MESSAGE SERIES: WHO IS JESUS?
MESSAGE TITLE: I AM THE VINE
DATE: APRIL 6, 2025
I Am The Vine
John 15:1-17 - “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command: Love each other.
NOTES
ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW CONNECTED ARE YOU TO JESUS?
LIVE IT OUT
Start Your Day Connected – Before you scroll social media, check emails, or start your to-do list, connect to the Vine.
Pray From The Vine – Let God’s Word shape your prayers. Don’t just come to Him with a list, pray in alignment with what He’s already said.
Evaluate Your Fruit – Take time to check the fruit of your life, not your busyness, success, or comfort, but your character.
Love Someone Intentionally – Jesus defines love not by words or feelings, but by sacrifice and initiative.
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