• John 15:1-8
    "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 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. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
     
  • Galatians 5:22-25
    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
     
  • 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 15:16
    You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
     
  • Galatians 6:7
    Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
     
  • James 3:17-18
    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
     
  • 1 John 2:5-6
    But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Fruit, Bearing


Resources

All Leaves, No Fruit

Sermonette by Bill Onisick

Jesus cursed the fig tree because it lacked fruit and produced only leaves. It symbolized pharisaical hypocrisy, where works and talk are not in alignment.


Producing Fruit

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The call to bear fruit is a vital aspect of our spiritual journey, emphasizing the importance of positive action over mere avoidance of sin. Jesus teaches in John 15:8 that by bearing much fruit, we glorify the Father and prove ourselves to be His disciples, indicating that true discipleship is tied to productivity. Uselessness …


Fruit of the Body

Sermonette by Ronny H. Graham

Teaching God's laws to our children is not just a suggestion but a command. If we do not rear and educate our children, Satan will.


Without Me, You Can Do Nothing (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

In the discourse of John 15:1-8, Jesus emphasizes that without Him, we can do nothing. The doing in this context pertains to bearing fruit that glorifies God. As rendered in the Phillips Translation, Jesus declares, "You can produce nothing unless you go on growing in Me. I am the vine itself, you are the branches. It is the man …


Lessons From Roots (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

John the Baptist, a great prophet and forerunner of the Messiah, preached repentance and warned the Pharisees and Sadducees to bear fruits demonstrating their change of heart, declaring that every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Similarly, on His last night with His disciples, Jesus Christ …


Without Me, You Can Do Nothing (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Producing fruit is not simply a matter of having Jesus Christ or being forgiven. He says we will not produce anything unless we go on growing in Him.


A Time to Grow

Sermonette by Ryan McClure

Horticulture is not so easy as merely planting a seed and watching it grow. Tending and keeping implies continually watering, fertilizing, and cultivating.


The True Vine of Agape

Sermonette by Bill Onisick

Jesus Christ is the Vine and His Father is the Vinedresser; we are the branches, subject to trimming and pruning in order that we bear abundant fruit.



For more resources, please see the library topic for Fruit, Bearing