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A. What is Fruitful Living?
1. What do fruitful people look like?
· Pray often(2 Thess. 3:1-5)
· Earn their keep
· Hardworking
· Mind their own business (2 Thess. 3:11-12)
· Persist in doing good (2 Thess. 3:13)
· Spiritually obedient(2 Thess. 3:14)
· Lovingly honest (2 Thess. 3:15)
· Filled with peace (2 Thess. 3:16)
2. What do fruitless people look like?
· Worry often
· Entitled
· Mostly idle
· Nosy and full of gossip
· Fizzle out quickly
· Conditionally obedient
· Not trustworthy
· Filled with fear
3. Fruitful: Producing good or helpful results; productive
Antonyms: Dead, unproductive, ineffective, inefficient, useless
(www.dictionary.com)
B. Prayers for Fruitful Living
1. Pray for your spiritual leaders
2 Thessalonians 3:1 NLT
2. Pray for the spread and effectiveness of the Gospel.
2 Thessalonians 3:1 NLT
3. Pray for spiritual protection.
2 Thessalonians 3:2-3 NLT
4. Pray for personal effectiveness.
2 Thessalonians 3:4-5 NLT
C. Hindrances to Fruitful Living
1. Idle believers
2 Thessalonians 3:6 NLT
2. Busybody believers
2 Thessalonians 3:11-12 NLT
3. Disobedient believers
2 Thessalonians 3:14-15 NLT
D. Are You Still Fruitful?
1. According to this week's definition, would people describe your life as fruitful? If not, why?
2. Are there elements missing in your prayers where it relates to fruitful living?
3. Are you assisting the church, the body of Christ, producing good and helpful results (beyond financial assistance)?
4. What might be hindering fruitful living for you?
Giving & Attendance Update
Giving last Sunday: 82% of goal
Giving year to date: 89.1% of goal
Attendance last Sunday: 2012
Salvations to date: 189 | Baptisms to date: 29