Fruitfulness (Part 1) - Pruning - Pastor Kebby

Kami, jelangiratio. Kami, jelangiratio. Kami, jelangiratio. kakikakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakak I want to talk about it from the context of Genesis. See, when the Bible says, be fruitful and multiply. Most people think about having children. That's what they think about just having children. No, the Lord told us to be fruitful and multiply. Now, that's not entirely. Hintali, o'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u Y sepatek wahti sa'u. Y'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u 'Ti'e'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u 15, 15, 15, 15, right? Let's do it together, 1, 2, 3, go. I am a bit too blind, and I am a bit too blind, Risa. Risa, 2. Can you have every branch in the middle of the air through the air? Mm-hmm. Can you have every branch like this, through the shiki-brooms, and let it take down home? Now, when you read, "John chapter number 15," you will notice that the Bible actually, not just from the Sun, Hela, hela, hela, hela, hela, hela, hela, hela, hela, hela But that's not, we're not getting into details with that of that today. Now, he says, "Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he takes away." Have you seen that? That means, if you're not bearing fruit as a believer, the Lord does cut you off. He just cuts you off. And you see, anyway, that's not good. And then he says, "Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes." 'What does it do? What does it do? The Lord does not prune unless you actually bear fruit.' He says, 'Every branch that bears fruit.' He says, 'What does it do? What does it do?' Now, what is pruning? In your understanding. I said, "I've never pruned a tree before. If flowers, those of you who've received flowers before, they are pruned." He said, "Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. That means that you can't move from bearing fruit to bearing more fruit without pruning." I listened to me. That means you can't move from actually bearing fruit to bearing more fruit without pruning." Nani, 'Kut' means 'to cut off anything that's unnecessary' in order for growth or for more fruit to be produced. And generally, I'll tell you something. 'Proning' is not nice because imagine if a tree could talk when you're pruning it, what do you think it would say? 'Bahaboktari' means 'the Lord of Akta' means 'the Lord of Akta' means 'the Lord of Akta' means 'God is the one who actually cuts off certain things' for you to actually bear more fruit. I remember I was telling someone to say, 'Do you know that it is not every resistance from the devil?' 'Beskapakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakak So talk about pruning today. It means you actually have to be pruned for it actually bear more fruit. There are things that God has to cut off from your life in order for you to actually get to the next level sometimes. Hati ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni 'Cuz Some people can lie and provoke. You know what I'm talking about? Some people just lie without any reason. And some people lie so much that they begin to believe their own lies. Some get to a point where they don't even know in their lying whether they're in the truth. Themselves they don't even know because they've lied so much. Y'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u'u Ina ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni 'I want to tell you, I want to tell you, I want to tell you, I want 'Cuz mala sayibana, they won't, they won't, it just won't look nice, just won't look nice, this way now you end up being that person whom the Lord has opened so many doors for you, but then you've met so many promises before you know it you're running a ponzi scheme unknowingly. You didn't even plan to just discover that I'm actually a genius and when they catch you now 'In this if for me when you call me in my head I'll pass it to the past I need help.' That's Kari Champiap. 'Kut' means that you can't skip these levels of fruitfulness. That means you can't go from bearing fruit to much fruit if you actually don't get prune for it to bear more fruit. Some of you want the Lord actually needs to prune his barelessness. Your prayer for in change, outside change and not even prayer for. There is no prayer life. The Lord hears from you once a week. And the next time he hears from me is when you're blessing the food. Do you listen? I'm talking like this because listen. There is a certain place where the wolf hair is so intense. I don't know if you've ever been there or you've ever seen this. Where someone has actually been promoted in life and all of a sudden they are being fought left right center. Why? Because the higher you go, the greater the wolf hair. That's just how it is. So the Lord will not take you to a place where you can't fight. I'll give you an example. How long was the children of Israel in the wood anise? How many was in the wood anise? Yeah, Bible scholars. How many years were they in the wood anise? 40 years, right? Now according to the Bible, how much time did they pay to spend? 11 days. That's according to the scriptures. The Bible says they spent 11 days journey. They spent 40 years. Why? The Bible says God took them through a longer route because if they are going to shoot out a root of an encounter, whoa, they're going to take us back. It means there are certain things that are not dealt with as they are going to the Promised Land. Are you listening? Yes. There are prayers you will not receive answers to unless you are pruned. Until certain things are cut off. Yes, until certain things are cut off. There are some of you gentlemen. You can't go higher with last in your heart. Because the moment you go higher, you'll be seeing every young lady as a wife. First of all, you can't even be lecturers. You can't. And when the Lord is resisting, you think it's a diva. Are you hearing me? Yes. So the Lord is saying, yes, your prayers have been heard but cut off the lying first. Cut off the last first. Cut off the prayerlessness first. Before you sat bare in more fruit. Out together. Yes, that's why, listen, this is what I'm talking about pruning. This is why sometimes you can only bare fruit. This is where sometimes people feel like they've been at the same level for a very long time. For a very long time. For years and years, they've been at the same level. Now, I've made people like that. For years and years. Since 2020, COVID started and COVID ended. They've been at the same level from that time. Some even as far back as 2015. Out together. Yes. Now, there's a scripture which I read many years ago and it actually changed my perspective on so many things. Songs of Solomon, chapter number two. Some of you have never read that book. chapter number two verse 15. You have it. You are, you are getting tips. Someone just saying yes. Verse 15. Have you seen that? Read it. One, two, three, go. You know what the Bible is saying there. There's such a thing called little foxes that can destroy a whole vine. There are small, small things that may be in your life. And if you're not careful, they can destroy a whole thing. This is why, listen. Some of you, before you get married, you have to work on your insecurities. Yes. Because they can, you see, you can destroy a good marriage because you didn't work on insecurities before you got married. Little foxes. Says, cuss them. Little things. The things that don't even seem big. The things that look very small. Do you understand? The things that look very, very small. The Bible says that this cannot say destroy a whole vine. A fruitful vine can be destroyed by. However, since, for example, those worms that destroy crops. Do you see how small they are? So you find that those tiny, tiny worms in what they can destroy a whole field if they go unattended to. And that's how certain things are in human beings' hearts. And if pruning does not take place, you find that there are certain things that are unresolved in your heart. That when God takes it to the next level, if you're not careful, you'll be brought down. Not because people hate you, but because you didn't resolve certain things. There were certain things that weren't just never dealt with. Others said something simple as anger. You just get angry naturally. You wake up upset. You just wake up upset. I've met so many people who had imprisoned because of us having a temper. Yes, because they couldn't control themselves for 15 seconds. They ended up committing an offense. There could be small, small things that if you're not careful and you don't work on. The next level is not possible. In God's standards. You can get them according to your standards, but when God catches up with you there. The little foxes. I listen to me. Yes, those little foxes, those little things, they're tiny. And sometimes they may be looking significant, even in your eyes. They may look like they don't even matter, even in your eyes. There was someone I was talking to, not long ago. They, you know those people who just did this person, then they break up, did another person. I don't know whether they're trying to beat the Guinness World Record. I don't even know what people want to do. So now, there was someone I was talking to not long ago with that attitude. If I told you there are a lot of people they've talked to. Some of you have those friends, every week they have a new person they're talking to. You know I was asking them something. I was saying, do you know that the way it has become normal for you to just break up? You're programming yourself for divorce. Because everything in you is built to walk away. Everything in you. No, just do you. Everything in you. Because there are certain things that if you don't attend to, you're heading for failure. Others don't say to foxes, it's just laziness. Yeah, it's not present, but lazy. You complain every week about it. They wake you up, you pray to go to give you. Ah, even today. Even today, I have to, I have to, I have to. These are things that you pray to God for. First things you pray to God for. You can't even exercise gratitude to the Lord. Little foxes. Little, little things. I listen to me. Yes, little insecurities. Let me dwell on that a little. Insecurities. If you don't work on those things, they'll be exposed until at the greater level. That's why if any person, for example, starts criticizing you positively, you think everyone is just fighting and you've got haters. People just hate me in this weak place. People just don't like how I do certain things. You just can't thrive here. Little foxes, little things. Is there anything that may look insignificant to you or to other people, but you're not deep down, it has to be worked on? That's where pruning comes in. I listen to me. Others, the pruning could be on the prayer side, okay? On the waking side, you're lazy. There are others on the waking side, okay? On the prayer side, okay? 'Bah takakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakak 'Bi' 'Painful' but it's necessary. Sometimes pruning looks like this. God remove the sudden friendships from you. See, there are some of you God has already removed those friendships but you're hanging on because just believe that you're right or die. No, because you've been forcing things for the last one here. Why can't you just give up? Here, the one who always takes on people, they never take on you. You just believe your heart, just full of love. That's foolishness that you have in your heart. Yes. What love is that? It's just you. You're just the one. One. Even when it comes to every. What about both the beauty, everyone? You believe in us building everyone. Sometimes pruning means the Lord will take our western friendships and those friendships sometimes you could have been with the person for years. But they are healthy for you. Very unhealthy. There are certain friendships you can't have but they're certain level. So possible. This is why the friends you are with in grade 1 may not necessarily be your friends today. Even some friends you are with in university might have been your best year there. Now that you're in the workplace, you'll discover that those still don't your friends anymore. Why? Because at every level there are new relationships. That's how it works. So don't hold on to some. It's okay. But I thought everyone. So don't hold on to things. And I'm talking to someone. You've been holding on to an unnecessary friendship. You've been venting. I'm going on which extra podium. And they've been promised I'll change. And they change us. Never seem to happen. I'll listen into me. Yes. The Lord taking our western business opportunities that if you continue to put you in trouble legally. Because you're just an ambitious person who just cares about making money. You just wake up. We just need to test the bug. You never caught it. You've been testing it. I just need to just cast them. But before you know it, you may find yourself in illegal activities. Simply because you want financial freedom. And the Lord sometimes may take away those things. That's caught pruning sometimes. And you see, when it comes to. When you're building a house, for example. And you buy blocks or thousand out there. You see, there comes a stage of building. Everyone with blocks. There comes a time when you have to break them. You don't have to miss any angles, right? Now, you can't say I bought this block. Don't break it. Because there comes a time when you have to love the house more than the block. I'll listen into me. Yes. There comes a time when the bigger picture has to matter more. Because there are certain things that have to be broken in order for something to be perfect. That's how it works. In order for you to be fruitful or to bear more food pruning has to take place. It has to take place. There are others you've been desiring spiritual growth. But I wanted one to think that actually hindered you from growing spiritually. You see, spiritual growth is not by osmosis. It just doesn't happen. Am I teaching good? I taught the barbecue today. I'll listen into me. Yes. There are things that have to be dealt with at this level where you are. Before you go to the next level, before you start bearing more fruit. After that, go back to John 15. Go back to John 15. There are things in every branch that bears fruit here prunes that it may bear more. That means one of the reasons for pruning is that you can actually bear more fruit. That means sometimes the Lord will actually take away certain things and it may hurt. But the reason why it is hurting is that it can bear more fruit. It's the same as if you go to the hospital and they are conducting surgery. The surgery won't be. there's a wound after. There is pain after. The reason for the surgery is for your healing. That's open you are for vibes. Like I just want to see how your intestines look like. They don't do that for once. The reason is for your healing. I'll listen into me. Yes. Others, the pruning that needs to take place is in consistencies. You are just an inconsistent person. You can't be consistent. Not well, but at some point you just. Are you listening to me? Yes. That is you want to grow in the area of spiritual gifts. You want to learn to heal the sick. There are things in your heart that have to be diverted. There is pride in your heart that has to be diverted. It's the moment you heal one headache. It's also me that don't know about it. Yes. One headache is healed. I am opposed to. There are prophecies that can be delayed because of little foxes in your heart. Others, what needs to be pruned is worldliness. You can't bear godly fruit when there's worldly seed. Worldliness. Worldliness. You just think worldly. Just think worldly. For you even things like forgiveness are just far. I don't know. Just think about beating me or something. I don't know. Just violence. I listen to me. There's a prayer that David prayed, which I like. Go to Psalms 139 verse 23 and 24. Psalm 139 verse 23 and 24. Psalm. May I find my scriptures faster. Look out the Bible says, you say search me or god and know my heart. Try me and know my anxieties. See, there comes your point when you have to ask God, search me. Is there, like, look at verse 24 before you go. And see if there's any wicked way in me and lead me in the world of everlasting. Have you seen that? Search me. Is there anything in me that needs to be worked on? Is there anything in me that actually needs attention? Is there anything in me that actually needs. You see, you can be a believer and have wicked thoughts. You find that there's a wicked way you think in a certain area. Just wicked. Like, you know what? Just cut yourself. Say, I shouldn't think like this. Just cut yourself. Say, what's good? This is not me. Just cut yourself. Someone has offended you. Just do things that you imagine. What I can do to this one. Do they know who I am? Search me or Lord. Search me. Is there anything? Sometimes you have to be honest. Is there anything in me? Because if there is any wicked way in you. And to bear fruit, it means that fruit to actually have some wickedness. Manifested. Y'know what I mean, right? Yes. Y'are praying for financial freedom, but you have a greedy person. Just in. He just greeded in your heart. Before you give anyone money, they have to explain why they are giving you. Yes. Everything. You could even have an excel sheet. Now, God blesses us for other people. If you are praying for more fruit in that area and there is greed in your heart, wow, they don't put you in on its beverage. It means after it's blessed others. It would be like, "Hey, maybe." Let's see. Is there anything in your heart that actually needs to be worked on? And you have to be honest with yourself. Listen, there are two people who can't lie to you in this world. God and yourself. You can lie to everyone. You can't lie to the Lord and you can't even lie to yourself. You know in your heart that things need attention. And see if there is any wicked way in lead me in the way of everlasting. I listen to me. Yes. There should be nothing. There's something I like about. Something, the statement Jesus made in John chapter 14 verse 30. John 14 verse 30. John chapter 14 verse 30. He says, "I will no longer talk much with you. For the ruler of this one, many of the enemy is coming. And he has nothing in me." That means there is nothing of the enemy you will find in my heart. No, sorry, you're saying there. He's coming. He's got nothing in me. Sometimes, why certain things happen in certain people's lives? Because even when the enemy comes, he finds what belongs to him. He finds it. He finds it. Do you know that there is a place you can grow. And even internally but spiritually. There is a place you can grow as a believer. And there's last in your heart. And there's a place you can't reach to with last in your heart. It means the Lord can actually be promoting you with certain things in your heart. You can be growing properly. But there's a certain place where we just reach and that's the apex you can reach. Until certain things are dealt with. And that's what we're talking about today. Because fruitfulness is beyond just reaching the apex. I couldn't to you. But you must reach must fruit according to the Lord. He says, "He has nothing in me." That means you won't find a short tempo in me. You won't find it. You won't find all this world. You won't find them in me. That's what he's saying there. There should be nothing of the enemy that is found in you. Have you read, for example, in Ephesians, how the Bible tells us to not give chance to the enemy? Don't give a foothold. Because when you give me a foothold to grow up the whole leg. There should be nothing of the enemy that should be found in your heart. Nothing. That's declared. I said, "Nothing of the enemy will be found in me." No, say it loud. I said, "Nothing of the enemy will be found in me." Yes. There should be no wicked way of thinking. No, no worldly way of thinking. Because it will hinder how you bear fruit. Now, why do trees get pruned? Number one. So they can bear more fruit. Only the scriptures, right? Yes. It means, without pruning, there's a certain level of fruit they can't bear. And the Lord wants you fruitful. And because He wants you to bear more fruit, He must prune you. And listen, there is no person who doesn't get pruned by God. And sometimes pruning looks like loss. But it is actually gain. Yes. You can hold on to someone, and you're just in the last level of your life. It can't be this unhealthy. They are just around the healthy human being. No, then my high school student. University, whatever. I have news for you. Oh, God. That was their pruning. Yeah. So you can bear more fruit. You have to be pruned as a believer. You have to be pruned. And it is the Lord that prunes. That means the things that have been cut off, if you are praying for them, for them to come back. They won't be given back. Because the one you are praying to is going to remove them. All together. And especially as believers, sometimes you confuse faith. With what God has taken away. Yeah. Or you even cut scripture for good. You even cut is what you say in your words. I also say in my way that I'll prune you. I listen into me. The other reason is that the tree can be more beautiful. That means pruning actually beautifies. Turn it back. That's a pruning actually beautifies. Turn it back again. Pruning actually beautifies. Yes. If the tree is to be more beautiful, it must be pruned. It must be pruned. Because as you prune, you are taking off everything that looks dead. Everything that just looks like is actually not be there. You are taking it away. So in order for certain things of your life to be beautiful in a certain way, the Lord actually has to prune you. There are things that must be cut off. It's a thing that must be taken out of friendship. That must be cut off. There are certain business opportunities you must not have. You must not have them. There are countries you must not go to. For some of you. The moment you go there, you backslide. There are jobs you are not ready to have. For some. There are opportunities you are not just ready to have in your direction. You are not yet ready. Because once you have them, ah, you will misbehave. There are just a 1,000 eating their air to your mind. Even their cravings. All of a sudden you don't even eat the input. They cook every day at home. What's this stuff? You even buy a roll like my house. There are people who misbehave with big opportunities. And you see, God knows your hearts. God knows your hearts. God knows that if you tell Him, Lord, if you bless me, I will bless the orphans. He knows you will not. Lord, if you do this, I will be harmed by it. Probably it's not to brag. And then when it happens. You are all lords. We won't breathe. The Lord knows that there are certain opportunities that can come your way. If you are going to be fruitful to a certain extent really, in this life, you have to allow the Lord to prune you. You have to allow Him to prune you. How together? Yes. There was someone I was talking to not long ago. The reason why they couldn't get a job. It was their friend who was talking against them behind their back to the employer. And they didn't even know. Now, someone wants to hire you. You want a job. But you've got someone in your life. Who do I want you to have the job? What do you think goes wrong?. and then we can also do such friendships. See, so even that one who is devs and is bloody evil, yes, God loves the one. Whether you like it or not. The other reason is to cut off unnecessary weight. We get pruned to cut off unnecessary weight. We get pruned to actually cut off unnecessary weight. Yes. There are places you can't go to with certain weights on your shoulders. You can't climb higher on your mountain with certain weights on your shoulders. You must get rid of the weight first before you go higher. The book of Hebrew is used to set us aside. Let's go there. Hebrew is chapter number. Let me find the 12 verse 2. The book of Hebrew is chapter number 2. The book of Hebrew is chapter number 3. Okay. It says, let us lay aside every way. 'Khwini' means 'there are scenes in the awaits' – it means 'there are certain things which are not seen by the awaits' – and they are necessary for it to go to the next level. For example, 'it's not a scene to be friends with the people' – you understand, right? But it's a 'wait' – someone has asked me if it's a scene to bleach. Let me not… "Shut up, there are weights and listen, you can't even with running." Right? If you are running, there are certain types of shoes you can't run in because they're heavy. You understand, right? There are things that you can't carry if you're going to the next level because this is a thing called weights. And that's one of the reasons for pruning because excess weight has to be cut off. It's not so heavy or new, but you want to go forward. "He just wants to go for it, but the things you are carrying are heavy." Yes. If it listen, even when you talk about weights, weights are in different categories. There are some things I have yet another things. There are weights you should not have in the Lord actually takes away certain weights in order for you to actually walk lighter. Aiman, Aiman, yes, there are ways you should not have, we should not carry, because as you grow in the path of fruitfulness, they will be too heavy. You see, sometimes those mango trees are even going, their neepas yadza. 'Asa necessari. Anesu ya de neba.' 'If you are the neba, it's beautiful.' 'But originally you are going in someone else's property.' 'See pruning actually does the same thing.' 'That's excess weight, your cut off.' What is it you are carrying in your heart that heavy? What are you carrying in your heart? What are you carrying in your mind that says heavy? What are you carrying in your life that's heavy? What are you carrying in your heart that's heavy? So in order for you to be lighter, the way it has to be proved. Out together, the way it has to be proved. They have to be proved. Others, the way that you carry is just your decision-making. We can trust you, with making choices for your life. Just can't trust you. Even you can't trust yourself. 'Between the two, you can see sometimes you should be able to look back and say how did I make such foolish decisions?' 'In a row, unbroken and provoked.' 'Like you just chose those things.' 'Cause our weights. Yeah.' 'Other the weight is as being irresponsible.' 'I don't know those people who, when they don't have money, they've got a budget, when it comes.' 'You see, when it's not there, they're wise. When it's there, it's like money has the voice. It just comes and say, 'Oh, another one will come.' 'Besides' us, just by. There is an auction. Just in nice things. Hi listening to me. Waits. Don't carry certain ways on your shoulders. Their weight should not carry at all on your shoulders as a child of God. …want to be a hinder you from actually producing fruit. And the Lord actually prunes those things. And you have to allow him to do that. I will together. Yes, you have to allow him to do that. If your curry is sitting in the way, even your shutters are hit. Yeah. Remember, there's a time that's… One of the things that I haven't worked out in a long time, one of the things that I used to like, you know, waiting out is, guys would tell you that, guys actually like waiting out with guys. There's no, there's no thing that comes close like when you are. They were just motivated to do the way things to your boat. They were just told everyone, guys don't, so there was a time where we were backing out with guys. And, you know, guys, there are people who are strong in this world. Like, you know, if you are strong and then look at what another brother is doing. You'd be like, why not the same? You understand? So, we are lifting these heavy weights and what not dead lifts and everything until those young men. Now, I think there is a certain age. You can't lift certain weights. I know, I don't know, but if that's true, scientifically. But those young men who felt motivated. So, like, okay fine, we'll spot you, but not go on the bench. When you try to lift. I will never forget that sight in my life. I thought those were tongues at some point. You're almost killing himself. Listen, there are certain ways you can't handle as a human being. And that's what the Bible says. It says, lay aside every weekday. These are things that you are not supposed to carry. You are not supposed to carry them. The reason why sometimes certain people find themselves even in mental issues. Because they're carrying things that should not be on the ashore that's to begin with. They are taking, they are some of you. You are too young to be playing the role you're playing in your family. You can't be the mother of the house, your mother is there. Your father is there. They all will just feed me for everyone. There is a certain level. Listen, where it will just become exhausting. You're carrying too much. That's why everyone in the Lord is promoted. 'I am working you, they are making a budget over your man. They hire you grow. They are greater, they are lifetimes.' 'No, she was.' 'Yeah, I am not talking about kids if I got in. There is our lot.' 'How are you listening to me?' 'There are certain responsibilities you should not be carrying at a certain stage.' 'You should not because they will become too heavy for you. Sometimes you have to allow yourself to be a child. Are you hearing me?' 'Yes, because there are ways that will slow you down in life. You wonder how come your friends are making progress in you.' 'Because you have responsibilities that they don't have. You have tasks that they don't have. Therefore their path is lighter than yours.' 'That's why even when it comes to helping, everyone can help. Listen, there is a script that Jesus delivered me from in the Bible.' 'You know what he said? He says, 'The poor you always have among you.' 'That means I can't improvise.' 'I saw the Bible says. One of the disciples of Jesus was angry that perfume was being spent on him.' 'Why didn't you give the poor?' He just said, 'The poor you always have among you.' 'Let me enjoy the perfume.' 'Soft life for myself now.' 'Don't worry, they'll always be there.' 'That's why I've been ending all the hang guys. They're myth.' 'No, they're lying to you. It's not possible.' 'What was the other thing? Point number four.' So pruning also controls the direction of your growth. It controls the direction of your growth. Because a tree that is not pruned can grow in every direction except the right direction. You understand right? There are people who are growing but they're growing more wickedly. The others who are growing, even in their associations, but in the wrong associations, that's why they're growing. In the wrong connections, in the wrong fields, in the wrong areas, that's why they're growing. The direction of your growth must be channeled correctly. It must be channeled correctly. You must grow in the right areas. Amen. Yes, you must grow in the right areas. Praise God. Yes, let's go to John 15 again. Let's go back to John chapter 15. Are you there? John chapter 15 verse, John verse 4. Where do you invest too? So it's abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine. If you want to start bearing fruit, you have to abide. So the first level of fruit is actually just bearing fruit. For you to bear fruit, you have to abide in the vine. How do you abide? You have to stay connected to the Lord through prayer, through the word of God. You have to stay connected. Let me see. When I talk about fruitfulness, by the way, in this context, we are not referring to fruitfulness that the world teaches. Because we are children of the kingdom. We live by different sets of principles as children of God. I want to gather. That means if you're going to bear fruit outside God, watch your bearing is not fruit. You have to abide in Christ first. Abide, I mean stay there. You can't grow more prayerless encoded to the things of God encoded to the bearing fruit. That's so possible. It says abide in me and I in you. Neither can you unless you abide in me. I mean abide, stay connected. Stay connected. Grow in prayer. Grow in the weight of God. Grow in the things of God. Grow in your church activities. Grow in the kingdom activities. Abide in the Lord. I listen to me. Yes. There is a teaching I heard from a man of God many years ago. I should have been 20 or 13 or 20 sure of their about. And it changed my perspective on a number of things. He was teaching to say results are not proof that God is with you. Yes. You can be getting promoted at God lift or God hand is not with you. Because remember the story of Moses. God tells Moses. Speak to the rock and water will come out. Why did Moses do? He's tracked. Did water come out? Yes. In disobedience he got the result. But in in everyone's eyes Moses was uploaded to say wow wow Moses Moses Moses Moses Moses Moses our prophet you are our guy. Now when he was done after getting the results good quote him aside. He said come. Let's go to the mountain to do. You're going to die. What about 13? You are dying today. Now in this opinion he got the results. And God made him stand on top and say see over this land. That's the land you were supposed to get. He said go down and I'm going to go in your place. God even told him who his replacement is going to be. He says when you're done 19 years or come up and die here. What killed him disobedience. He didn't stay connected. There was another man in the scripture called user. That's another man who died the painful death of the scriptures. According to the scripture only the priests were supposed to carry the account of the covenant. If you're not the priest if you're not from the tribe of levy you couldn't even touch it. The young man saw them carrying it and he says what they need help. They didn't physical help. He went there and just tried to help them. In help he died. He tried to help other people. There was no mercy. So the God of the Old Testament is the same God in the world. He has that day to day forever. He hasn't changed. A bite and do the things that God wants you to do. That's the only way you can bear fruit according to the scriptures. I'll listen into me. Go to the next verse. I am the vine in the branches. He who abides in me and I name bears much fruit. Without me you can do nothing. Go on. If anyone does not abide in me. He is cast out as a branch in this withered and they gather them and throw them into the fire and they are bent. Let's go on to three go. Have you seen what the Bible says? You ask what? I told you the victory conference. If you see it in the scriptures. Anyway, go. Let's say it. Let's go. That means you see one of when you can't be a proper disciple of God without bearing fruit. Now a person who is skip the stages of fruit of obeying fruit and is prune for more fruit. That one disciples should be wasted on them if they don't get pruned. That is why listen. There are certain people who come in the house of God and what they think they need is mentorship. Pastor, we need mentorship. We need to have a mentorship group. Even if they get minted, nothing will happen because mentorship is wasted on them. It's a waste. Why? They have not been pruned yet. I hear you me. Yes. Mentorship for disciples. So mentorship for disciples. Look at the fold. Let's go. my love. Stay in my love. Go on, press 10. Let's go. We're still eating a number of scriptures. Let's go. 11. We've seen that. There's joy of the Lord. It means in you. Praise God. This is my commandment. Yes. So that's another topic but we'll get you. Let's go first. I've seen that. I've seen that. Love your friends. Let's go. There's 14. Not for vibes. If you do, I command you. There's a condition to his friendship. Let's go. 15. Yes. We're 16. We're 16. We're 16. We're 16. One, two, three, go. We're 16. I've seen that. Let's go. That means living a fruitful life was not your choice. It was for you. Says you did not choose me. I chose you. And then he says, end up, end up pointing to you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain. You see, this is not talking about fruit where today you're fruit but tomorrow you're not. No. It's talking about constant fruits. How listening to me. Yes. That means it's God's desire for you to bear fruit. It's the desire of the Lord for you to bear fruit. Amen. That's been our feed.