Sermon Tone Analysis

If Jesus came by today looking for the fruit that we as a church should be bearing what would he find?

What would he find if he looked to you for fruit?

*/Matthew 21:18-22/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*18* Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

*19* And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.

And presently the fig tree withered away.

*20* And when the disciples saw /it/, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

*21* Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this /which is done/ to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

*22* And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

·         What would he see in you?

·         What do others see in you

·         What fruit have you bore?

*/Galatians 5:22-23/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*22* But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, *23* Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Being a fruitful church a fruitful Christian is all important!

*/Luke 13:6-9/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*6* He spake also this parable; A certain /man/ had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

*7* Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

*8* And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung /it/: *9* And if it bear fruit, /well/: and if not, /then/ after that thou shalt cut it down.

*/Matthew 7:21-23/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*21* Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

*22* Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

*23* And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

*/1 Corinthians 13:1-6/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*1* Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become /as/ sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

*2* And though I have /the gift of/ prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

*3* And though I bestow all my goods to feed /the poor/, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

*4* Charity suffereth long, /and/ is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, *5* Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; *6* Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;