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Matthew 7:18 · BSB
7:18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
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…I got a word from the Lord and the Holy Ghost. Doesn't mean anything. It means nothing. If it doesn't line up to the word of God. Test of spirits.Matthew chapter 7, verses 15 through 19. It tells us, beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruit.…
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…conduct. What is in the heart of man is eventually seen in his conduct. A genuine relationship with Christ should produce a corresponding fruit.Matthew chapter 7 verse 16 to 20. Matthew chapter 7 verse 16 to 20. By their fruits. New King James. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from corn bushes or…
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…was told about how to raise healthy trees. And what they say is you can't have healthy fruit if you have a diseased tree. That's what Jesus says inMatthew 7:18, that every good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit and bad trees don't bring forth good fruit. And so I've got to get down to the source of the…
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…instead of perfection. Jim Putman put it this way, a disciple is “Being changed by Jesus (heart). Jesus said we would know a tree by its fruit (seeMatthew 7:17-20). He did not mean perfect fruit; He meant growing fruit. As we spend time following Jesus, He changes us internally- He changes who we are. This is…
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…them together. Did you understand what I'm trying to say? That is what it means. So, for example, let me give you an example where that word is.Matthew 7 verse 18. Please note this. Matthew 7 verse 18. Now look at it. A tree cannot bear, a good tree cannot bear bad fruits. Nor, you see that word, nor is the…
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…they're different. Wow. Isn't that awesome? That is. And Christians, we're growing all the time. Couple more. These are all inspiring, good stuff.Matthew 7:17-20says, "Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear…
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…of Matthew Chapter 7, Jesus reminded his audience of false prophets. There were spiritual leaders who said one thing and did another. Let's readMatthew Chapter 7, verse 15 to 20. I have it on the slide here. Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by…
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…to lead others astray and some to never come to the true faith. And so today that is what we're going to be talking about. We're going to be inMatthew Chapter 7, verses 15 through 20. We've been walking through the Sermon on the Mount and the and Chapter 7 right here where we're at, Jesus basically drops an atom bomb to close…
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…about and warned his disciples about at the end of the Sermon on the Mount, to be on guard against toxic leaders. So here's what Jesus says inMatthew 7, verses 15 through 20. He says, Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will…
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…I'm saying. [SPEAKER_00]: We'll talk about that a minute. [SPEAKER_00]: But he does try to sneak in, so I'm going to turn to Matthew chapter 7,Matthew chapter 7, verse 15 through 20. [SPEAKER_00]: That's what the devil does. [SPEAKER_00]: He's all about this guy. [SPEAKER_00]: He's not honest. [SPEAKER_00]: He was a trickery…
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…Jesus warns us about how we could miss this gate and then he tells us why it's possible to miss it, and that's what we're going to look at today.Matthew 7, verses 15 through 23. Would you read along with me in your Bible, where you can watch it on the screen. Jesus said beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's…
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…discourse you give. And it's so important to understand that a good tree bears good fruit, a bad tree bears bad fruit. Jesus talks about this inMatthew Chapter 7 verses 17 to 20. He says likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear…
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…for yourself. But what about Jesus? Did Jesus say anything that would help us to be like aware of the spiritual reality in somebody else? Well,Matthew 7:15-20. Let's go there. Beware of the false prophets. This is a very specific kind of um not Christian and not just any not just any person that is…
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…to be in God's kingdom repudiated and resisted. So, let's read what Jesus has to say to us, and then we'll unpack it together for a few minutes.Matthew chapter 7, verses 15 through 20. Matthew chapter 8, verse 15. Will you pray with me? Lord Jesus, we ask this morning for your help as we hear and listen to and sit under your…
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…he removes. So this automatically makes me think of Judas. A branch removed, probably only minutes before Jesus actually said this to them. InMatthew 7, verses 15 through 23, Jesus kind of elaborates on this idea if you want to read that later. Matthew 7, 15 through 23. But Jesus talks about recognizing wolves in their…
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…at all. You with me on that? Don't be surprised by this. In fact, it's so interesting as we think through this, Jesus made it very clear inMatthew chapter 7, verse 15 through 20. He makes it very clear. Notice what happens here. He says, beware of the false prophets who come to you in what? Sheep's clothing, but inwardly…
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…reading for this week Matthew, chapter 7 and Romans, chapter 8. Those are great Romans, 8 and Matthew 7. Let me just read two verses fromMatthew 7, verse 18and 20. This is Jesus speaking because in order to know the truth, you have to know what's not true. Right, how many of you would believe? That's a…
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…you rebuke us and encourage us. And we pray that that might be the case this morning, Lord. In Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Okay, so our passage isMatthew 7, verses 15 to 20, taken from this section of the Lord's Sermon on the Mount. I like to tell myself that London is still my city, that I know the way around it. But…
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…a line. I want you to see something in Matthew 7. You know, Jesus liked to use this illustration of fruit. And so there's something to be learned.Matthew chapter 7, verse 16 through 18. I want you to see what it says. Here it is. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbrushes, bushes, or figs from…
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…the idea that James is addressing false believers in our text, this quotation from Jesus that I think James is alluding to furthers the point. SoMatthew 7, verse 15 through 20, Jesus says, beware of false prophets. False prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. These are false…
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