Connection Creates Production

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

Romans 5:1-9

Connection comes before correction.

God targeted our connection with Him before addressing our behaviors. He demonstrated His love for us by giving to us even though we did not deserve His gift. God didn’t wait for us to earn His love, instead He graciously rebuilt our connection to Him. Our connection to Him is what leads to a correction in behavior. Efforts to correct our behavior isn’t the first step to restoring our connection with God. We can’t earn a friendship with God by our good behavior; we have to pursue a relationship with God because He pursued a relationship with us. Our behavior will change as we value and grow our relationship with God. 

Bearing fruit isn't a prerequisite of abiding in the vine; abiding in the vine produces the fruit.

A branch that is disconnected from the vine cannot produce fruit by its own will power. It must stay connected to the vine or be grafted in to be able to produce fruit. You must remain connected to the vine to bear fruit. Your ability to bear fruit comes from your connection to the vine; in other words, connection creates production.God wants you to produce fruit, and the way He made that possible was by restoring your connection to Him. the Vinedresser became the vine and was cut off so there was a way to graft you, as a disconnected branch, into the vise. As you remain connected to the vine, you are 

You are a tree, how much seed will you produce?

Producing seeds is part of who you are. Because it is part of your nature, you will produce seeds. The only question is what kind of seeds you will produce and how many seeds you will produce. A branch that is connected to a grape vine will produce grapes and grape seeds. A branch that is connected to an apple tree will produce apples and apple seeds. The seeds you produce are largely determined by what you are connected to. A branch that is well connected to a fertilized, healthy plant will produce abundant, healthy fruit. God is the giver of life, so if you are well connected to Him, you will bear much fruit.