Taking comfort in the shelter of ‘the vine’.
– Israel: The symbols of temple, land, Torah.
– Australia: peace, wealth, family?
“I am the true vine”
– The existence of the ‘true vine’ implies that anything else is false.
Warnings and Encouragement
– Remain in me and bear fruit, or
– be ‘cut off’ from the vine, and wither.
– Have faith in the gardener.
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.”
“every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more
fruitful.”
Remaining in Christ
– Does our love and obedience line up?
– Are we bearing fruit in Christ?
– Where is our confidence and security?