Title: Those in Jesus / John 15:1-7
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Those in Jesus / John 15:1-7
This text describes our relationship with the Lord by comparing it to a vine. Jesus is true
The vine is the vine, we are the branches, and God is the farmer who manages and rules the vineyard.
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Let's look at some lessons from this text.
1. He prunes and purifies.
Verse 2 describes the work of God the farmer. “Nothing in me bears fruit.
The branches the Father take away from them, so that every branch that bears fruit may bear more fruit.
and purifies it.”
Ginkgo trees stand in front of the church. After the maple leaves fall in autumn, the branches
Chop it all up. As a person, it's like cutting off your finger and cutting off your arm.
A tree grows well when its branches are cut, and a flower blooms properly when the shoots are picked. In winter, it grows on the barley
Gently tread on the Anan barley sprouts. This is because it will take root and grow well. the farmer
Remove unnecessary branches and useless branches. The reason is to pick more fruitful grapes
is. Here, pain, pain, failure, despair, and disappointment are God's attempts to purify the vine.
You should discover that there are many different pruning methods.
Renoir, the greatest painter born in France, originally had a pottery factory park. poor family
Because I was born in , I couldn't study art properly. while he was working in a pottery factory
From time to time, he painted on pottery. Then, his paintings were recognized by the French art circle.
Oh, I became a painter. However, he was unable to use his hands due to severe neuralgia.
is. Reluctantly, he drew with the brush tied to his wrist. One day, Renoir
Asked a visitor who looked at him painting like that. "Sir, how are you doing with these hands?
Can you draw a masterpiece? ' replied Renoir, 'Aren't the pictures painted by hand?
All. I draw with my eyes and my heart. A picture drawn with a proud brush is lifeless. ego
Tong is a precious teacher to me.”
Would it be just a picture? All art, life, and faith are the same. man is suffering
Through learning, refinement, and trials, you will grow mature, look back on yourself, and your faith will grow.
After experiencing unbearable trials, sufferings, and failures, Job said, "Now I see the Lord with my eyes."
I did.
If you leave the stones lying around in the quarry, they are just stones.
When it is broken and polished, it becomes a piece of sculpture.
Even today, God is hitting, trimming, and pruning to make a good tree.
And more importantly, if there is no fruit even though you have pruned, nurtured, and nurtured to become a good tree,
Then they cut it and throw it into the fire. It will soon give up making good trees and judge
it means you do
2. Be in Jesus.
Verse 4 says, "Abide in me, and I in you."
Just as it cannot bear fruit of its own accord, unless you
I did. Verse 6 says, "If it does not abide in me, it is thrown out like a branch and withers up."
Verse 7 says, “If you abide in me and my words abide in you.”
Being in Jesus means being like Jesus, following Him, and living together.
It was the Apostle Paul who emphasized “with Jesus in Jesus” the most. he wrote the letters
The word "in Jesus" is used 153 times. He was called and prayed for because of Jesus.
I was honored and dedicated. For the sake of the Lord, I have never refused or hesitated in anything.
It was.
The life of a branch is maintained only when it is attached to the tree. For flower arrangement, cut flower branches and place them in a bottle or bowl.
It's time to plug it in. But the branch withers after a while. because they left the tree
is. Bonsai is a planting plant of unusual small trees growing on a ridge or mountainside.
I say. If you enter a mountain or go to the rain and wind, it does not die when it grows, but it is difficult to grow bonsai.
is. If you do, it will wither. The reason is that they left the earth.
If we leave Jesus, we die. There is nothing left to do without Jesus. Business is going well even though I'm gone.
There are people who think that they can be healthy and make a lot of money. but it's a flower
It's just a pole, just a bonsai. It won't last long.
Even if the fish that leaves the water survives,
A soul apart from Jesus never lives.
The southeast wind blows, the northwest wind blows
Spread the fragrance of lilies and Jesus in the thorns.
Jesus, my lord, come to my heart
I am satisfied with only the Lord alone. Amen.
It is a song that our ancestors of our faith enjoyed sang in the old days, but the meaning is a big school for us today as well.
Approaching Hoon.
African saint Francis one day saw a disciple carrying a bucket full of water.
I saw it. Every time the bucket shook, the water sloshed and overflowed. Then he went to the bucket
I put in a piece of shit and walked leisurely. I asked him. "Why are you empty of water?
It must have been a mirror, but did you put a piece of wood in it?" His answer was, "Put wood pieces in a shaking bucket of water.
When you put it in, the water doesn't spill or overflow."
said to have been large.
There are times when my spirit is shaken when my heart is discouraged. Then we will see Jesus in our hearts.
A wooden cross must be inserted. That way it doesn't vibrate.
Everyone! Are there any prescriptions and methods other than Jesus?
In verse 5 the Lord said: “Apart from me you can do nothing,” he said.
not this. Verse 7 says, “Ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
There are two kinds of failure.
One is failure, a failure that ends with it. What follows failure is despair, frustration and disappointment.
All. So most losers give up on themselves.
Both fail and overcome it. Failure can happen to anyone. but step on it
There are people who stand up. Someone climbed to the top and then fell, and fell to the bottom.
However, there are those who steadily and persistently climb back to the top.
A world-renowned conductor, Toscanini suffered from severe myopia since childhood.
His wish was to see brightly with both eyes and to become a good performer. 19 years old
He was a cellist in an orchestra. He was short-sighted, so he could play music like everyone else.
I couldn't see properly. So he read, watched and memorized the sheet music dozens of times before practicing.
did One day, ahead of an important concert, the chief conductor suddenly became ill.
became impossible. The concert was approaching and there was no conductor. I was memorizing the whole song back then.
Dun Toscanini was selected as a conductor, and this led to an unknown cellist who later became a world-famous conductor.
This is what made him famous as a conductor. His weakness became his strength.
In the face of failure, there are those who kneel and those who stand up. But it's hard to just stand up
I did. You have to catch someone. who is that? The Lord I love who loves me
it's god
What if you are in Jesus?
First, the Lord dwells in me.
Verse 4 says, “Abide in me, and I in you.” the Lord dwells in me
It means that you become my master, protect, protect, and be with me. pregnant woman
New life is growing in it. That life cannot move even a single step by its own power. But
When the mother goes, so does the fetus. If the mother is upset, the fetus is upset as well. If the mother is happy, the fetus is also upset.
I'm glad. If the mother eats well, the fetus receives the calories and grows up healthy. this is it
It is the mystery of the fetus in the womb.
If I am in Jesus, I have nothing to worry about. The reason is when the Lord takes care of everything and solves it
Door. To believe in it is faith.
There is a hymn we sing when we are having a hard time. Eliza Hiwitt writes poetry and Kirk Patrick writes poetry.
This is the hymn that made the song.
“Do I have any other worries in the Lord?
I went to the bottom of the cross and unpacked my luggage
That fear turned into my prayer.
The sigh of the previous day has changed and became my song
Praise the Lord, hallelujah hallelujah
Even if the road ahead is long and rough, I will only follow the Lord
That's right. What matters is whether I am in the Lord or out of the Lord, with the Lord or far away.
This is Nya Even though I am in the Lord, I am happy, but if the Lord is in me, what can I compare that happiness to?
can you?
Second, the results are good.
Verse 5 says, “This man bears much fruit.” Verse 7 says, “Ask for whatever you want.
And it will be done for you.” And in verse 14, “so that your joy may be full” and verse 14.
Esau said, "My friend." In short, the results are good.
Mad cow disease, which is now a worldwide problem, is made by grinding the carrion of an animal.
It was because they fed food, and foot-and-mouth disease was also fed food made from decaying or rotten food waste
I have come to the conclusion that this is because Millions of animals with foot-and-mouth disease in Britain
Marie was slaughtered.
What people eat, who they meet, and who they work with are important. people in jesus
Anyone can live a wonderful life.
I asked Schweitzer. “You are a great scholar and musician.
“Are you giving your life to work in a remote place like this?” replied Schweitzer.
You don't have the talent to impress people. No matter how much you explain love in words, people can't understand it.
And that's why you're explaining love through your actions."
did you make It was because he was in Jesus.
I have seen numerous tombstones. Among the tombstones, I raised my children well and made a lot of money.
There was no tombstone. How wonderful he lived and whether he left traces of a worthwhile life
because it is engraved.
In Jesus, with Jesus
For Jesus! Hallelujah!