WORSHIP GUIDE: August 4, 2024
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MESSAGE NOTES: “The Pruning Effect”
Series, “Fruitful,” Message 5
Brett Ferguson, GPC Member
John 15:1-2
“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.”
A loving Father prunes us to make us
Pruning Defined: The process of God bringing us into greater love,
Fruitfulness is a
Who prunes: A loving
How we respond to the Father’s pruning activity is dependent on how we
Who gets pruned: The
The Fruitless: Cut away
The Fruitful: Pruned to bear
How God prunes:
The
Discipline
Silence
Suffering
What God prunes:
- Dead branches of
- Disipating branches of
Reflection:
How will you respond to God’s pruning?
BELIEVER’S BAPTISM will be observed on Sunday, August 18 in both morning services. Click HERE to register if you have not been baptized by immersion following your salvation. A pastor will contact you.
GPC MEN’S FALL DISCIPLESHIP STUDY: THE GOSPEL OF MARK: This eight-week study will be taught by GPC Elder Gary Peevy, with two options: Mondays at 6:00am (beginning September 9) or Wednesdays at 7:00pm (beginning September 11). Register HERE.
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