Heart Fruit
Luke 6:43-45

1. The metaphor of heart fruit
43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, Luke 6:43 (ESV)

The fruit tree produces a proof positive indicator of health, its fruit.

2. The recognition of heart fruit
44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. Luke 6:44 (ESV)

The fruit tree produces fruit in accordance with its nature.

3. The source of heart fruit
45  The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil . . . Luke 6:45 (ESV)

The source of change must come from the heart, and only God can change a heart.

26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 (ESV)

4. The application of heart fruit
45   . . . for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:45 (ESV)

What people speak about most clearly reveals their heart.

2  and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2 (ESV)