John 15 opens as Jesus and his disciples leave the Upper room. In the parable of the grapevine, Jesus tells this simple yet profound connection between a grapevine and the fruit it bears to our Christian life. A grapevine never consumes it own fruit, as our Christian ministry should also never be for ourselves but for the benefit of others.
Section of Study: Exodus and the Promised Land, The Call of Moses and the Passover
In this July 4th sermon, God directs Israel to be One Nation Under God. 3000 years ago, He planted Israel in the world to...