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Jonah 4:1-11

The 7th of Jesus’ I AM statements and also some teaching on what a true bliever will look like.

Special Guest, Mark Barnes of Ethnos 360 - Delivers a message on what it means to see and live a thriving Church, the body of Christ. NOTE: Due to an audio issue - 2/3rds of this message plays at a lower volume with increased room echo.

Jesus is the only way to God. Jesus promised His disciples He would not leave them orphans. He promised the Holy Spirit owuld come too them and He encouraged them to remain attached to Him that they would bear much fruit. This fruit bearing would bring glory to God. Jesus promised peace unlike anything they would receive from the unbelieving world. Jesus promised the world would hate them just as the world hated Him. These truths delivered just before Jesus left the disciples would become strength and encouragement and joy to help them endure the difficulty they would face with Him gone. Jesus is always enough for us. Let us move no further. Let us remain with Him. Abide in Him. Abide in His words. These thoughts shared by Jason Stuart Percy at Refuge TLH in Tallahassee, FL on Sunday, February 20, 2022.

On this Independence Day we owe thanks and respect to the men and women in our military. Jesus and the apostles had encounters with 7 centurion soldiers. As Christians called to be soldiers for Christ, what can we learn from these men of valor? In preparation for the message, meditate on 2 Timothy 2:3-4.

The fruitful life is one where we abide in Christ, it is not perfection but a life of growth as we rely on God to transform us.

Believers are intimately connected to Christ. They bear fruit, they love, and they can experience hate from the world. Is it worth following him?

To abide in Jesus means that we commit to a long-term, intimate, continuing relationship with Jesus. We need to be reading the Bible, praying, listening and surrendering to Jesus. But most important of all is to love Jesus with all that we have as we abide in Him.

Pastor Jo Royal talks about how Jesus is the vine and we are the branches, and how we can apply this to our lives.

15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the…

John 15:1-8 (NIV) 1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I will…

A Bit of Commentary John 15:2 - “he prunes” - This thing is necessary for real trees; in order for their branches to bear more fruit, they must be pruned or stripped of imperfections. So, this is God cleaning you of all the imperfections that plague you. And this isn’t something that is given only to…

Bearing Fruit Sermon Reading John 15:1-8 Introduction Family orange tree Planted there for a purpose – to give us fruit When it stopped bearing fruit – it no longer served it function John 15 give us a very similar situation Each must bear fruit or face the vinedresser’s shears 1) Congregational Fruit…

Sermon: Running on Empty Sermon #4 in Series - the “I am” Statements of Jesus John 15:1-11; James 3:13-18; Ephesians 3:14-21 Rev. Aaron B. Kesson Emmanuel United Methodist Church February 22, 2009 Introduction One of the fundamental differences between men and women, I have observed, is the difference…

We receive no life unless we stay in constant contact with Christ. OPEN YOUR BIBLES WITH ME TO JOHN 15:1-8. INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION | Glance up at the last part of John 14. Verse 31 closes with, “Arise, let us go hence!” This suggests that the next two chapters may have been spoken as Jesus and the…

Today’s gospel builds upon the message we heard last Sunday about the vine and the branches. This week, we continue to develop the concept of “remaining” in Jesus, but now we replace the vineyard analogy with language that speaks of friendship. As branches on the Vine, we take comfort knowing the inexhaustible…

The Golden Lamp-stand Have you ever been in the dark? – We all have, but I mean really dark. I remember going to the caves in Cheddar gorge. It was off season and we were the only ones – so they showed us a lighting display in the last cavern that they don’t normally show because of it takes too much…

Abiding In The Vine Pastor Keith Hassell FOUNDATION SCRIPTURE: John 15:1-16 I. We Are Completely Dependent Upon Christ for Everything A. As the branch is dependent upon the vine II. THE EFFECTS OF ABIDING A. CLEANSING: "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you." (verse 3)…