After digging into what it means to "abide" in the true Vine that is Jesus Christ, this time we are going to focus our study on what it means to "bear fruit".
1. First thing to consider--to what is the term fruit referring? A concordance or word-search might help you identify what Jesus has in mind when He says "it is to My Father's glory that you bear much fruit".
2. Now pick any one of the kinds of fruit you identified above--and think about the difference between "bearing" (carrying) that fruit and "producing" that fruit.
3. If you will think this through, you will get at one key aspect of what Jesus wants, i.e. for us to bear fruit as opposed to produce it. Why to you think it might be important to recognize this distinction?
See you on Wednesday,
Kevin
