GOD PRUNES US IN HIS LOVE
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🗓️ 3 February 2022
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Summary
As we start to wrap up our week on different ways we are to abide in the true vine of God, today we’ll look at how God prunes us in his love. Discipline can often be a tricky subject, but it’s my hope our hearts would remain soft and open today as we remember how good and loving the God is that we serve.
Our Scripture for today comes from John 15:2, and today's worship is New Wine by Hillsong Worship feat. Brooke Ligertwood.
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| 0:00.0 | As we start to wrap up our week, on different ways we're to abide in the true vine of God. |
| 0:11.0 | Today we'll look at how God prunes us in His love. |
| 0:15.0 | Discipline can often be a tricky subject, but it's my hope that our hearts will remain |
| 0:19.8 | soft and open today, as we remember how good in loving the God is that we serve. |
| 0:26.6 | Welcome to the verse of teen podcast. |
| 0:41.9 | Our verse of today comes from John 15 verse 2 where Jesus says, |
| 0:48.6 | Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away. |
| 0:53.0 | In every branch that does bear fruit he prunes that it may bear more fruit. |
| 1:00.8 | The world teaches us that discipline is about shaming us into acting perfectly. Discipline |
| 1:07.3 | from the world usually comes from a place of selfishness rather than love, a pursuit |
| 1:13.4 | of perfection rather than godliness. It intends to lead us to the appearance of morality rather |
| 1:20.6 | than molding and shaping the heart. For this reason we so often run away from the |
| 1:27.4 | discipline of our Heavenly Father, but Hebrews 12 5 through 6 says, |
| 1:32.6 | My Son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when we're approved |
| 1:39.3 | by Him, for the Lord disciplines the wanting loves and chastises every Son whom He receives. |
| 1:47.3 | God loves us, so He disciplines us. He has such incredible plans for us that He must mold |
| 1:56.3 | and shape us into children ready and equipped for authority, influence, and the power of the Spirit. |
| 2:04.3 | His discipline is always intended to lead us to abundant life, not to tear us down or shame us. |
| 2:13.3 | And as we look at God's desire to discipline us, allow His love to open your heart and lead |
| 2:20.3 | you into the process of pruning intended solely to refine, help, and produce fruit in you. |
| 2:29.3 | John 152 says, Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes |
| 2:37.3 | that it may bear more fruit. |
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