Colossians 2:6-7,

John 15

ROOTS

No Roots, No Fruits

Absorption of Nourishment

Support and Steadiness

Storage of Nutrients

Vegetative Reproduction

Why roots are important?

CHRISTIANS HAVE TO GROW DEEP ROOTS IN CHRIST

6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7 NLT

6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your ROOTS GROW DOWN INTO HIM, and let your lives be built on him. Then your FAITH WILL GROW strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7 NLT

6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your ROOTS GROW DOWN INTO HIM, and let your lives be built on him. Then your FAITH WILL GROW strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7 NLT

I will result to being

BUILT ON HIM

FAITH IS GROWING STRONG

LIFE OVERFLOWING WITH

THANKFULNESS

1. Listen to Christ Voice

How to grow deep roots in Christ?

Matt 7:24

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. NIV

“He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its ROOTSby the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

Jeremiah 17:8:

“He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its ROOTS by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

Jeremiah 17:8:

7 "But blessed is the man who TRUSTS in the Lord, whose CONFIDENCE is in him.

Jeremiah 17:7

You learn it byListening to Christ Voice

HOW DO I KNOW IF IT GOD WHO IS SPEAKING TO ME?

Be Familiar with God’s Word

Seek advise from the seasoned followers of Christ.

2. Learn Christ’s Principles

How to grow deep roots in Christ?

Matt 11:28-3028 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (NIV

PICTURES OF LEARNING

YOU WILL FULLY UNDERSTAND CHRIST PRINCPLES WHEN YOU

START APLYING IT.

THEORY PRACTICE

3. Live Out Christ’s Practices

How to grow deep roots in Christ?

Luke 10:36-3736 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" 37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."

Jesus told him, "GO AND DO LIKEWISE."

PRACTICE

LOVING GOD BY LOVING PEOPLE

SERVING GOD BY SERVING PEOPLE

ROOTS

FRUITS

GLORIFIES the FATHER.

Why is it very important?

8 This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourself to be my disciples.NIV

John 15:5-8

GLORIFIES the FATHER.

Why is it very important?

Mark of a TRUE DISCIPLE

8 This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourself to be my disciples.NIV

John 15:5-8

Why is it very important?

ESSENTIAL TO RECEIVING ANSWERED PRAYERS

16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit — fruit that will last.

Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

John 15:16-17

What FRUITS does JESUS wants us to bear?

Gal 5:22-24

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. NIV

Galatians 5:16-17

But I say walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. The flesh sets its desire against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh. These are in opposition with one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

Galatians 5:19-21

[19] The works of the flesh are immorality, impurity, sensuality [20] idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions [21] envying, drunkenness, carousing . . .

Walk By The Spirit

Walk by the spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh

How do you walk in the Spirit?

STEP BY STEP

Walk with Lord, Day by Day

Galatians 5:22-23[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love,

joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [23] gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Dying To Self

The principle of the exchanged life is called dying to self.

No longer I, but Christ

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and delivered Himself up for me.

AKO’Y NAPAKO SA KRUS NA

KASAMA SI KRISTO; AT HINDI

NA AKO ANG NABUBUHAY,

KUNDI SI KRISTO NA ANG

NABUBUHAY SA AKIN

HINDI NA

AKO ANG

NABUBUHAY,

KUNDI SI

KRISTO NA!

No longer I, butChrist!

Living out The principle of the exchanged life.

Fruit of

Souls

to JESUS through

you

HEAVEN REJOICES

7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. NIV

Luke 15:3-7

GOD WANTS HIS HOUSE FULL

16 Jesus said to him, "There was once a man who was giving a great feast to which he invited many people. 17 When it was time for the feast, he sent his servant to tell his guests, 'Come, everything is ready!'

Luke 14:16-23

18 But they all began, one after another, to make excuses. The first one told the servant, 'I have bought a field and must go and look at it; please accept my apologies.' 19 Another one said, 'I have bought five pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my apologies

20 Another one said, 'I have just gotten married, and for that reason I cannot come.' 21 The servant went back and told all this to his master. The master was furious and said to his servant, 'Hurry out to the streets and alleys of the town, and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'

' 22 Soon the servant said, 'Your order has been carried out, sir, but there is

room for more.' 23 So the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the country roads and lanes and make people come in, SO THAT MY HOUSE WILL BE FULL.

A WARNING FOR NOT

BEARING FRUIT

Luke 13:6-9

6 Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. NIV

Luke 13:6-9

7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'

Luke 13:6-9

8 "'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.'" NIV

A REWARD FOR THE

FAITHFUL

3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. NIV

Dan 12:3-4

IT IS GOD’S WILL FOR YOU TO

Cultivate DEEP ROOTS,

1. Listen to Christ Voice

3. Live Out Christ’s Practices

2. Learn Christ’s Principles

IT IS GOD’S WILL FOR YOU TO

Bear MUCH FRUIT,

1. Glorifies the Father

3. Essential to answered Prayer

2. Mark of a true Disciple

IT IS GOD’S WILL FOR YOU TO

Bear MUCH FRUIT,

1. Fruit of the HOLY SPIRIT

2. Fruit of Winning Souls

WHAT?