Today we will explore His presence with us - and resulting call upon us - as Jesus shares the powerful image of His being The Vine (His final "I Am statement" in John) and our being branches called to bear fruit. That abiding doesn't just happen, and our intentional pursuit of Jesus' presence in our life by His Spirit (the Advocate/Helper Jesus promised last week) is the key theme of Jesus' teaching in John 15. When we are abiding in Him, we will be pruned. It's all about the fruit with Jesus. The fruit of love for one another, love like His that washes feet and dies on the cross for one another, and the fruit of discipleship. The chapter finishes with a reminder of the Spirit's presence with us, empowering the fruit of love and testimony in our lives.
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