SEEDLESS FRUIT | PASTOR TRE TOWNSLEY | 10AM

Seedless Fruit

• Genesis 1:11-12 ¹¹ Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. ¹² And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.   
• “We can do it better”
• Production of seedless varieties are produced through means such as grafting and chemical application
• The major appeal to seedless fruit is not much more than convenience
• In the U.S., the popularization of seedless varieties has made it more difficult to find seeded varieties of fruits
• Seedless varieties allow us to enjoy the pleasure of the fruit without fully submitting to the process
• The fruit exists but cannot reproduce by natural means. It is sterile.
• We’ve bought into it because it seems to be the norm

In Society

• The nuclear family has been a staple in society since the beginning of time
• Matthew 19:4-5 ⁴ And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ ⁵ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? 
• Colossians 3:18-21 ¹⁸ Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. ¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.  ²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. ²¹ Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 
• Eugenics movement across the world 

• The Asexualization Act authorizes the involuntary sterilization of thousands 
• Jewish Holocaust
• Margaret Sanger movement
• Toxic masculinity
• Gender role reversal

• We’ve bought into it because it seems to be the norm
• I just want you to take a look at the industry

Hollywood and music, look at the symmetry

Look at what they push, look at what they claim to be about

Look at how anybody in disagreement gets weeded out

Think about what you and them agree about

(Abortion and same sex) and the one result they both bring about: death

But God is life so the plan is murder your seed or make sure it don’t get planted…

-lyrics by Bizzle

In the Spiritual

• Ephesians 2:8(a)  For by grace you have been saved through faith...
• Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God
• Luke 8:5, 11 ⁵ “A sower went out to sow his seed. ¹¹ “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
• 1 John 3:9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
• Matthew 13:24, 37-38 ²⁴ Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field  ³⁶ Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” ³⁷ He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. ³⁸ The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.
• Misinterpretation of scripture
• Downplaying the expectation of the scriptures

• Ex: only Jesus can live free from sin

• We’ve bought into it because it seems to be the norm

Recognition

• What do you produce? 
• Matthew 7:16-20 ¹⁶ You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? ¹⁷ Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸ A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. ¹⁹ Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰ Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
• What is your shelf life?
• John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing
• Mark 1:35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
• What drives you?
• Luke 4:42-43 ⁴² Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; ⁴³ but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”
• John 4:31-34 ³¹ In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” ³² But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” ³³ Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?” ³⁴ Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.

Reseeding/Overseeding

• We usually continue in something when we see the desired results from the activity. Sometimes, we must continue in the activity in order to see the desired results.
• Many have become accustomed to living according to the standard of the pastor, apostle, teacher, etc. that we become comfortable when we come close to the standard they’ve set.
• There is a place of uncommon connection for each of us.