john 15:5 “i am the vine, you are the branches. he who abides in me, and i in him, bears much...
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John 15:5
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me,
and I in him, bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do
nothing.”
DISCONNECTION• RESULTS to discomfort, inconvenience,
insecurity, etc..
• DISCONNECTED YOUTH/individuals-attitude, socially inept, immaturity-usually have difficulties in expressing love
• DISCONNECTED CHRISTIAN-spiritually dead, do not bear fruit, poor social
skills
3 REMINDERS:
• God Is The Source
• Stay Connected To The Source
• Continue To Grow
God is the Source• James 1: 17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is
from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is no variation or shadow of turning”
• He is the Source, but He uses different ways to bless us-circumstance-nature-peopleExamples: Jonah (whale), Balaam (donkey), David (stones)Etc… ---> unusual “messengers”
• God will use you too if you’re willing
Stay Connected to the Source• John 3: 27 "A man can receive nothing unless it
has been given to him from Heaven”
“How many caskets can we witness before we see it's hard to live This life without God, so we must
ask forgiveness.”-Tupac Shakur
• God is our powerhouse(power) and antenna(signal)
-without Him we’ll have no power and direction
Continue to Grow• 2 Peter 3:18 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.”
• We should bear fruits• If we don’t, we will be pruned• But pruning process intends to help us growProverbs 24:16 “For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up
again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. “
• We should not give up..• PERSISTENCE is very important in our spiritual journey-mature Christians have a different view towards TRIAL-they see it as blessing and opportunity
APPLICATION:• We Should Always Stay Connected To
God
• Be It In Times Of Trials And Temptations
• We Should Continue To Develop Our Maturity
GODBLESS!