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Living In The Vine

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Jun 14, 2022

Jesus is the Vine, we are the branches. The Father the Gardener, the vinedresser. Everything God does is to enhance our abiding and fruitfulness. With each trimming, we become more like Christ, for God’s glory and for the blessing of others. For the blessing of the world around us.

Christ often used illustrations for us when explaining spiritual truths. “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." Today, in John 15:1-11 we’re looking at the grapevine as ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am The Vine Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

Jesus, as the vine, offers us the strength and power to live fruitful lives in the present, not just the promise of eternal life in the future.

Welcome church! Today we’re wrapping up our 4-week series, In His Words. Each week we’ve taken a look at one of Jesus’ I AM statements from the gospel of John where Jesus reveals Himself…His true nature, to us. The truth is, as we begin to understand who Jesus is, we can further understand how He ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5

Topics: Vine And Branches, Eternal Life, Kingdom Of Heaven

Sermon Series: In His Words

What It Is That We Do Not Deserve

Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Jul 6, 2019

Do we deserve every gift that we are given? Is it always something we have done or done well? I know of a gift that you can never deserve and it replaces something you do deserve.

GREETINGS CALL TO WORSHIP Lord we gather this morning that we might raise our voices to You and that we might truly Glorify Your Holy Name. You have told us that where two or more gather and raise their voices in unity, expressing what is needed, that you would hear us…Please hear us Lord as we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-21, Genesis 6:5-7

Denomination: *other

You're Not The Vine Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on May 17, 2023

In this conversation we will dive into what Jesus is actually saying to us in His teaching about the vine and the branches.

You're Not The Vine John 15:1-11 OKAY – today we are going to conclude our series, ‘Powerful Passages…’ NOW – we will no doubt pick this up again and have a few powerful passages sequels sometime in the future, because there are so many passages that I would have loved to for us to dive ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Are What We Say

Contributed by Vijay Masih on Nov 22, 2018

Mathew 12:33-37 /Expository Sermon.

Mathew 12:33-37 Pre Introduction: Thank you worship team, for your good worship. my brothers and sisters I greet you all in the name of Jesus Christ. First of all I give thanks to my God who enabled me to stand here to speak from his living word. And I like to give thanks to all of you. Before we ...read more

"making Our Home In Jesus"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 11, 2022

A sermon about being connected to Christ.

John 15:1-17 “Making our Home in Jesus” In our Gospel Lesson for this morning Jesus likens Himself to a Vine and God the Father to a Farmer. We, believers in Christ, are the branches. But notice that Jesus doesn’t just say that He is any old vine. He says, “I am the Real Vine.” Why ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: United Methodist

"producing Fruit"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 7, 2023

A sermon about the importance of staying connected to Christ.

John 15:1-17 “Producing Fruit” There is a story in the Bible where Jesus comes across a fig tree, and He tries to find some fruit on it. But there is no fruit, and so Jesus curses the fig tree saying, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” (pause) Boy, life is scary crazy, and ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: United Methodist

Love: Passion Or Promise? Valentine - Marriage

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 10, 2005

Does love sustain our commitment or should commitment sustain our love? The story of Gomer and Hosea is a spiritual Valentine from God to us! Love is a promise that ENDURES, PROCURES, and SECURES. Powerpoint at website.

Love: Passion or Promise? Hosea 2-3 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/PassionOrPromise.html In our nation, a divorce is granted every 26 seconds. Slightly more than half of all marriages, and nearly 60% of all remarriages end ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Bearing Fruit"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 7, 2010

A sermon about abiding in Christ.

John 15:1-10 “Bearing Fruit” Over and over again in the Old Testament, Israel is described as being the Vine or the Vineyard of God. In Isaiah 5:7 the prophet declares: “The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel.” In fact, the vine had actually become ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-10

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus Is The Vine---We Are Grated Into The Vine

Contributed by Greg Van Heukelom on Jun 30, 2020

Grape vines are amazing how they grow, need to be pruned, produce fruit and thrive, all being attached to the Vine.

5/10 John 15 – Mothers Day, Jesus is the Vine—we are the Branches, God is the Gardener (Mothers garden us) Welcome Calvary family to Mother's Day Worship. We're back in a vineyard again, at Sharon Forden’s. She and her son Ken and I talked about some aspects of the vineyard and I want ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

We Love Freebies

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Apr 24, 2012

To help get us prepared for our free market as we give freely our material items, food, and time to the community.

Next Saturday we will be hosting a fantastic all day event that I am sure will be a blessing to our community. We are hosting a Free Market!! Who doesn’t like to hear the word fee? For most of us, the word free is almost a magical word that has power over us. It seems to draw us near and captivate ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:35

Denomination: Other

Leafy Growth

Contributed by Jon Lipka on May 6, 2012

As branches of the vine, it is our purpose to produce much fruit, not simply to serve ourselves by producing leafy growth.

God told Abram, “All people on earth will be blessed through you” (Gen. 12:3). He was not pointing to Isaac. Nor to Jacob, the first Israel; even though he brought blessing where he went, he was not the perfection of the promise—of God’s covenant. Similarly the sons of Jacob ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

The Great Restoration: An Exposition Of Isaiah 11

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 29, 2019

We all await a better day.

The Great Restoration: An Exposition of Isaiah 11 In desperate times, people look for a reason to have hope. Without hope, all is gloom and despair. The troubles we suffer from are often of our own making. There are those who trouble us also. And, all too often, we cause others much trouble. We ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10, Isaiah 11:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Am I A Limb Climber Or Branch Sitter?

Contributed by James Lee on Oct 20, 2012

Joseph was a man who sort of had it made and life was pretty good, from his perspective. Then one day God shows up and asked Joseph to go out on limb.

I used to be a man that was comfortable with life like it was and had no intentions of taking any risk. I had a job, a wife and two children. We had food on the table and a roof over our heads. Then God called me to follow Him in pastoral ministry and my whole world changed. I had to go back to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Fruitful Vineyard

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 27, 2022

Jesus teaches about the Vine and the branches. What are we and what is our condition?

The grapevine is a very productive plant; a solitary plant that bears numerous grapes. In the Old Testament, grapes represented Israel's productivity (fruitfulness) in taking care of and doing the work of God on earth (Psalm 80:8; Isaiah 5:1-7; Ezekiel 19:10-14). In the Passover meal, the fruit ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible