1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.(KJV)
Jesus is the true vine, as truth is opposed to pretence and counterfeit; he is really a fruitful plant, a plant of renown. He is not like the wild vine which deceived those who gathered of it (2 Ki. 4:39), but a true vine. Unfruitful trees are said to lie (Hab. 3:17), but Christ is a vine that will not deceive. Christ is that true vine symbolized by Judah’s vine, which enriched him with the blood of the grape (Gen. 49:11), by Joseph’s vine, the branches of which ran over the wall (Gen. 49:22), by Israel’s vine, under which he dwelt safely, (1 Ki. 4:25.2). Believers are branches of this vine, and Christ is the root of the vine.
The Father is the husbandman, the land-worker. He had an eye upon Christ, the root; He upheld him, and made him to flourish out of a dry ground. God has an eye upon all the branches, and prunes them, and watches over them, that nothing hurt them. The sense of duty taught us by this similarity, which is to bring forth fruit, and, in order to this, to abide in Christ. We must honor God, and do good, and exemplify the purity and power of the religion we profess; and this is bearing fruit
Pastor Craig Smith in the Sunday’s sermon, described John 15:1-5 as “A Formula for Fruitful Living.” From a vine we look for grapes (Isa. (Isa. 5:2), and from a Christian we look for Christianity; this is the fruit, a Christian temper and disposition, a Christian life and conversation, Christian devotions and Christian designs. We must honor God, and do good and exemplify the purity and power of the religion we profess; and this is bearing fruit.
Pastor Smith’s message was based on three principles:
1. Jesus is the one and only vine
2. God the Father is the gardener (husbandman)
3. We are nothing but a branch.
Christians are to remember that Jesus is the center of God’s plan and the source of the believer’s power. We are to be faithful and let no trials turn us away from the truth. Continue closely in unity with Christ so our souls may receive help that is required to preserve and save us to eternal life.
The Father is the husbandman, the land-worker. He had an eye upon Christ, the root; He upheld him, and made him to flourish out of a dry ground. God has an eye upon all the branches, and prunes them, and watches over them, that nothing hurt them. The sense of duty taught us by this similarity, which is to bring forth fruit, and, in order to this, to abide in Christ. We must honor God, and do good, and exemplify the purity and power of the religion we profess; and this is bearing fruit
Pastor Craig Smith in the Sunday’s sermon, described John 15:1-5 as “A Formula for Fruitful Living.” From a vine we look for grapes (Isa. (Isa. 5:2), and from a Christian we look for Christianity; this is the fruit, a Christian temper and disposition, a Christian life and conversation, Christian devotions and Christian designs. We must honor God, and do good and exemplify the purity and power of the religion we profess; and this is bearing fruit.
Pastor Smith’s message was based on three principles:
1. Jesus is the one and only vine
2. God the Father is the gardener (husbandman)
3. We are nothing but a branch.
Christians are to remember that Jesus is the center of God’s plan and the source of the believer’s power. We are to be faithful and let no trials turn us away from the truth. Continue closely in unity with Christ so our souls may receive help that is required to preserve and save us to eternal life.
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