The Bible contains important principles which you must identify in order to understand what
God is saying to you through His Word. One of these principles is that of natural parallels of