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Introduction: Have you ever missed a plane because you read the date or time wrong? Have you ever missed a benefit because you didn’t know it was there? Coupon for something free that expired? Have you ever ignored a warning sign because you didn’t know what it meant? There is a kind of adversity that…

Unfortunately, due to difficulties and technical issues our song service is not available online this week. We promise there will be one available online next week.

Good morning and welcome to CCC. We are so very glad to have you here with us in person and joining us online here this morning. Let’s Pray START OBS Today is week 3 of our Rooted: Grow Deep Live Strong sermon series. In Week 1 we looked Planted, both having the Gospel seed planed inside of us and planting…

Introduction Review Jesus is the vine. His followers are the branches. This metaphor extends to all ages, but it answers the more immediate question of Judas. The Father in heaven is the farmer/vine dresser. The idea here is that the Father is the One who is working on the Vine for the Vine to be fruitful,…

JOHN15:1-17 Augustine said, “What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.” In the Old Testament, God spoke of the vine…

God-glorifying Spirit Empowered Fruit We have been studying what life is supposed to be like in God’s Vineyard. Jesus is the true vine of Israel. Those whom God is drawing to the Son in salvation will be connected to the Vine, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and bearing God-glorifying fruit. Those who…

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. INTRO— RECAP… Who ensures KINGDOM LIFE persists & thrives? Jesus is The True Vine (Source) The Father is The Gardener (Sustainer) ***What has God said he will do for KINGDOM LIFE? …Especially in the over-all body of Christ (Christians throughout history)?…

©Copyright August 8, 2021 by Rev. Bruce Goettsche We all want to see our children grow and mature. They will grow in different ways, and various metrics may define growth, but we want them to grow, develop, and be the best they can be. Is it any surprise that God would want the same thing for His children?…

Spiritual Viticulture Viticulture is the practice of caring for vines. Vines have small branches that bear fruit, such as a grapevine. For vines to be productive, they must be pruned back each year. It is a type of cleansing that allows light and nutrients to be the most effective. The vine also will…

1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He 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. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you.…

Jesus makes it very clear to his disciples that fruit and life flows from the person of Christ, the true vine. The branches (us) are either attached or detached to the vine. Our outcomes of abiding affects our life. Either growing plentiful fruit which glorifies God or be gathered and burned. The congregation needs to understand that pruning is a blessing and something to embrace warmly. For being pruned will bring us closer to Christ.

Intro: Tell Story about picking teams in kick ball and basketball. Close with be careful when you pick your team. Tell Somebody God knows who to pick and what to use. Doubt and Pruning Gideon had doubt and sometimes when God asks us to do something so crazy we naturally have doubt. First in the 6th chapter…

Open your bibles to “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 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. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in…

6 Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. Before I go on, let me go all the way back to . 11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant,…

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…

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Life is going to cut us either way - but we know the pain is only pruning if we are abiding in His love.