Why do we produce fruit? Titus

Titus 3:14 (NASBStr)

Our people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

Doing good deeds does not come natural ... even for Christians.   According to the above verse, Paul is admonishing Titus to instruct and teach his congregation on both the importance and purpose of good deeds.   The church was tempted to fall into a knowledge is power mindset.  This was a theme of the day throughout the land and Paul instructs Titus to set things in order for the purpose of teaching and admonishing the church to practice good deeds and not simply rest on their knowledge about Christ.   Paul wanted the knowledge of Christ to empower them to do something for others.   The metaphor of the tree and producing fruit does that.   A tree has no need of its own fruit.  It may produce it, but it does not partake of it.   Christians have no need of their own fruit.   Their "work" (fruit) is for the benefit of others and to meet the needs of others.   In this case, as the text says, "pressing needs."    There are three aspects, then, of this instruction for Titus.   The man of God must "Teach" believers to do good works (the Greek word here for learn is an on-going learning process); he must focus them on the most important works to be done; and, he must help them produce fruit whereby others can benefit.   This is the theme of the book of Titus and the main thrust for believes today.  Our work ought not to fulfill our needs, desires, wants or aspirations.   Our work out to be profitable for others, even to the suffering, costs or, even, boredom to us.