There is no third option as others may think. We take the cheque or the dungeon, life or death - we choose...
The Cross
So why did Jesus come to earth and die such a horrific death on the cross? Couldn’t He just wipe away our sins from heaven?
Invaluable
We are commanded to love God with a real genuine love that infiltrates our whole being.
Fruitful & Powerful
We cannot produce this type of fruit in and of ourselves even if we tried.
Meno
...He is not raising robots, He will not “make you” do something you do not want to do even if it will save your life... You get to choose.
Vineyard or Garden?
...we cannot do anything without God.
Pruning or correction, which is it?
So whether you are in a pruning season or in a season of being disciplined, how you respond determines how you end up.
Cleansed
Pruning is what turns us from being those Christians that no one wants to be around to Christians that people can relate to and want to hang out with.
Don’t give up…
The verse says nothing about fire but our minds go straight to, God will throw us away if we are not bearing fruit.
Muddy & loved
Last week we learnt how Jesus is standing at the door of our hearts and knocking. God wants a close and intimate relationship with us but He is not going to force us. I think as Christians, learning to abide is one of those lifelong lessons that will carry us through the hard times. If... Continue Reading →