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.
As we open the beginning versus of ! Thessalonians, we hear Paul addressing a very young church, yet with very deep commitment to Jesus...
Section of Study: Exodus and the Promised Land, The Call of Moses and the Passover
