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Keep yourselves in the love of God, praying in the Holy Spirit. Have compassion for others, even the sinners.

I s message connect abiding in Christ out of John 15 to having worried pruned from our life out of Matthew 6

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John 15:1-8 Jesus is the vine we are the branches . If we are anchored in Jesus we will grow and bear fruit. Are you abiding in him and bearing fruit?

1. What does it mean to abide? 2. Why is it necessary to abide? 3. How do believers abide?

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.

Hear God's instruction from the book of John about living daily with God in faith and prayer.

Christ's Triumphal Entry was the formal offering of himself, laying down His life for His friends. Through abiding in Him, we are called to an ultimate act of love for the brethren. We abide by reading, reflecting, discussing and listening to His Word. We abide by coming to Him in prayer and we ask for strength to be faithful. Abiding in Him is the path to joy.

God has given us a promise of eternal life. We can have assurance of our eternal destiny based on this promise from God. When we have assurance of our salvation we can live life without fear or dread and love and serve God.

We can look all over this world for peace. But the only source of Peace is Jesus Christ. He is our peace with one another, He is our Peace with God. When we are not walking in, abiding in Christ, we cannot have peace.

Some folks live life right on the edge of sin, not understanding that we are called to sin less. We need to understand that God desires that we live according to His Word and His will and that when we do this we can know we are in fellowship with Him.

No one can save themselves, only by God's grace, his unmerited favor, can anyone be saved. Only through faith in Jesus Christ can we enter into God's grace and be saved to eternal life.

Salvation is an amazing thing, God in His great love provided a way for us to enter into an eternal relationship with him. But God has called us to more than just getting into Heaven, He wants us to grow as Christians to walk with Christ, to abide in Him. As children of God, we need to continue to grow as we serve God and love others.

God wants us to serve Him to be able to do this we have to abide in Jesus Christ. We do not have the power to do anything for God if we are not abiding in Christ. Jesus says; "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."

If we want to walk with God there are some instructions we need to follow. One of those instructions is found in First John 2:15-24, "Do not Love the World, nor the things in the World." This means not sacrficing for, not serving the things of the world but serving God.

Whatever You Wish John 15:7 October 4, 2009 Blackaby’s words of wisdom for today are entitled, “Long Enough on the Mountain” In Deuteronomy 1:6 the Bible says, “The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, ‘You have stayed at this mountain long enough.” If God allowed us to live on the “mountaintop,” we would…

The Word Abiding Sunday, May 4, 2008 "I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one." (1 John 2:14, ESV) 1. The word abiding is present tense. Some adjectives…

Abiding in the Vine February 15, 2009 John 15:1 – 8 In Experiencing God Day-by-Day, Henry Blackaby says, we are to be Abiding in the Vine and goes on to quote John 15:5: “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without…

Text: John 15:1-11 Topic: Abiding In Christ ETS: Jesus instructed his followers to abide in Him. ESS: Abiding in Christ brings God's blessing. OSS: I want Christians to submit to Christ. PQ: What happens when we abide in Christ. UW: BENEFITS Introduction: Red car starter story. How many times are we…

That you may Believe and have Life #41 John 15:1-17 We are continuing in our walk through John. Jesus has been in the Upper Room of the home owned by an unidentified man. They have shared a dinner there. Jesus has washed the disciples feet there. Jesus comforted his disciples with the word that though…

1 John 3:18-24 Stephen Caswell © 2001 Obedience, Results A little boy was riding his tricycle furiously around the block, over and over again. Finally a policeman stopped him and asked why he was going around and around. The boy said that he was running away from home. Then the policeman asked why he…

There’s Life in the Tree 11/16-17/02 Prayer Ps 1 I want to be that tree -- don’t you? Praying recently with pastors Talked about how the Season over America has changed -- How many of you know . . . . . • Stock Market/Economy • Terrorism/War • Iraq In the natural things are different We began praying…