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Introduction Purpose statement. Let me propose a bold statement. If there is little joy in your life it is because there is little fruit in your life. Context. (1) The upper room discourse. (2) Judas has been dismissed to betray Jesus. (3) Jesus is preparing his true disciples for His future death and…

There is a kind of wisdom that is from God and a kind of wisdom of the from creatures. God's wisdom has caricuristics that come with it, and so does creaturly wisdom.

What is the fruit of abiding in Christ

We have spent a month studying the fruit of the Spirit and the fruit of the flesh. In other words, we have looked at what the life of a follower of Christ should look like as they mature contrasted with the life of the person who claims faith in Christ but shows no real evidence of faith. We have acknowledged…

Any good speaker knows the power of Word Pictures. Word pictures allow us to illustrate a truth by drawing an analogy with something else. For example you might say your new car has a ride that is as smooth as silk. Or perhaps in a time of crisis you might say you feel like you have been hit by a Mack…

By Pastor Glenn Pease A doctor, an engineer, and an attorney were debating whose profession was the oldest. The doctor said, " it's obvious the medical profession was the first. The Bible refers to God creating Eve from Adam's rib, and that is surgical procedure." But the engineer said, "No! before that,…

The Fruit of Goodness. It is good to be out here again with you guys and have an opportunity to share with you. I don’t know if you ever wonder how we come up with something to speak to you about – I mean do we just dream up something, come up with an idea that seems good to us, or maybe some flash of…

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…

Introduction · Rd. John 15:1-11 · Habits are hard to break. In our bedroom dresser, we used to put my socks were in the top drawer and shirts in the second drawer. We switched it so that shirts are in the top drawer and socks are in the second drawer. To this day, I still reach into the top drawer to…