The Vine and the Branches
The Vine and the Branches
Series Part 6
4/24/2022 The last two Sundays, we have been talking about the prophecies of Christ and about his crucifixion. The crucifixion of Christ came after the last supper of Christ. The four phases that we have been talking about were spoken to Christs disciples after the last supper. Jesus and the disciples descended to the Kidron valley (4), to Gethsemane (the ‘Oil Press’) at…
The Vine and the Branches
Series Part 5
The Vine and the Branches Five Phases in Becoming Successful Does God really want me to be successful? Yes, and when we do it his way, it will happen in “Phases”. Phase 1: Preparation God prepares us for success by taking us through life experiences that prepare us to receive the success he wants us to have. 15 “I am the true vine, and my father is the gardener. 2 He cuts…
The Vine and the Branches
Series Part 4
How do I manage the resources of my life experiences? When managing your life experiences your first thoughts about those experiences is a thankfulness that embraces the situation. Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds. James 1:2 NIV 1984 Consider = Greek ἡγέομαι, he-ge-omai meaning “ what comes in front, Your leading thought. “Whenever…
The Vine and the Branches
Series Part 3
Stewardship Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. Your life experiences have been given to you as the foundation for your success. Those life experiences are resources . To disparage them by trusting in your self will cause you to miss the success he wants you to have. Our life experiences can either drive us to be all…
The Vine and the Branches
Series Part 2
Five Phases in Becoming Successful Phase 2 is Endurance. Because God has prepared us for success, he expects us to endure whatever is necessary to maintain what we have learned from the preparation. If you endure, your success will be abundant. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can…
The Vine and the Branches
Series Part 1
John 15 Do you want your life to be fruitful? What do I mean when I say fruitful? We generally think of the world of plants, climate related to those plants. It means abounding in fruit, as trees or other plants; bearing fruit abundantly. producing an abundant growth, as of fruit: fruitful soil; fruitful rain. Peppers, tomatoes, etc. It is also a metaphor for producing…