QT 1 Mar 18, Matt 7:15-17, What does our fruit really say about our walk with God?

Wk	Date	Passage	Key Verses(s) [Optional]	Basic Thing(s) Taught	Personal Insight(s) & Application(s)	Prayer Response
18	3/1	Matt 7:15-23	Matthew 7:15–17 (ESV) — 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.	Later on, Jesus will declare to many who claimed to be his followers and did many works in his name that he did not even know them. And he casts them out of his presence. Unfortunately, this verse may be even more true today. With our emphasis on tolerance and "easy-believism," many are led astray, and do not realize that they are still lost. They have entered by the wide gate, not the narrow gate.	What is my life and my fruit? Does it attract people to the savior (grapes and tasty fruit) or does it turn people off (thistles and thornbushes)? I am not saying I want the gospel to be easy, but I am saying that my life needs to be remarkably different from the world around me.	Father, help me to see when my witness falls short of the standards of godliness. I want to represent Jesus correctly and lovingly. I want to sacrifice for others, not for myself. Give me grace to live in such a way.