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.
We gather together today to celebrate the freedom we have in our country. We gather weekly to celebrate the freedom we have in Jesus...
Paul wrote this letter to the Philippian Church, and he expressed his deep love for them. He had been imprisoned for preaching the gospel,...