John 15:7,8 - If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. The word of God is inseparable from abiding in the Vine. …
THIS IS WHAT BRANCHES ARE FOR
John 15:8 - By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. I think it is important for us to see this verse in its proper context. This is the passage of scripture where Jesus is preparing His disciples for His departure and their ministry. It is …
PRUNED
Jn.15:3 - every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. This is the verse I want to skip over. I don’t like that word, prunes. As a matter of fact I didn’t like that season when I lived among the vineyards in Central California. The grape fields had been so …
ABIDE
Jn.15:4 - Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. This passage is touching on the mystery of New Testament revelation. This is what makes Christianity different and superior to all religions and philosophies. …
JUST BE A BRANCH
John 15:5 - I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing., It’s funny how many times I return to lessons learned at the beginning of the outpouring of 1994. One of those was my need to …
MORE FRUIT
John 15:2 - and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. One of the dangers of being used by the Lord is complacency. We tend to compare ourselves with others and sometimes come to the conclusion that we are doing pretty good. At Victory we could look back at …
MY FATHER IS THE HUSBANDMAN
John 15:1 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. There are many lessons to be learned from Christ’s teaching on the vine. In this first verse Jesus reveals to us that the Father is the Husbandman (vinedresser). Jesus is connected to us because of His humanity. He is the vine, …
LESSONS FROM THE VINE
John 15:1 - I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. The Lord loves to speak to us from images and pictures from His creation, after all, their primary purpose is to display the glory of God. Today’s verse is a prime example of how Jesus taught from the world He lived …
LESSONS FROM PSALM 1
God’s word is alive; as we read it the Word of God is actually reading us. Today we will read through and reflect on Psalm 1. Psalm 1 1 What delight comes to the one who follows God’s ways!He won’t walk in step with the wicked,nor share the sinner’s way,nor be found sitting in the …
RESURRECTED LIFE
Col.3:1,2 - Christ’s resurrection is your resurrection too. This is why we are to yearn for all that is above, for that’s where Christ sits enthroned at the place of all power, honor, and authorityYes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the …
