Breaking Free by Beth Moore
Week 7: Chapter 6 — Bearing Fruit That Glorifies God
Read Chapter 6 of Breaking Free. Primary Scripture: Isaiah 27:2–6; John 15:1–8.
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The fifth benefit of covenant relationship — and the one that most visibly demonstrates to the world what freedom in Christ looks like — is the capacity to bear genuine, lasting fruit.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Moore uses Isaiah's 'vineyard song' in chapter 27 to describe what God intends His people to produce. What does the vineyard imagery communicate about the relationship between God's nurturing care and our fruitfulness? Who does the work in this picture?
2.She distinguishes between 'activity' and 'fruit' — arguing that a Christian can be extremely busy for God while producing very little lasting fruit. What is the difference, and why does that distinction sting a little?
3.Jesus says in John 15:5, 'Apart from Me you can do nothing.' Moore takes this literally, not as an exaggeration. What does spiritual bondage do to a person's ability to abide in Christ — and therefore to their capacity to bear fruit?