• INTRODUCTION: Having cheered and comforted his timid disciples in John 14, The LORD now presses on in certain great truths they will need. He begins by urging them the absolute necessity of close union and communion with Himself, by means of the illustration of a vine and its branches.

  • John 15:1-2: These verses lay the foundation of the simple, solid truth of man's relationship with God
  • JESUS IS THE VINE, GOD IS THE VINEDRESSER ("husbandman"--John 15:1)
  • GOD HAS A SPECIFIC PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE AND IS--RIGHT NOW--WORKING TO COMPLETE THAT PLAN


    CLOSER
  • Luke 1:78: The Lord is not a harsh taskmaster; he is not out to make us quit or destroy us but to ultimately make us into the image of His Son, Jesus Christ

  • We don't know what this new week will bring us but we, the saved, do know for certain we are not foundering in darkness of where to go or what to do because we have God's grace, guidance and direction

  • Do not focus on the temporary things of this world that can instantly disappear--like money and power
  • Are you a plant that was planted by God in His garden (saved)? Thank God daily because He doesn't forget about you for one second