★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)
Area 1, Garki-Abuja, Nigeria
Boys' Brigade Enrolment Service
19th October, 2014
* Preacher: Rev. Chrysanthus Bala John
* Topic: Fruitfulness
* Theme: Knowing the Will of God
* Sub-Theme: Blessing of Doing God's Will
* Service leaders: Benjamin Philemon (English); Job Dapan (Hausa)
* Text: John 15:16-17 →"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another."
* Every fruit produces a particular kind of seed
* The seed referred to here is the 'Seed of righteousness'
* God expects you to go into The world and bear fruit
★ 1st Timothy 1:12 →"And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry."
* Every minister is God's appointee to carry the mandate of the Gospel
* 3 reasons for the appointment of faithful Ministers of the Gospel
1. To go forth
2. To bear fruit
3. To preach the Gospel Christ
* Our sole duty in this world is to take the gospel to the dying world
★ Matthew 3:8 → "Produce fruit that is consistent with repentance!"
* People are always looking to see whether your fruits are Consistent with your confession of repentance
* Fruitfulness is the precedent to receiving answers to prayers
★ John 10:27 → "My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me."
* When we preach the gospel, it is an indication that we have received it.
★ 2nd Kings 7:9 → "But then they told each other, “We’re not doing the right thing. This is a day of good news, but if we keep quiet until morning, we’re sure to be punished! So let’s leave and go tell the king’s household!”
* Do not keep the good news to yourself
* Delay is dangerous: You must approach the Gospel with all sense of urgency
* We have been chosen & appointed by God to bear fruit
* When you come before the Judgement throne what do you have to show?
* Every Christian that does not bear fruit is heading to hell
"But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? “Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance; and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham. “The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
