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Staying Connected Since March we have had to find ways to stay connected. Some of the things we have tried work. Some didn’t. Staying connected is a big thing in today’s world. And is more important, especially for those who are part of the body of Christ since in Him, we are individually members of…

Jesus is the True Vine, stay apart of the True Vine and He will produce much fruit in you

God = Caretaker and Auditor of the fruit bearing process Jesus = The Source of nutrients for the fruit bearing process People = The Branches Good Branches Dead or Bad Branches What isn’t mentioned but we must take into consideration given the past discussion is the Holy Spirit as the unseen conduit that…

Jesus’ time had come to suffer and die Jesus knew that his disciples could no longer follow him because he was departing from the world to the Father (vv.1&3) Jesus knew his departure will throw his disciples into turmoil: fear, frustration, sorrow because he deeply loved them he spent a great deal of…

Seven “I Am” statements of Jesus Predicate Noun the Bread the Light the Gate (Door) the Shepherd the Resurrection and Life the Way, Truth, and Life our final one today PLEASE STAND AS WE HONOR THE READING OF GOD’S WORD 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in…

Opening Prayer Symbol of Lent - Crown of Thorns Music ministry 195 Nothing But The Blood (v3) 419 Abide With Me (1,2,3,4) 349 Trust and Obey (1,2,5) Holy Forever Word of God - John 15:1-11 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro There are 7 “I am” Statements in John, what are they? Jesus has said: I am the Bread of Life I am the Light of the World I am the Door of the Sheep I am the Good Shepherd I am the Resurrection and the Life I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life Now... I am the…

Jesus Calls Us Friends If we do what He Commands John 15:12–17 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you…

1 “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…

Gracious and loving God, in this time, we come before you looking for your words and wisdom for us this day. As we enter into this time of reflection, help us to be the fruitful branches of your Son’s love as we open our hearts, minds, and spirits to your still speaking voice, Amen. Gardening Let’s talk…

To live a fruitful life, stay rooted in Jesus.

In last Sunday’s Gospel Jesus referred to himself as a Shepherd and to us as sheep. Today we hear Jesus calling himself the “true vine” and us “the branches.” Jesus calls us these other names too—salt, light, sheep — and now branches. He does this to build us up and to announce how dearly He loves us.…

No Greater Love John 15:12–15 (ESV) 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant…

Hated without a Cause John 15:18–25 (ESV) 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the…

1 “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. Christ, the Vine. The Father, the…

Abiding in Christ yields Fruit, Increasing Affection, and Lasting Joy.

I became a Christian about 45 years ago, and looking back I can see God working in my life, helping me to become the person He wants me to be. There have been many ups and downs, times when I wasn’t listening or more concerned with what I thought I wanted. Through it all, God continued the process of…

I Am Read John 15 1-11 looking at another I Am statement of John Bread of life Light of the world The door of the sheep The Good Shepherd The Resurrection and the life The way the truth and the life I am the true vine all of these statements the Israelites knew from their past, but they have been shadows…

Understanding the vine For us to get a better understanding of our passage we need to get a better understanding of the culture of the people who are hearing what Jesus is saying this to. He is speaking this to Hebrews in Israel who Vineyards mean something too. Vineyards are important to the economy…

Please grab your copy of God’s Word and turn to John 15 . This morning we are finishing up our sermon series entitled, “I AM...” Throughout this series we have studied various passages from John’s Gospel while intentionally fixing our eyes upon the person and the work of Jesus Christ...so that... we…

1 Corinthians 13 English Standard Version (ESV) The Way of Love 13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains,…

A quick review Read over Jn15:1-5 so we know where we came from. 1 “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 bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 3 “You are already clean because of…

Be Fruitful On the heels of Jesus telling the disciples that if they love him they will keep his commands he gives some further marching orders for his followers. And in these marching orders he focuses less on them loving him and more on them being fruitful for him. We talked about last week that those…

Intro: We all have stories of wanting to avoid someone, right? (Mute button in Hoxie) It's one thing to understand what Jesus does, but it's another thing to understand who he is. Our confidence in what he does is rooted in who he is. Because if Jesus is not who He says He is, then what He says He has…