A Fruitful Life

Matthew 13:3-8 (NIV)

“3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop--a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”



Introduction: The story of the Bible.



1. A person without a calling (Mt 13:4; Ac 20:24; 1Co 3:6-8).





2. A person without loyalty (Mt 13:5-6; 1Co 4:2; Mt 25:21; Rev 2:10).





3. A person without dedication (Mt 13:7; Ro 12:1,11; Jn 12:24).





4. A person with a calling, loyalty, dedication, and joy (Mt 13:8).
⊙ The story of a retired carpenter and his house (Gal 6:7-9).





Conclusion: In order to bear fruit in whatever field of our life, we ought to live with a calling, loyalty, dedication, and joy.